(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) Anti-Narcotics Department (AND) personnel seized 250,000 narcotic pills and two kilograms of Hashish during raids, part of a crackdown that also led to the arrest of four people, the Public Security Department (PSD) said.
According to the Media Center at the PSD, the campaign was part of the AND efforts to break such networks.
Acting upon a tip-off that certain people were engaging in the drug trade in different governorates, PSD officers laid a trap that led to the arrest of two dealers and seizure of a total of 90,000 pills in their vehicle, the Media Center added.
Separately, a house where druggies indulged in their practices was raided and a search yielded two kilograms and 10,000 pills, and another two people were apprehended.
In a third case, a drug dealer, who was an Arab national, was arrested after sleuths found 3,000 pills from a search of his house. Another dealer was still at large while 160,000 pills were seized from his vehicle, said the Media Center. All those arrested were referred to the prosecutor general following investigations.
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