AMMAN: Jordanian Customs stated that the Customs police nabbed 18 Drug Smugglers in a raid “the raid occurred smoothly and without any major incident” stated Customs official.
“We used the surprise element in the raid on the four homes that belonged to the suspects, who are brothers or relatives, and this prevented any major incidents or casualties,” the official told The Jordan Times. He added that two of the suspects attempted to escape but “we managed to corner and arrest them.”The joint operation also included Gendarmerie forces, in addition to agents from the preventive security and criminal investigation departments, according to the official.“Our agents have been monitoring the group for a while and the force decided to conduct the raid at dawn so that we would not face any resistance,” he added.
Agents found seven stolen vehicles, dozens of stolen license plates, marijuana seedlings, four automatic rifles, weapons and a large number of cell phones, according to a statement released by the Public Security Department (PSD).Fifteen of the 18 arrested suspects were wanted on various charges including car theft, and weapons and drug trafficking, the PSD statement added.
