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The Public Security Directorate announced the execution of a series of raids in various regions, which resulted in the arrest of 31 people in 13 drug cases and the seizure of large quantities of narcotic substances and firearms.
The media spokesperson for the directorate stated that the Anti-Narcotics Department had carried out security campaigns over the past few days targeting drug dealers and promoters in various regions of the Kingdom.
In the most prominent cases, a security team arrested a person in Aqaba on suspicion of smuggling drugs via a boat, and seized 132 bars of hashish in his possession, while a circular was issued for another person suspected of assisting in the smuggling operation.
Also in Aqaba, security services arrested two people while they were transporting narcotic substances inside a vehicle, and seized 44 bars of hashish and a quantity of marijuana in their possession.
In Madaba, a security force arrested five people after raiding tents used, according to Public Security, for storing and trading drugs, and seized 43 bars of hashish in their possession. They also found 24 additional bars and two firearms in a mountainous area based on information provided by the detainees.
In West Balqa, a person classified as dangerous, armed, and wanted in drug cases was arrested, and 200 grams of crystal meth, a bar of hashish, and two firearms were seized in his possession.
In the Ruwaished District, a joint security campaign arrested three people. One of them was found in possession of five thousand narcotic pills and four bars of hashish, while the second was found in possession of 150 grams of crystal meth, and the third was wanted in connection with 13 drug trafficking cases.
In the Northern Badia, a person wanted for drug smuggling cases was arrested, and during the investigation, he led authorities to a hideout in a desert area, where five kilograms of amphetamines and five bars of hashish were seized.
In Irbid, security services arrested nine people who they said formed a network for promoting crystal meth, and seized quantities of the substance prepared for sale in their possession.
Security services also arrested a drug dealer in the Southern Ghor and seized 24 bars of hashish in his possession, while six bars were seized in the Central Badia, and a similar amount was found in the possession of a promoter arrested west of the capital.
Also in Irbid, four promoters were arrested and 2,200 narcotic pills and a bar of hashish were seized in their possession, while a dealer was arrested in the Russeifa District and nine thousand pills were seized in his possession.
In the last announced cases, security services arrested a drug dealer in one of the Central Badia regions and seized 12,000 narcotic pills in his possession.
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