Army thwarts drug smuggling attempt from Syria via drone

AMMAN — The Eastern Military Zone on Thursday thwarted an attempt to smuggle drugs from Syria using a drone. An official source at Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army said that border guards, in coordination with the Anti-Narcotics Department, detected a drone attempting to cross borders from Syria into the Kingdom, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. The source said that the drone was loaded with crystal meth, which was referred to concerned authorities adding that the army will show zero tolerance towards any threats to national security.