The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

Second incident in month | Jordan’s Arab Army foils drug smuggling attempt at Syria-Jordan border east of Al-Suwaydaa

SOHR sources have reported that clashes broke out between Jordanian Arab Army forces and an armed drug smugglers while smugglers attempted to smuggle Captagon pills into Jordan.

The clashes took place at dawn on Tuesday near Al-Sha’ab village at Syria-Jordan border in eastern Al-Suwaydaa countryside.

The Jordanian army managed to thwart the smuggling attempt, while the armed group fled deep into Syrian territory, leaving behind narcotic pills.

It is worth noting that most of the smuggling of drugs and weapons to Jordan takes place in Al-Sha’ab village, where smuggling groups work for the Lebanese Hezbollah.

On September 8, SOHR activists reported that clashes between Jordan forces and a group of smugglers erupted at dawn near the Syrian border village of Al-Sha’ab with Jordan over attempting to smuggle a shipment of drugs into Jordan.

These clashes left a number of smugglers injured and led to the thwarting of the drug smuggling operation. The smugglers fled deep into Syrian territory.

It is worth noting that Lebanese Hezbollah militia relies on smugglers from the border area with Jordan and tribesmen to smuggle shipments of narcotics, weapons and others, in full view of regime forces.