‘13 drug dealers, 43 users detained in week-long campaign’

AMMAN — Anti-Narcotics Department (AND) agents arrested 13 drug dealers during a week-long campaign in Amman, an official source said Wednesday.

AND agents also arrested 43 drug users during the campaign, the source told The Jordan Times.

“We received information that five people were running an illegal drug distribution ring and employed eight other men to distribute narcotics in Amman,” the official explained.

The official added that AND agents arrested the 13 men over the course of a week in different suburbs of the capital without any major incidents.

“It was an important operation to us because five of the 13 men are considered the main suppliers for the rest of the group.”

AND agents seized 17,000 illegal narcotic pills and seven kilogrammes of hashish in this operation, according to a statement by the Public Security Department.

All 56 suspects were referred to the State Security Court prosecution for further questioning and indictment, according to the source.

Authorities are leading a comprehensive campaign against drug trafficking in Amman, detaining suspects and confiscating illegal narcotics.

Last year, 8,945 suspects were involved in around 6,504 drug cases, according to AND officials.