Alleged attempt to smuggle fireworks, e-cigarettes foiled

AMMAN — Customs personnel at the Anti-Smuggling Department have thwarted an alleged attempt to smuggle a 40-foot container of fireworks and e-cigarettes that had been declared as household items, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

The container held 1,200 packs of fireworks and seven packs of e-cigarettes including 500 cigarettes. The vehicle and the contraband were seized and the case has been referred to the customs’ prosecutor general, according to Petra.