Suspected drug trafficker dies during hearing

AMMAN — A suspect in a drug case died of a heart attack on Sunday during a hearing before the State Security Court prosecutor general, the Public Security Department (PSD) announced Monday.

He was immediately transferred to hospital and, after that he was pronounced dead, his body was transferred to the forensic department to determine the cause of death.

A physician conducted an autopsy on the body, which was proved to be without traceable signs of violence, and attributed the cause of death to failure in the respiratory system and blood circulation.

The deceased was arrested during a raid in southern Amman last week, as PSD said.