AMMAN The Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army (JAF) on Saturday foiled an attempt to smuggle "a large amount" of narcotics into the Kingdom, according to a JAF source.

JAF agents applied the rules of engagement after spotting five people approaching the Jordanian border from Syria, which led to their retreat, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

The source said that after searching the area, JAF personnel found about 262,000 Captagon pills, 4,509 pills of Lyrica, 3,756 juluca pills and 2,660 pills of Tramadol, noting that all seized items were referred to the concerned authorities.

The army has repeatedly warned that it will deal with any illegal attempts to cross the border in any direction, and schemes to harm Jordan and Jordanians, by applying the necessary measures.

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