Jordanian border guards have intercepted two vehicles crossing from Syria loaded with arms and thousands of Captagon tablets, a drug widely used by Syrian rebels, the army an**unced Thursday. The Petra news agency quoted an army official as saying one of the vehicles and its cargo was destroyed when it was fired on by border guards during the operation late on Wednesday. Jordanian authorities an**unced at the beginning of the year that trafficking of arms between Jordan and Syria was up by 300 percent despite hundreds of smuggling attempts being foiled by the authorities. Commentators said Jordanians were rushing to buy arms, fearing a spillover of the conflict that has laid waste to much of neighbouring Syria over the past three years.
03-25-2014, 12:07 AM
Jordan intercepts *****, arms haul from Syria: army
Jordanian border guards have intercepted two vehicles crossing from Syria loaded with arms and thousands of Captagon tablets, a drug widely used by Syrian rebels, the army an**unced Thursday. The Petra news agency quoted an army official as saying one of the vehicles and its cargo was destroyed when it was fired on by border guards during the operation late on Wednesday. Jordanian authorities an**unced at the beginning of the year that trafficking of arms between Jordan and Syria was up by 300 percent despite hundreds of smuggling attempts being foiled by the authorities. Commentators said Jordanians were rushing to buy arms, fearing a spillover of the conflict that has laid waste to much of neighbouring Syria over the past three years.
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