Jordan’s Eastern Military Region said on Friday 13 November 2026 that it had foiled an attempt to smuggle a large quantity of narcotics into the country by guided balloons, after spotting them heading toward Jordanian territory.[1] Border Guard units within their area of responsibility brought the balloons down inside Jordanian territory and seized the drugs they carried, in coordination with security and military agencies and the Anti-Narcotics Department.[1]
The seized material was handed to the competent authorities for legal action.[1] The Jordan Armed Forces reaffirmed that they will keep performing their national duty with efficiency and confront infiltration and smuggling attempts firmly, whatever their methods evolve into, in safeguarding the kingdom’s security, stability and citizens’ safety.[1]
