Amman: A special security force Saturday raided the hideout of "one of the most dangerous" drug smugglers in Ruwaished district, who was arrested along with two accomplices, the media spokesman of the Public Security Directorate said, As police moved in, the major suspect began shooting from an automatic weapon on members of the force, who applied the rules of engagement, injuring him in the foot and neutralizing him. He was transferred to a local hospital and two other suspects were also arrested, he said. The spokesman said 125 bags of hashish, 53,000 narcotic pills, a quantity of the crystal meth, and three firearms, two automatic, were seized, adding that an investigation was underway. Source: Jordan News Agency
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