Jordanien bombardiert Drogenschmuggler in Syrien

Der ganze Nahe Osten ächzt unter dem Problem, dass die Region mit in Syrien und dem Libanon hergestellten Captagon überschwemmt wird. Längst ist Syrien ein führender Narco-Staat, der von Drogenherstellung und -vertrieb lebt. Dies tut er in Kooperation mit dem Iran.

Mehrfach hat inzwischen die jordanische Luftwaffe Drogenproduktionsstätten in Südsyrien angegriffen und scheint diese Angriffe im neuen Jahr sogar noch zu intensivieren:

Jordan on Thursday launched air strikes inside Syria against suspected warehouses and hideouts of Iranian-backed drug smugglers, Jordanian and regional intelligence sources said.

The army has stepped up a campaign against drug dealers after protracted clashes last month with dozens of infiltrators from Syria linked to pro-Iranian militias, carrying large hauls who crossed its border with weapons and explosives.

The sources told Reuters jets bombed the suspected home of a leading drug dealer in the town of Shaab in Sweida province while the other strike hit warehouses near the village of Al-Ghariya.

Both locations are in the province of Sweida near the Jordanian border

Ryan Marouf, editor of Suwayda 24, a Syrian news website, who has tracked the drug war, said a plume of smoke was seen from the border area soon after the strikes.