A security source announced that the security and personnel affairs detachments affiliated with the Ministry of Interior in Kirkuk were able to arrest six members of the Kirkuk Rescue Patrol while bargaining with a citizen for sums of money in exchange for his release and in flagrante delicto (bribery). He said the investigating judge decided to detain them in accordance with Article 307 of the Penal Code. Source: National Iraqi News Agency
Army Foils Drug-Smuggling Attempt Using Guided Balloons
August 17, 2026
Amman: The Southern Military Zone on Monday thwarted an attempt to smuggle a large quantity of narcotics into the Kingdom using guided balloons.
According to Jordan News Agency, Border Guard units detected the balloons while they were carrying the n…