Jordan shoots down third drone from Syria this month

Amman often announces operations against the smuggling of arms and drugs such as Captagon from Syria

Jordan has said armed groups fly drones into its territory. Photo: Jordan Armed Forces

Jordan has shot down a third drone flown from Syria this month, the kingdom's army has said.

It follows an attack more than two weeks ago, when a drone carrying TNT explosives was intercepted.

"The Border Guard forces, in co-ordination with the Anti-Narcotics Department and the military security services, detected an attempt to illegally cross the border from Syrian territory to Jordanian territory by a drone, and it was shot down inside Jordanian territory," the army said in a statement on Monday.

Jordan often announces its operations against the smuggling of arms and drugs from Syria, especially Captagon, a type of amphetamine plaguing the Middle East.

Drug smuggling has become "more organised" and armed groups are now using drones, Jordan said.