Jordanian strikes target drug traffickers and factories in Syria, state media says

Army confirmed it had targeted factories and workshops

Syrian security forces display about 12 million Captagon pills at their headquarters in Damascus on October 21, 2025. AFP

The Jordanian military launched air strikes against drug smuggling networks in southern Syria on Wednesday, Syrian state media said.

State broadcaster Al Ikhbariya reported on Telegram that the Jordanian army targeted "drug smuggling networks and storage farms in the southern and eastern countryside" of Sweida.

In a statement, the Jordanian army confirmed it had "targeted a number of factories and workshops used by arms and drug dealers", without saying where.

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It said it had "neutralised" traffickers who were organising arms and drug smuggling operations into Jordanian territory.

Sites "were destroyed based on accurate intelligence and in co-ordination with regional partners", the statement said.

During Syria's civil war before the fall of Bashar Al Assad in December 2024, the drug Captagon became the country's largest export, with its trade serving as a funding source for the government.

In Lebanon, Mr Al Assad's ally Hezbollah also faced accusations of using the Captagon trade to finance itself.

The drug has flooded the region, with neighbouring countries occasionally announcing seizures and asking Lebanon and Syria to ramp up efforts to combat the trade.