Jordanians load a military plane with humanitarian aid for Syria following a deadly earthquake, at Marka military airport in Amman, on Feb 8, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP)

AMMAN — The Jordanian Armed Forces said on Monday that it had shot down a drone in the eastern military zone that attempted to illegally cross the border into Jordan from Syria.

The border guard forces, in coordination with the Anti-Narcotics Department and other military security units, detected on Sunday the unmanned drone and shot it down inside the Jordanian territories, said an official military source in a statement.

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It added that the drone was handed over to relevant authorities, without mentioning whether it carried drugs or weapons. The statement noted that it was the third such incident this month.

Over the past few months, Jordan has intercepted several drones seeking to smuggle narcotics and arms into the kingdom and thwarted several infiltration attempts.