Large Criminal Activity
Gunfight during anti‑narcotics raid kills three officers in Amman
Jordanian anti‑narcotics officers clashed with a heavily armed suspect in Amman; three security personnel were killed and one injured during the raid in an eastern Amman neighborhood.
Jordan’s Public Security Directorate reported that a major anti‑narcotics raid in eastern Amman turned into a deadly gunfight when the targeted suspect opened fire on security forces. The exchange left three officers dead—First Lieutenant Murad Asoud Al‑Mawajdeh, Sergeant Khaldoun Ahmad Al‑Raqab, and Corporal Sobhi Mohammad Dweikat—and one officer injured. Police overpowered and captured the suspect, seizing multiple firearms and a quantity of narcotics at the scene. The incident underscores the risks faced by Jordanian law‑enforcement units confronting armed drug networks and has prompted renewed calls for enhanced operational safety and interdiction efforts in the capital.
- Status
- active
- Location
- East Amman, Jordan
- Date added
- 2026-03-25 22:08 UTC
- Last updated
- 2026-03-25 22:08 UTC
- Source
- Royawatch.news
- Connected threats
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