Khaberni - The number of females caught in drug cases during 2025 was about 1,010, compared to 1,086 in 2024, while the kingdom saw an overall decline in the number of cases by 13% to 22,031 cases, according to the Director of the Anti-Narcotics Department, Brigadier Hassan Al-Qudah.
During a meeting of the community drug control team at the Family Protection Association in Irbid, Al-Qudah indicated that this decrease reflects the effectiveness of the security strategy in pursuing criminal networks, despite the ongoing challenges resulting from unstable security conditions in some neighboring countries, which lead to the influx of drugs into Jordan as a transit route.
Al-Qudah clarified that 46% of the inmates in correction and rehabilitation centers are detained on drug-related charges, and a significant percentage of them started as users before turning to traffickers, noting that 846 people received addiction treatment last year.
Al-Qudah emphasized the importance of joint community action, focusing on prevention and awareness, and called for enhancing cooperation between security agencies, official institutions, and community associations to curb the spread of drugs and protect youth and the community.
Both retired Major General Tayil Al-Majali and retired Major General Anwar Al-Tarawneh stressed the need to develop methods of control and confrontation, while Kazem Al-Kafeeri, the head of the Family and Childhood Protection Association, focused on the importance of involving the family and school in prevention programs and enhancing psychological and social support for youth.
On her part, Hadeel Al-Ghraibeh, the communications director at the association, explained that the association will launch comprehensive awareness programs in schools next year, along with courses specifically designed for parents, in addition to ongoing community campaigns in cooperation with official entities and civil society.
