According to Al Jazeera, the Jordan-Israel border is emerging as a new hotspot for drug smuggling, with trafficking gangs using high-tech methods such as drones and helium balloons to smuggle cannabis, methamphetamine, and amphetamines from Israel into Jordan. Jordanian Interior Minister Mazen al-Faraya stated that in the first half of 2026, Jordanian security forces recorded 17 drone-related interdictions and shot down 56 drones in the border area; a total of 231 smuggling and infiltration attempts were recorded during the same period. Reports suggest that gangs in Israel's Negev Desert are behind some of the smuggling operations, a situation that has drawn dissatisfaction from Jordanian security forces, who accuse the Israeli military of not taking the issue seriously.