AMMAN, Jordan—Jordanian soldiers killed 27 armed smugglers with a large quantity of amphetamines on Jan. 27 as they tried to cross the border from Syria during a dawn snowstorm, an army spokesman said.
Others also carrying drugs fled back into Syria during the attempted crossing, one of a growing number of such incidents over the past year—many involving firefights—that have prompted the army to toughen its rules of engagement with smugglers.
