KUWAIT CITY, Nov 6: The General Department of Narcotics Control in the Ministry of Interior won the competition for the best field cooperation and operational information at the Arab, regional and international levels.

The victory came in honor of its distinguished role in controlling drug smuggling networks, during the 37th Arab Conference for Heads of Drug Control Services, which was held last week, in the Jordanian capital, Amman, in the presence of representatives from the heads of the ministries of interior in the Arab countries, the League of Arab States, and Naif Arab University for Security Sciences, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the International Criminal Police Organization, the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf and the Hemaya International Training Centre.

The Minister of Interior of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Mazen Al-Fariyah, presented a shield and certificate of appreciation to the Director of the General Administration for Narcotics Control, Brigadier General Muhammad Qabazard, in the presence of the Secretary-General of the Council of Arab Interior Ministers, Dr. Muhammad bin Ali Koman, and the Director of Jordanian Public Security, Major General Obaidullah Al-Maaytah.

The conference participants congratulated the Ministry of Interior for winning the award, and extended thanks and appreciation to the General Administration for Drug Control for the effective security cooperation in dismantling organized criminal gangs involved in drug crimes, monitoring their activities, and arresting those responsible for them.