Killer of Saudi anti-drug agent arrested in Jordan

Tariq Al-Marwani
Okaz/Saudi Gazette

TABUK — The Jordanian security forces have arrested a man wanted for killing Badr Rakhi Al-Rasheedi, a Saudi anti-drug agent, during a shootout in Tabuk. The suspect had fled to Jordan after the killing. Lt. Col. Muhammad Al-Khateeb, spokesman for the Jordanian Ministry of Interior, said the man was arrested Sunday night after he was put under surveillance for two days in a desert area near Al-Aqaba governorate. The suspect admitted to the crime and surrendered weapons in his possession. He was smuggled into Jordan by his friends at the border post. He will be handed over to the Saudi police. — SG