Official Statement of MND
21st April 2021
Operational report of PNA from 14th to 20th April, 2021
Within the dynamics of the efforts aiming to establish security and serenity throughout the national territory, units and detachments of People's National Army carried out, during the period from 14th to 20th April 2021, several operations, that the results denote the high professionalism and unwavering commitment of our Armed Forces to preserve and to protect our country against all forms of security threats and related scourges:
Within the framework of the fight against terrorism, a detachment the People's National Army discovered and destroyed, in Aïn Defla, (15) homemade bombs, while (04) elements of support for terrorist groups were apprehended in Aïn Defla and Jijel.
Within the framework of the fight against organized crime and in continuity with the sustained efforts aiming to thwart drug trafficking scourge in our country, combined detachments of PNA intercepted, in coordination with the various security services in several operations carried out in through the Military Regions, (29) drug traffickers and seized large quantity of treated kif amounting to (15) quintals and (60) kilograms, which criminal gangs attempted to introduce across the borders with Morocco.
As such, detachments of PNA and the services of the National Gendarmerie and the Border Guards arrested, during separate operations in the territories of the 2nd and 3rd Military Regions, (20) drug traffickers and seized (15) quintals and (29) kilograms of treated kif, while (09) drug traffickers were apprehended and (31) kilograms of the same substance, as well as (35420) psychotropic tablets were seized in numerous operations carried out in other Military Regions.
In addition, detachments of PNA intercepted, in Tamanrasset, In Guezzam, Bordj Badji Mokhtar and Djanet, (205) individuals and seized (06) vehicles, (210) generators, (104) jackhammers, detonation and other equipment used in illegal gold mining operations, as well as (125) bags of raw gold and stones mixture, while (11) individuals were arrested and (5495) boxes of tobacco and (48000) units of par pharmaceutical items were seized during separate operations in Ouargla, El-Oued and Chlef.
In another context, the Border Guards thwarted smuggle attempts of large quantities of fuel amounting to (17285) litres in Tébessa, El-Tarf, Souk Ahras and Bordj Badji Mokhtar, while (129) illegal immigrants from different nationalities were arrested in In Amenas, Laghouat, In Salah, Biskra, El Oued, Tiaret and El Bayadh.
Within the framework of the fight against terrorism, a detachment the People's National Army discovered and destroyed, in Aïn Defla, (15) homemade bombs, while (04) elements of support for terrorist groups were apprehended in Aïn Defla and Jijel.
Within the framework of the fight against organized crime and in continuity with the sustained efforts aiming to thwart drug trafficking scourge in our country, combined detachments of PNA intercepted, in coordination with the various security services in several operations carried out in through the Military Regions, (29) drug traffickers and seized large quantity of treated kif amounting to (15) quintals and (60) kilograms, which criminal gangs attempted to introduce across the borders with Morocco.
As such, detachments of PNA and the services of the National Gendarmerie and the Border Guards arrested, during separate operations in the territories of the 2nd and 3rd Military Regions, (20) drug traffickers and seized (15) quintals and (29) kilograms of treated kif, while (09) drug traffickers were apprehended and (31) kilograms of the same substance, as well as (35420) psychotropic tablets were seized in numerous operations carried out in other Military Regions.
In addition, detachments of PNA intercepted, in Tamanrasset, In Guezzam, Bordj Badji Mokhtar and Djanet, (205) individuals and seized (06) vehicles, (210) generators, (104) jackhammers, detonation and other equipment used in illegal gold mining operations, as well as (125) bags of raw gold and stones mixture, while (11) individuals were arrested and (5495) boxes of tobacco and (48000) units of par pharmaceutical items were seized during separate operations in Ouargla, El-Oued and Chlef.
In another context, the Border Guards thwarted smuggle attempts of large quantities of fuel amounting to (17285) litres in Tébessa, El-Tarf, Souk Ahras and Bordj Badji Mokhtar, while (129) illegal immigrants from different nationalities were arrested in In Amenas, Laghouat, In Salah, Biskra, El Oued, Tiaret and El Bayadh.
| Operation | Events | Report |
|---|---|---|
| Fight against terrorism | Arrest of elements of support for terrorists groups | 04 |
| Discovery and destruction of handmade bombs | 15 | |
| Borders security and fight against smuggling and organized crime | Arrest of drug traffickers | 29 |
| Seizure of treated kif (kg) | 1560 | |
| Seizure of psychotropic tablets | 35420 | |
| Arrest of people (within illegal gold mining and smuggling) | 216 | |
| Seizure of vehicles | 06 | |
| Seizure of generator sets | 210 | |
| Seizure of jackhammers | 104 | |
| Seizure of tobacco (box) | 5495 | |
| Seizure of raw gold and stones mixture (bags) | 125 | |
| Seizure of fuel (litre) | 17285 | |
| Seizure of par pharmaceutical items (unit) | 48000 | |
| Fight against illegal immigration | Arrest of illegal immigrants from different nationalities | 129 |
