Within the dynamic 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 27th January to 3rd February 2021, several operations including that the results reiterate the high professionalism and unwavering commitment of our Armed Forces to preserve and to protect our country against all forms of security threats and the related scourges:

     Within the framework of the fight against terrorism, a combined force of People's National Army seized, in coordination with the Customs services during a search operation in Adrar one (01) machine gun type FMPK, as well as one (01) charger, two (02) ammunition bands and (710) bullets, while detachments of PNA discovered and destroyed in Tébessa and Boumerdes one (01) casemate and two (02) artisanal bombs.



     On the other hand, and following the operation carried out by detachments of People's National Army in Messelmoune, wilaya of Tipaza, on 02nd and 03rd January 2021, which ended with the elimination of six (06) terrorists and the recovery of (06) firearms and a quantity of ammunition, the six slaughtered criminals were identified. They are namely:

• Ould Bouamama Ali, who joined the terrorist groups in 1998;
• Namoudi Hassan, who joined the terrorist groups in 2008;
• Namoudi Fethi, who joined terrorist groups in 2008;
• Bouira Mohamed Amine, who joined the terrorist groups in 2018;
• Tarzout Fayçal, who joined the terrorist groups in 2019;
• Belhabchia Mohamed, who joined terrorist groups in 2019.

     Within the framework of the fight against organized crime and as a continuation of the intense efforts to eradicate the scourge of drug trafficking in our country, combined detachments of PNA arrested, in coordination with the various security services in various operations executed through the different Military Regions, (38) drug traffickers and seized, large quantities of treated kif amounting to (12) quintals and (36.7) kilograms, which the criminal gangs attempted to introduce via the borders with the Morocco.

     As such, the services of the National Gendarmerie and the Border Guard intercepted, during separate operations in the territory of the 2nd Military Region, (11) drug traffickers and seized (658.5) kilograms of treated kif, while detachments of PNA apprehended in 4th Military Region (02) other drug traffickers and seized (435) kilograms of the same substance. In addition, (25) drug traffickers were arrested and (143.24) kilograms of treated kif as well as (49,840) psychotropic tablets were seized in various operations.

     In addition, detachments of PNA apprehended, in Tamanrasset, In Guezzam, Bordj Badji Mokhtar, Tindouf and Djanet (94) individuals and seized, (20) vehicles, (08) trucks, (33) generators, (23) jackhammers, (05) metal detectors, (241.1) tonnes of stones and raw gold mixture, detonation tools and other equipment used in illegal mining operations, as well as (6, 3) tonnes of foodstuffs intended for smuggling, while (03) other individuals were arrested, and (12) hunting rifles, (16752) units of pyrotechnic articles and (20861) units of various drinks were seized during separate operations carried out in Ouargla, El-Oued, Batna, Jijel, Saïda, Bordj Bouariridj and M'sila. Similarly, smuggle attempts of large quantities of fuel amounting to (17077) litres were thwarted in Tébessa, El Tarf, Souk Ahras, Adrar, Tindouf and Bordj Badji Mokhtar.

     In another context, the Coast Guard thwarted illegal emigration attempts of (69) individuals, including (14) of Moroccan nationality, on board artisanal boats in Tlemcen, Oran, Aïn Témouchent and Mostaganem , while (178) illegal immigrants from different nationalities were apprehended in Ouargla, In Aménas, Illizi, Nâama, Tlemcen, Tébessa, Souk Ahras, Bordj Badji Mokhtar and Béchar.

Operation	Events	Report
Fight against terrorism	Seizure of fire guns	01
	Seizure of ammunition (ballets)	710
	Discovery and destruction of handmade bombs	02
	Discovery and destruction of casemate for terrorists	01
Borders security and fight against smuggling and organized crime	Arrest of drug traffickers	38
	Seizure of treated kif (Kg)	1236.7
	Seizure of psychotropic tablets	49840
	Arrest of people (within the framework of smuggling and gold mining)	97
	Seizure of hunting rifle	12
	Seizure of jackhammer	23
	Seizure of metal detectors	05
	Seizure of generator sets	33
	Stones and raw gold mixture (tonne)	241.1
	Seizure of vehicle	28
	Seizure of fuel (litre)	17077
	Seizure of food stuff (tonne)	6.3
	pyrotechnic items (unit)	16752
	Seizure of different drinks (unit)	20861
Fight against illegal emigration	Arrest of illegal emigrants on board artisanal boat	69
	Arrest of illegal immigrants from different nationalities	178