Within the dynamic of 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 10th to 16th February 2021, several operations, crowed with results denoting 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 organized crime and in continuity with the intense efforts aiming to overcome the drug trafficking scourge in our country, combined detachments of People's National Army arrested, in coordination with the various security services in different operations carried out through the various Military Regions, (50) drug traffickers and seized quantities of treated kif amounting to (359) kilograms, as well as (27,379) psychotropic tablets.

      In addition, detachments of PNA intercepted, in Tamanrasset, In Guezzam, Bordj Badji Mokhtar and Djanet, (213) individuals and seized (28) vehicles, (81) generators, (46) jackhammers, (24) tonnes of stones and raw gold mixture, detonation tools and other equipment used in illegal gold mining operations, while (18) other individuals were arrested, and one (01) submachine gun type Kalashnikov, (12) hunting rifles, one (01) automatic pistol, (5,490) units of different drinks and (2,610) units of tobacco were seized during separate operations carried out in Ouargla, Ghardaia, El-Oued, Constantine, Setif, Batna, Mila, Mascara and Bordj Badji Mokhtar. Likewise, smuggle attempts of large quantities of fuel amounting to (10,165) litres were thwarted in Tebessa, El-Tarf and Souk Ahras.

      In the same context, Coast Guards thwarted illegal emigration attempts of (53) individuals among of them (10) Moroccan, on board artisanal boat in Oran Mostaganem and Ain Temouchent, while (108) illegal immigrants from different nationalities were apprehended in Tlemcen, Naama, Ouargla, Ghardaia and Adrar.

Operation	Events	Report
Borders security and fight against smuggling and organized crime	Arrest of drug traffickers	50
	Seizure of treated kif (Kg)	359
	Seizure of psychotropic tablets	27,379
	Arrest of people (within the framework of smuggling and illegal gold mining)	231
	Seizure of fire guns	14
	Seizure of jackhammers	46
	Seizure of generator sets	81
	Seizure of tobacco (units)	2,610
	Stones and raw gold mixture (tonne)	24
	Seizure of vehicles	28
	Seizure of fuel (litre)	10,165
	Seizure of different drinks (unit)	5,490
Fight against illegal emigration	Arrest of illegal emigrants on board artisanal boat	53
	Arrest of illegal immigrants from different nationalities	108