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 17th to 23th February 2021, several operations, the results which 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 the related scourges:

      Within the framework of the fight against terrorism, detachments of the People's National Army discovered and destroyed, in Bouira, M’sila, Skikda and Batna, one (01) casemates for terrorist groups and (05) homemade bombs.

      Within the framework of the fight against organized crime and as a continuation of the intense efforts to eradicate of drug trafficking scourge in our country, combined detachments of PNA have arrested, in coordination with the different security services in various operations executed through the various Military Regions, (50) drug traffickers and seized large quantities of treated kif amounting to (09) quintals and (60.5) kilograms, which the criminal gangs attempted to introduce across the borders with the Morocco.



      As such, detachments of PNA and the National Gendarmerie services and Border Guards intercepted, during separate operations in the territories of the 2nd and 3rd Military Regions, (16) drug traffickers and seized (759.5) kilograms of treated kif, while (34) drug traffickers were arrested and (201) kilograms of treated kif as well as (46,492) psychotropic tablets were seized in various operations carried out in other Military Regions.


      In addition, detachments of PNA intercepted, in Tamanrasset, In Guezzam and Bordj Badji Mokhtar, (85) individuals and seized (14) vehicles, (63) generators, (64) jackhammers, (14) metal detectors, (12) tonnes of stones and raw gold mixture, detonation tools and other equipment used in illegal gold mining operations, as well as (8.780) tonnes of foodstuff intended for smuggling, while (10) other individuals were arrested, and (09) hunting rifles, (85,276) tobacco units, (3,059) units of pyrotechnics and (450) smart phones were seized during separate operations carried out in Ouargla, Biskra , El-Oued, Illizi, Setif, Tiaret, Tipaza and Tindouf. Likewise, smuggle attempts of large quantities of fuel amounting to (15,857) litres were thwarted in Tebessa, El-Tarf, Souk Ahras and Bordj Badji Mokhtar.


      In another context, Coast Guards thwarted illegal emigration attempts of (212) individuals including (22) Moroccans, aboard artisanal boats in Oran, Mostaganem, Ain Temouchent, Tlemcen, Chlef, Annaba, El-Tarf and Skikda, while (56) illegal immigrants from different nationalities were apprehended in Tlemcen, Saida, Adrar and Ouargla.

Operation	Events	Report
Fight against terrorism	Discovery and destruction of casemates	01
	Discovery and destruction of artisanal bombs	05
Borders security and fight against smuggling and organized crime	Arrest of drug traffickers	50
	Seizure of treated kif (Kg)	960.5
	Seizure of psychotropic tablet	46,492
	Arrest of people (within the framework of smuggling and gold mining operations)	95
	Seizure of hunting rifles	09
	Seizure of jackhammers	64
	Seizure of metal detectors	14
	Seizure of generator sets	63
	Seizure of tobacco (units)	85,279
	Seizure of stones and raw gold mixture (tonne)	12
	Seizure of vehicles	14
	Seizure of fuel (litre)	15,857
	Seizure of pyrotechnical items (unit)	3,059
	Seizure of foodstuff (tonne)	8.780
	Seizure of smart phones	450
Fight against illegal emigration	Arrest of illegal emigrants on board artisanal boats	212
	Arrest of illegal immigrants from different nationalities	56