In accordance with the instructions of the High Command of People's National Army, aiming to strengthen efforts and vigilance in order to preserve operational readiness at its highest level, to face any possible threat to the security and the stability of the country. The year 2020 was distinguished by great results in the fight against terrorism, against smuggling, arms trafficking, drug trafficking and organized crime, by the neutralization and the arrest of a number of terrorists, the dismantling of several support networks and the destruction of a large number of casemates and shelters serving as refuges for terrorist groups, as confirmed by the following results:

Operation	Events	Report
Fight against terrorism	Shot dead terrorists	21
	Arrested terrorists	09
	Surrendered terrorists	07
	Elements of support for arrested terrorist groups	108
	Discovery and destruction of casemates for terrorists	251
	Seizure of submachine guns of different types	40
	Seizure of automatic guns of different types	25
	Seizure of rifles of different types	249
	Seizure of ammunition loaders	74
	Seizure of bullets	64,710
	Discovery and destruction of bombs and mines of various types	391
	Discovery and destruction of explosives (kilogram)	831.585
	Seizure of binoculars	31
Securing borders and fight against smuggling and organized crime	Arrest of drug traffickers	1,028
	Seizure of treated kif (quintal)	703.2
	Seizure of cocaine (kilogramme)	27.89
	Seizure of psychotropic tablets	3,611,868
	Arrest of smugglers and gold miners	4,755
	Seizure of jackhammers	2,376
	Seizure of generator sets	3,460
	Seizure of metal detectors	186
	Seizure of fuel (litre)	1,304,908
	Seizure of foodstuff (tonne)	2,451
	Seizure of tobacco (quintal)	4,652
	Seizure of vehicles	1,001
	Seizure of surveillance cameras	5,051
	Seizure of connection means	3,765
	Seizure of pyrotechnic items	4,483,352
Fight against illegal emigration	Arrest of candidates for illegal emigration (via artisanal boat)	8,184
	Arrest of illegal immigrants from different nationalities	3,085