Within the framework of the noble missions of defence and security of the national territory against all forms of threats, detachments and units of People's National Army carried out, from May 06th to May 10th, 2021, several operations that prove the infallible commitment of our Armed Forces in preserving peace and security in our country:

      Within the framework of the fight against terrorism and during a search and racketing operations carried out near the border strip of Adrar and In Guezzam, combined detachments of the People's National Army discovered and seized three (03) submachine guns – Kalashnikov type, (05) ammunition magazines, one (01) FMPK type submachine gun with (33) ammunition chains, (2678) bullets of different calibers and other objects.


      Likewise, (05) elements of support for terrorist groups were arrested in Oran, while (03) casemates for terrorists and (02) homemade bombs were discovered and destroyed in Médéa, Aïn Defla and Boumerdès.

      Within the framework of the fight against organized crime and in continuity with the sustained efforts to thwart the scourge of drug trafficking in our country, combined detachments of PNA intercepted, in coordination with the various security services during numerous operations carried out through the Military Regions, (18) drug traffickers and seized (05) quintals and (52.5) kilograms of treated kif that criminal gangs attempted to smuggle across the borders with Morocco.


      As such, detachments of PNA, the National Gendarmerie’ services and the Border Guard arrested, in the 2nd and 3rd Military Regions’ territories, (09) drug traffickers and seized (05) quintals and (47, 5) kilograms of treated kif, while (09) other drug traffickers were intercepted and (05) kilograms of the same substance and (5471) psychotropic tablets were seized in various operations carried out in other Military Regions.

      In addition, detachments of PNA arrested in Tamanrasset, In Guezzam, Bordj Badji Mokhtar and Djanet, (245) individuals and seized (28) vehicles, (120) generators, (55) jackhammers, detonation tools and other equipment used in illicit gold mining operations, as well as (1013) bags of raw gold and stones mixtures, while (08) individuals were arrested and (03) hunting rifles, (05) quintals of tobacco and (53,436) units of pyrotechnic articles were seized during separate operations carried out in El Oued, Ouargla, Sétif, Adrar, Médéa and M'sila. Likewise, the border guards thwarted attempts to smuggle large quantities of fuel amounting to (74,767) liters in Tébessa, El-Tarf, Souk Ahras and Bordj Badji Mokhtar.

      In another context, the Coast Guard thwarted attempts at illegal emigration of (172) individuals who were boarding artisanal boats in Chlef, Tipaza, Algiers, Oran, Mostaganem, Aïn Témouchent and Annaba, while (41) illegal immigrants from different nationalities were arrested in Adrar, Béchar, Tlemcen, Djanet and Tébessa.

Operation	Events	Report
Fight against terrorism	Seized Guns	04
	Elements of support to terrorist groups	05
	Destruction of Terrorists’ casemates	03
	Destruction of hand made bombs	02
Borders security and fight against smuggling and organized crime	Arrest of drug traffickers	18
	Seizure of treated kif (kg)	552,5
	Seizure of psychotropic tablets	5471
	Arrest of people (within smuggling and illegal gold mining)	253
	Seizure of generator sets	120
	Seizure of jackhammers	55
	Seizure of vehicle	28
	Seizure of raw gold and stones mixture (bags)	1013
	Seizure of tobacco (quintals)	05
	Seizure of fuel (litre)	74767
	Seizure of pyrotechnical items (unit)	53436
Fight against illegal immigration	Arrest illegal emigrants on board artisanal boat	172
	Arrest illegal immigrants from different nationalities	41