Official Statement of MND
19th May 2021
Operational report of PNA from 11th to 18th May 2021
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 11th to 18th May 2021, several operations which testify the infallible commitment of our Armed Forces to preserve peace and security in our country:
Within the framework of the fight against terrorism and following the operation carried out by a detachment of People's National Army, on 06th May 2021 in Djebel Echaoun, commune of Derag, wilaya of Médéa, which allowed the elimination of one (01) terrorist and the recovery of one (01) submachine gun type Kalashnikov and a quantity of ammunition, the identification operation determined that it is the criminal "BOURSAS Okba", who had rallied the terrorist groups in 2015.
Within the framework of the fight against organized crime and in continuity with the sustained efforts aiming to thwart drug trafficking scourge in our country, detachments of PNA and the services of the National Gendarmerie and the Border Guards have stopped at the territories of the 2nd and 3rd Military Regions, (02) drug traffickers and seized (08) quintals and (56.41) kilograms of treated kif that the criminal gangs tried to introduce across the borders with Morocco, while combined detachments of PNA intercepted (19) other drug traffickers and seized (24487) psychotropic tablets in various operations carried out in other Military Regions.
In addition, detachments of PNA arrested in Tamanrasset, In Guezzam, Bordj Badji Mokhtar, Djanet and In Aménas, (147) individuals and seized (18) vehicles, (165) generators, (151) jackhammers, (07) metal detectors, detonation tools and other equipment used in illegal gold mining operations, as well as (920) bags of raw gold and stones mixture, while (03) other individuals were arrested and (18) hunting rifles were seized during separate operations in Tébessa and Batna. Likewise, the border guards thwarted smuggle attempts of large quantities of fuel amounting to (14699) litres in Tébessa, El-Tarf, Souk Ahras, Tindouf and Bordj Badji Mokhtar.
In another context, the Coast Guards thwarted illegal emigration attempts of (97) individuals, including four (04) emigrants of Moroccan nationality, who were on board artisanal boats in Oran, Tlemcen, Chlef, Algiers and El-Tarf, while (42) illegal immigrants from different nationalities were arrested in Nâama, Tlemcen and Béchar.
Within the framework of the fight against terrorism and following the operation carried out by a detachment of People's National Army, on 06th May 2021 in Djebel Echaoun, commune of Derag, wilaya of Médéa, which allowed the elimination of one (01) terrorist and the recovery of one (01) submachine gun type Kalashnikov and a quantity of ammunition, the identification operation determined that it is the criminal "BOURSAS Okba", who had rallied the terrorist groups in 2015.
Within the framework of the fight against organized crime and in continuity with the sustained efforts aiming to thwart drug trafficking scourge in our country, detachments of PNA and the services of the National Gendarmerie and the Border Guards have stopped at the territories of the 2nd and 3rd Military Regions, (02) drug traffickers and seized (08) quintals and (56.41) kilograms of treated kif that the criminal gangs tried to introduce across the borders with Morocco, while combined detachments of PNA intercepted (19) other drug traffickers and seized (24487) psychotropic tablets in various operations carried out in other Military Regions.
In addition, detachments of PNA arrested in Tamanrasset, In Guezzam, Bordj Badji Mokhtar, Djanet and In Aménas, (147) individuals and seized (18) vehicles, (165) generators, (151) jackhammers, (07) metal detectors, detonation tools and other equipment used in illegal gold mining operations, as well as (920) bags of raw gold and stones mixture, while (03) other individuals were arrested and (18) hunting rifles were seized during separate operations in Tébessa and Batna. Likewise, the border guards thwarted smuggle attempts of large quantities of fuel amounting to (14699) litres in Tébessa, El-Tarf, Souk Ahras, Tindouf and Bordj Badji Mokhtar.
In another context, the Coast Guards thwarted illegal emigration attempts of (97) individuals, including four (04) emigrants of Moroccan nationality, who were on board artisanal boats in Oran, Tlemcen, Chlef, Algiers and El-Tarf, while (42) illegal immigrants from different nationalities were arrested in Nâama, Tlemcen and Béchar.
| Opération | Evènements | Bilan |
|---|---|---|
| Borders security and fight against smuggling and organized crime | Arrest of drug traffickers | 21 |
| Seizure of treated kif (kg) | 856,41 | |
| Seizure of psychotropic tablets | 24487 | |
| Arrest of people (within smuggling and illegal gold mining) | 150 | |
| Seizure of hunting rifle | 18 | |
| Seizure of generator sets | 165 | |
| Seizure of jackhammers | 151 | |
| Seizure of metal detectors | 07 | |
| Seizure of vehicles | 18 | |
| Seizure of raw gold and stones mixture (bags) | 920 | |
| Seizure of fuel (litre) | 14699 | |
| Lutte contre l'immigration clandestine | Arrest of illegal emigrants on board artisanal boat | 97 |
| Arrest of illegal immigrants from different nationalities | 42 |
