Within the dynamics of the continuous efforts in the fight against terrorism and against multifaceted organized crime, units and detachments of the People's National Army carried out, during the period from 1st to 11th January 2022, several operations that led to quality results reflecting the high professionalism, vigilance and permanent availability of our Armed Forces throughout the national territory:

      Within the framework of the fight against terrorism, detachments of the People's National Army arrested (26) elements supporting terrorist groups in separate operations across the national territory, while other detachments of the PNA discovered and destroyed (13) terrorists’ casemates and (03) homemade bombs during search and racketing operations in Ain Defla and Bouira.

      Within the framework of the fight against organized crime and in continuity with the intense efforts aimed at countering the scourge of drug trafficking in our country, combined detachments of the People's National Army have arrested, in coordination with the various security services at the 2nd and 3rd Military Regions, (19) drug traffickers and thwarted attempts to introduce huge quantities of drugs across the borders with Morocco, amounting to (23) quintals and (31) kilograms of treated kif , while (40) other drug traffickers were arrested and (04) Kalashnikov-type submachine guns, a quantity of ammunition, as well as (136) kilograms of treated kif with (88,002) psychotropic tablets were seized during various operations carried out through the other Military Regions.





      In addition, detachments of the People's National Army intercepted, in Tamanrasset, In Guezzam, Bordj Badji Mokhtar, Djanet and Tindouf, (376) individuals and seized (45) vehicles, (359) generators, (192) jackhammers, (07) metal detectors, quantities of explosives, detonation tools and other equipment used in illicit gold mining operations, (102) tons of mixture of raw gold and stones, as well as (105 ) tons of foodstuffs intended for smuggling, while (20) hunting rifles, two (02) automatic pistols, a quantity of cartridges, (80) quintals of tobacco and (14,680) units of various beverages were seized in Adrar , Ouargla, Djanet, El-Oued, Biskra, Laghouat, Batna, Tebessa, Khenchla and Setif. Similarly, Border Guards thwarted attempts to smuggle large quantities of fuel amounting to (43,276) litres in Tamanrasset, Bordj Badji Mokhtar, Tebessa, El-Tarf and Souk Ahras.


      In another context, Coast Guards thwarted, in our national coasts, attempts at illegal emigration and proceeded to the rescue of (474) individuals on board homemade boats, while (96) illegal immigrants of different nationalities were apprehended in Tlemcen, El-Oued, Souk Ahras, Bordj Badji Mokhtar and Tindouf.

Operation	Events	Report
Fight against terrorism	Arrest of elements of support to terrorist groups	26
	Homemade bombs destroyed	03
	Terrorists’ casemates destroyed	13
Borders security and fight against smuggling and organized crime	Arrest of drug traffickers	59
	Seizure of treated kif (kg)	2,467
	Seizure of psychotropic tablets	96,352
	Arrest of individuals (within smuggling and illegal gold mining)	376
	Seizure of fire gun	26
	Seizure of generator sets	359
	Seizure of jackhammers	192
	Seizure of metal detectors	07
	Raw gold and stones mixture (tonne)	102
	Seizure of foodstuffs intended for smuggling (tons)	105
	Seizure of vehicles	45
	Seizure of fuel (litres)	43,276
	Seizure of tobacco (quintals)	80
	Seizure of various drinks (units)	14,680
Fight against illegal immigration	Arrest of illegal emigrants on board artisanal boat	474
	Arrest of illegal immigrants from different nationalities	96