Official Statement of MND
24th December 2025
Operational Report of PNA from 17th to the 23rd December 2025
In the dynamic of sustained efforts in the fight against terrorism and against multifaceted organized crime, units and detachments of People's National Army executed, during the period from 17th to the 23rd December 2025, several operations leading to quality results which reflect the high professionalism, vigilance and permanent availability of our Armed Forces throughout the national territory :
As part of the fight against organized crime and continuing efforts to combat the scourge of drug trafficking in our country, combined detachments of People's National Army, in coordination with various security services, intercepted 55 drug traffickers and thwarted attempts to smuggle 458 kilograms of processed cannabis from the borders with Morocco during operations conducted across the Military Regions. While 1,293,818 psychotropic tablets were seized.
In Tamanrasset, Bordj Badji Mokhtar, In Guezzam, Illizi, and Djanet, detachments of People's National Army arrested 427 individuals and seized 23 vehicles, 257 generators, 136 jackhammers, as well as quantities of raw gold and stones, and equipment used in illegal gold mining operations. Similarly, 13 other individuals were apprehended and 1 Kalashnikov-type submachine gun, 2 automatic pistols, 8 hunting rifles, 38,370 liters of fuel, as well as 2 quintals of tobacco and 34 tons of foodstuffs intended for smuggling and speculation were seized during separate operations.
Furthermore, the Coast Guard thwarted attempts at illegal emigration on the national coasts and rescued (124) individuals on board artisanally constructed vessels, while (493) illegal immigrants of various nationalities were arrested throughout the national territory.
As part of the fight against organized crime and continuing efforts to combat the scourge of drug trafficking in our country, combined detachments of People's National Army, in coordination with various security services, intercepted 55 drug traffickers and thwarted attempts to smuggle 458 kilograms of processed cannabis from the borders with Morocco during operations conducted across the Military Regions. While 1,293,818 psychotropic tablets were seized.
In Tamanrasset, Bordj Badji Mokhtar, In Guezzam, Illizi, and Djanet, detachments of People's National Army arrested 427 individuals and seized 23 vehicles, 257 generators, 136 jackhammers, as well as quantities of raw gold and stones, and equipment used in illegal gold mining operations. Similarly, 13 other individuals were apprehended and 1 Kalashnikov-type submachine gun, 2 automatic pistols, 8 hunting rifles, 38,370 liters of fuel, as well as 2 quintals of tobacco and 34 tons of foodstuffs intended for smuggling and speculation were seized during separate operations.
Furthermore, the Coast Guard thwarted attempts at illegal emigration on the national coasts and rescued (124) individuals on board artisanally constructed vessels, while (493) illegal immigrants of various nationalities were arrested throughout the national territory.
| Operation | Events | Report |
|---|---|---|
| Borders security and fight against smuggling and organized crime | Arrest of Drug traffickers | 55 |
| Seizure of treated kif (kilogram) | 458 | |
| Seizure of psychotropic tablets | 1.293.818 | |
| Arrest of individuals (in relation with smuggling and illicit gold mining) | 435 | |
| Seizure of firearms | 11 | |
| Seizure of generators | 257 | |
| Seizure of jackhammers | 136 | |
| Seizure of fuel (liter) | 38.370 | |
| Seizure of vehicles | 23 | |
| Seizure of foodstuffs (ton) | 34 | |
| Seizure of Tobacco (quintal) | 2 | |
| Fight against illegal immigration | Fight against illegal immigration Arrest of illegal immigrants on board home-built boats | 124 |
| Arrest of illegal immigrants of different nationalities | 493 |
