7 Jul. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Algerian authorities have claimed to have “neutralized” 30 terrorists and 223 support personnel in various military operations throughout the country during the first half of 2024.
The Ministry of Defence also announced that during the same period, the Algerian Army destroyed ten bunkers and shelters used by terrorist groups and recovered 26 firearms and 23 bombs of various types and ammunition.
In a report reported by the state news agency APS, the ministry has presented an overview of the operations that the Algerian Armed Forces have carried out during the first half of 2024 “in the framework of the fight against terrorism and multifaceted organized crime.”
In it, the Ministry of Defense has boasted of the results “which reflect the high level of professionalism, vigilance and permanent availability of (its) Armed Forces throughout the country” and has highlighted its work to “thwart all attempts to undermine the security and stability of (the) country and its sovereignty.”
Thus, the various Army units have arrested 1,432 drug traffickers, prevented the introduction of 176 quintals (17,600 kilos) of processed kif from the border with Morocco, and seized 129 kilos of cocaine and 11,726,988 million psychotropic pills.
In addition, 6,026 individuals have been arrested and 860 vehicles, 360 rifles have been confiscated (…) and other materials and “food products intended for smuggling and speculation.” Furthermore, the authorities “arrested 12,573 illegal immigrants” throughout the country.
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