ALGIERS-One terrorist was killed, four others surrendered to military authorities, while 37 elements supporting terrorist groups were arrested during February by detachments of the People’s National Army (PNA), which recovered a significant quantity of weapons, according to an operational report of the PNA made public Tuesday.

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In counter-terrorism operations, 26 firearms and 47 weapons were recovered during various operations conducted by the PNA detachments, according to the same source.

The report further details the arrest of 1,507 illegal gold miners and smugglers as part of anti-smuggling and illegal mining operations, along with 225 drug traffickers and 1,804 undocumented immigrants of various nationalities.

In anti-smuggling and organized crime efforts, 3,219 kilograms of processed cannabis, 78.83 kilograms of cocaine, 2,670,543 psychotropic pills, 169,282 litres of fuel, 36 metal detectors, 719 jackhammers, 1,077 generators, and 109 vehicles of various types were seized, the report added.

 

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