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| Terrorist arrested in Illizi, two others surrender to security forces in 2nd MR |
| 2016-02-23 |
[APS.DZ] ALGIERS- A terrorist was locked awayDrop the gat, Rocky, or you're a dead 'un! Saturday in Illizi by a detachment of the People's National Army while two others surrendered to security forces in the 2nd Military Region, said the Ministry of National Defence in a statement Sunday. "As part of the fight against terrorism and during a reconnaissance patrol near the borders, a detachment of the People's National Army of the operational area of Illizi (4th Military Region) arrested, on 20 February 2016, a terrorist carrying three hunting rifles with telescopic sight and mobile phones," said the statement. "In the 2nd Military Region, two holy warriors surrendered to the security forces in possession of two Kalashnikov submachine guns, four homemade bombs, a grenade, 184 bullets, six mobile phones as well as DZD 95,500 and € 500," added the statement. "As part of the fight against organized crime, a detachment of the operational area of Djelfa (1st Military Region) thwarted in coordination with units of National Police, an attempt to smuggle 57 quintals of cannabis resin and intercepted two narcos in two cars," said the Ministry's statement. "Detachments of the operational areas of Tamanrasset, Bordj Badji Mokhtar and In Guezzam (6th Military Region) arrested 20 undocumented Democrats and six smugglers, and seized four trucks, six all-terrain vehicles, 24.4 tonnes of foodstuffs, 2,780 litres of cooking oil, 30,200 litres of fuel and 3,840 soap units," added the statement. "Units of National Gendarmerie of Laghouat (4th Military Region) seized 2,681 bottles of beverages," concluded the statement. |
| Posted by:Fred |