Destruction of large quantities of drugs and psychotropic substances – New Algeria

revealed Ministry of National DefenceRegional destruction operations of huge quantities of drugs were organized And psychotropic substances Of various kinds.

A statement from the Ministry, today, Thursday, explained that in implementation of the laws related to burning and destroying drugs of various types, and similar to previous operations, regional destruction operations for narcotics and psychotropic substances were organized yesterday, Wednesday, at the level of Chlef Province in the First Military Region, Tlemcen Province in the Second Military Region, Bashar Province in the Third Military Region, Biskra Province in the Fourth Military Region, and Constantine Province in the Fifth Military Region, in the presence of the local judicial and security authorities. And regional.

The same source added that during these operations, all the drugs that were seized by the units of the People’s National Army, the National Gendarmerie, the National Security and the Algerian customs services were collected through various military departments.

The Ministry revealed that the process of destroying and burning the seized drugs of all types, which weighed more than (13 tons, 584 kilograms, and 794 grams) of processed alcohol, (673 kilograms, and 311 grams) of hard drugs (cocaine), and (15 million, 499 thousand and 176 tablets) of psychotropic and other substances, took place in tight regulatory conditions by harnessing all the material and human capabilities to ensure the success of this operation, and this Under the supervision of the regional committees in charge of destroying narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, which are headed by the representative of the regional competent judicial authority.

For reference, the process of transferring all the seized quantities through the various military departments, which were collected at the level of collection centers, was carried out, where all the seized quantities were weighed and inventoried by the judicial police services represented by the judicial authorities, the National Gendarmerie and the National Security, to be shipped and accompanied in their transport to the factories concerned with burning and destruction, where the seals were opened and the seized inventory was then initiated, and then the process of destroying these drugs began in accordance with legal techniques and standards, while respecting safety conditions and taking into account the protection of the environment and the environment.

The Ministry of National Defense affirmed that these regional operations confirm once again the effectiveness of the national strategy to combat this phenomenon and the tremendous efforts of the People’s National Army units and various security services in confronting this dangerous scourge on society, the security and the economy of the nation, and repelling all attempts that aim to flood the country with these toxins.