Fourteen New Posts Enhance Algeria’s Land Border Security

Algerian customs has implemented a comprehensive reinforcement of controls for travelers and goods across the country's land borders. This initiative includes the creation of 14 new customs surveillance posts, designed to enhance national security and regulate the movement of people and merchandise. The establishment and operational framework for these posts were formalized by a decision published in Official Gazette no. 60 on August 23, applying existing provisions of executive decree no. 11-421, which outlines the structure and functioning of the general directorate of customs' external services.

The newly established surveillance posts are strategically positioned as structural units along Algeria's land borders. Their primary responsibilities include maintaining continuous surveillance of adjacent border strips, providing essential operational support to various customs brigades, and ensuring the security of personnel and assets within the surveillance posts. These units operate on a permanent and continuous basis, with agents performing duties day and night through a rotational system. Each post is managed by a chief, holding at least the rank of brigade officer, who reports directly to the chief of the main inspection responsible for customs surveillance.

Furthermore, these posts play a crucial role in combating all forms of cross-border crime, fostering permanent coordination with competent National Gendarmerie units within their territorial jurisdictions. They are also tasked with securing seized goods until their official transfer to the relevant customs collector. The list of these 14 surveillance posts includes locations in key border regions, notably Tlemcen, Béchar, and Annaba, underscoring a nationwide effort to fortify border integrity and uphold public order.