CAIRO, May 17, 2018 (MENA)t – The security forces killed 19 takfiris and arrested 20 wanted criminals over the past few days in central and north Sinai as part of the army's comprehensive operation Sinai 2018, the army said in its 22nd communiqué on Thursday. The security troops, comprising military and police forces, eliminated a number of hideouts that contained military uniforms and takfiri books as well as three tunnels in North Sinai, the statement said. The security forces detonated three improvised explosive devices, wiped out six bhang farms in central Sinai, and seized 500 kg of the plant in rolls. The air force destroyed a vehicle carrying arms, explosives and ammunition near the country's western border, it said. The border guards detained 401 individuals for attempting to infiltrate into Egypt through the western border, in addition to 25 others who tried to illegally enter the country through the southern border, it added.