Agents of the Civil Guard of the Maritime Service of Ceuta have intercepted three Moroccan fishing boats using driftnets, an illegal practice. Several trapped species, such as dolphins, turtles and tuna, were able to be released.
Ibrahim Buselham, 16, was killed on April 15, 2022, during a shootout between drug trafficking networks in Ceuta. The young man was a collateral victim of this settling of scores between rival gangs. His family continues to demand justice.
The Territorial Coordination Committee for the Strait Crossing Operation (OPE) held its first meeting today, Friday. The objective is to ensure increased security and maximum fluidity in the transportation of vehicles and Moroccans living abroad (MREs) using the Algeciras-Ceuta route to Morocco.
No Ceuta official was present at the preparatory meeting for Operation Marhaba held last week in Algeciras and attended by all stakeholders. An absence deemed "unacceptable" by the Confederation of Businessmen of Ceuta (CECE).
Ignacio Cembrero considers Morocco to be "a dictatorship" comparable to that of the "Franco regime". The Spanish journalist discusses his legal disputes with the Moroccan authorities and provides a general analysis of the relations between Morocco and Spain.
In Ceuta and Melilla, the authorities are already mobilizing for the Marhaba operation marking the return of Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) to Morocco, in order to improve the crossing process to the kingdom. The operation is expected to start on June 15 and end in mid-September 2023.
The police on Friday apprehended on the Costa del Sol the head of one of the two major drug and human trafficking networks active in Ceuta. The criminal, considered "very violent", was actively wanted.
The provincial court of Cadiz has sentenced two residents of Ceuta to one year in prison for shooting a 17-year-old Moroccan with a rifle and then posting the video on social media.
The statements of the President of the House of Councilors, Ennam Mayara (Istiqlal), on the Moroccanness of Ceuta and Melilla sparked a major outrage within the royal palace. Nizar Baraka, the party’s secretary general, is trying to correct the situation.
In Spain, the statements of the President of the House of Advisors, the Sahrawi Ennam Mayara, on the Moroccanness of Ceuta and Melilla, are provoking strong reactions. Right and left-wing political parties are calling for a "stronger and stricter" diplomacy.
The Civil Guard arrested on Wednesday in the port of Algeciras the alleged perpetrator of the murder of "Tayena", a Moroccan considered by the police as the head of a drug trafficking network active in Ceuta. He would have been killed by the rival gang of "Tweety" as part of a settling of scores.
The Observatory of Ceuta and Melilla has just published a brief informative video on the history of Sebta, following the recent statements by the President of the House of Advisors (Moroccan Senate) describing the two autonomous cities as "occupied" territories.