A macabre discovery off the coast of Casablanca. A new lifeless body has been recovered at sea, further increasing the toll of the sinking of a migrant boat that was trying to reach the Spanish shores on September 28, which is said to have caused around twenty deaths.
After the various checks carried out by the Judicial Police, it appeared that the body found on the beach of Chorrillo in Ceuta last Saturday is that of a Moroccan. He would be well acquainted with Spain, having already visited it several times, but under false identities.
After the arrest of four Algerians this week, Oran is on the trail of seven Moroccans. They are said to have set up an organization to organize illegal immigration trips, and operated through Facebook.
329 migrants were rescued off the Mediterranean, from October 10 to 13, by the coast guards of the Royal Navy.
The Prefectural Judicial Police Service of Tangier arrested two candidates for illegal immigration, prosecuted in a case of violence resulting in the death of an individual, also involved in the organization of illegal immigration.
The road transport vehicles leaving Morocco are stormed by young Moroccans who try to cling to them to reach Melilla. The goal is to cross the Beni Enzar border to finally find themselves in Spain.
Several children and young Moroccans tried last Sunday to sneak into two buses that were returning from Saïdía as the vehicles were preparing to cross Melilla through the Beni-Enzar border post.
A child of about 6 years old died after being rescued from among 66 migrants who had crossed the Mediterranean on an overcrowded boat. The tragedy occurred on Friday off the Spanish coast.
Morocco has decided to strengthen the security of its coasts due to the constantly increasing attempts at illegal immigration. To this end, it intends to apply two major measures.
The toll of the Mohammedia tragedy, which occurred following the sinking of an inflatable clandestine boat carrying around fifty illegal immigration candidates, has now risen to 18 dead. It worsens the day after the discovery of two new bodies off the coast.
The Spanish enclave was the scene of a demonstration by migrants of Moroccan and Algerian nationalities. They were protesting against the lack of food and the discriminatory behavior of the authorities.
Rescue workers were able to recover, on Wednesday, October 2, two new bodies on the beach of Ennahla, in Zénata , near Casablanca, after the sinking of a boat carrying more than 50 migrants to Spain . This new discovery brings the provisional death toll of the tragedy to 15 dead.