The flow of Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) has increased by 50% at the port of Algeciras for this Operation Marhaba 2022. The Civil Guards in charge of passenger control estimate that the 5 additional agents sent as reinforcements are insufficient to manage such a large number of Moroccans abroad.
A regular helicopter line between Algeciras (Spain) and Tangier and Tetouan (Morocco) should soon be established.
Malfunctions are noted in the sale of tickets to Moroccans residing abroad wishing to travel to Morocco from the port of Algeciras as part of the Marhaba 2022 operation. This is revealed by parliamentary reports transmitted to the government authorities.
The Marhaba Operation 2022, which started on June 15, recorded the passage of more than 50,000 Moroccans living abroad and 15,000 vehicles from Spanish ports to Morocco in one week.
The Spanish police have managed to identify the young man found burned alive on a construction site in early May in Algeciras, who eventually died. The victim, of Moroccan origin, did not have any clothing or documents on him to identify him.
The Marhaba 2022 Operation started on June 15. For this first post-Covid edition, travelers are required to buy their tickets online before arriving at the ports of Algeciras and Tarifa, which account for 70% of passenger movements each year as part of this Operation. But for now, the influx is low.
Freight traffic between the port of Algeciras and the port of Tanger Med recorded a record level of activity in May 2022, with a total of 9.7 million tons of total traffic (+7.5%) and 407,000 TEUs (+5.5%).
Since the launch of the Marhaba Operation on June 15, 11,096 Moroccans from Europe and 3,543 vehicles have already crossed Spain to Morocco, according to data from the Spanish Ministry of the Interior.
The Marhaba Operation starts this Wednesday in Spain, after two years of cancellation. Long lines of vehicles will be recorded at the border with Morocco, which has planned to increase the number of entries.
The Marhaba Operation, the largest migratory movement between Europe and Morocco, starts this Wednesday, June 15, after two years of cancellation. More than 15,000 Spanish security forces personnel have been mobilized for the occasion.
The Consul General of Morocco in Algeciras, Mohamed Rafaoui, reviewed the actions taken so far by the Moroccan and Spanish authorities to prepare the Marhaba Operation 2022, which promises to be exceptional.
The Jupol police union has demanded that the Ministry of the Interior urgently send reinforcement officers to the Algeciras police station in order to manage the large influx of MRE during the Marhaba Operation, which starts on June 15.