Baby Trafficking Ring Exposed in Ceuta, Spanning Morocco and Spain

According to Lahcen Aqbayu, president of the association "Karama for the defense of human rights", it all started with the testimony of a Moroccan woman, the mother of a newborn, who denounced the network after realizing that her daughter had been sold to a Spanish couple living in Ceuta, as part of an operation carried out with the help of several Moroccan and Spanish intermediaries.

Questioned by the police after appearing in a video, Safaa Mursiya, the mother of the newborn, claims that she wanted to give her daughter to a couple in Ceuta, on condition that she remain in contact with her. Which, ultimately, was not the case, as several people would have deceived her. While she was living alone, abandoned by her partner, these people would have, according to her, taken advantage of her precarious living conditions.

According to Safaa’s testimony, she would have been visited by a Spanish couple who accompanied her to a clinic in Tétouan to make sure of the baby’s sex. However, at the time of delivery, it was another Spanish couple who appeared, accompanied by a Moroccan who registered the girl in his name.

"So far, we have counted seven cases of children who have been sold by the same intermediaries, who charge between 30,000 and 70,000 dirhams (2,800 and 6,500 euros) for each baby," said Lahcen Aqbayu, who says he has filed a complaint with the Tétouan prosecutor’s office, on behalf of his association "Karama for the defense of human rights".

Since Wednesday, the criminal investigation officers of Tétouan have opened an investigation into this case, after receiving orders from the office of the Attorney General, reported El Pueblo de Ceuta.