During two checks at the port of Ceuta, the Civil Guard seized more than 267 kilos of hashish. The drugs were found by the Recognition Service in vehicles boarding ferries bound for Algeciras. The suspects were arrested and brought to justice.
A Moroccan residing in Ceuta (Sebta) for several years has been denied the granting of Spanish nationality. While the applicant’s wife is Spanish, the administrative chamber of the National Court states that it has rejected his file due to "his lack of integration and inappropriate civic behavior".
A total of 218 undeclared smartphones, valued at 1,046,250 dirhams, were seized on Thursday, October 10th at the Sebta crossing point. The defendant, a Moroccan Resident Abroad (MRE), was immediately arrested.
Originally from Fnideq, Youssef Sedrawi, a young porter, died on Saturday, October 5th, from his injuries, after two days in a coma.
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 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.
The Guardia Civil elements proceeded to close the Tarajal crossing point on the morning of Wednesday, October 2, after their Moroccan counterparts had alerted them to the approach of 150 sub-Saharan migrants to the border post.
A Moroccan couple residing in France was arrested at the border post of Ceuta , in possession of 9 and a half kilos of cannabis resin and a sum of 100,000 dirhams.
The Moroccan authorities closed the border with Sebta on Monday, September 30, at noon, for a little over an hour, while several hundred people were waiting to cross.
Missing since Wednesday, September 25, Houda Kattal, the young Moroccan girl living in [Ceuta] with her parents, was finally found at dawn in Morocco. According to initial information, she did not inform her relatives that she was going to the neighboring country.
Moroccan police sources have told the Spanish news agency EFE that the Moroccan police are now restricting access to the city of [Ceuta] by strengthening passport control.
The Spanish enclave of Ceuta was the scene of a homicide on Sunday, September 22. A Moroccan residing in the El Principe neighborhood was the victim of three gunshots, fired by his son-in-law.