Some 850 Moroccan cross-border workers, mostly women from Tetouan, have been facing a difficulty for a few days: they cannot renew their work permits in Ceuta, due to the lack of issuance of the necessary documents by the Moroccan authorities.
For a few days now, cross-border workers who travel to Ceuta every day have been having difficulties renewing their employment contracts. The reason is the refusal of the Moroccan authorities to issue them their residence certificate, a document required by the Office of Foreigners for the renewal of contracts.
Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) caused massive traffic jams in Ceuta. They were hoping to arrive quickly in Morocco to spend the end-of-year holidays there.
Security at the land borders between Morocco and the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla has been strengthened to prevent attempts at infiltration and irregular immigration, which usually multiply during the end-of-year holidays.
Spanish army helicopters flew over the border with Morocco this week as part of joint military exercises. These maneuvers, which are also taking place in Melilla, the Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands, aim to assert the Spanish presence in these strategic territories.
A Guardia Civil officer stationed at Tarajal, the border post between Ceuta and Morocco, was fined 150 euros for having stolen a box of dates during a customs check last November.
The Spanish National Police has dismantled a drug trafficking network operating between Morocco and Spain. Their particularity? The use of drones to transport drugs , a phenomenon that seems to be growing in recent years between the two countries.
Morocco would have decided to ban the export of products from Melilla, on the grounds that these products come from a Moroccan city.
Two individuals are accused of having forged driving licenses for some 90 Moroccan nationals in Ceuta. They risk two to three years in prison.
The Spanish Navy has deployed the amphibious assault ship Galicia (L-51) in the city of Melilla, near Moroccan waters. A clear message sent to the kingdom that claims this territory.
The Spanish Navy has sent for the third time this year the auxiliary ship Mar Caribe near Moroccan waters. The objective is to supply water, fuel and various equipment to the military detachments on the Spanish islands and rocks claimed by Morocco.
Despite the tragedies that are frequently recorded at sea, Moroccan families continue to encourage their underage children to immigrate illegally to Spain to build a better future. This is the case of a 12-year-old girl, originally from Chefchaouen, who claims to have swam alone from Morocco to reach Ceuta. But this is not the case.