While the Spanish Socialist Party (PSOE) in Melilla accuses the President of Melilla, Juan José Imbroda (PP), of being Morocco’s "best ally" in its goal of annexing Ceuta and Melilla, the latter accuses the party of Pedro Sanchez of "swallowing everything" from the kingdom.
A Spanish national, accused of drug trafficking, was arrested on Friday by customs officers at the Bab Sebta crossing point.
Morocco has inaugurated a new esplanade for Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) wishing to leave the country via the city of Sebta. But this initiative is marked by disorganization and lack of clear information.
Following the recent controversy sparked by the representation of the Spanish cities of Ceuta and Melilla as Moroccan territories on a map of the Alaouite embassy in Spain, the Army has strengthened surveillance at the Melilla border.
To put an end to the controversy following the publication by the Moroccan embassy in Madrid of a map of the kingdom including the cities of Ceuta and Melilla, the Spanish government has reaffirmed the Spanish identity of the two enclaves, as well as its commitment to mutual respect in relations with Morocco.
Some 16 kilos of drugs were seized on Monday at the Bab Sebta crossing point in the car of a traveler. It is a Moroccan residing abroad (MRE) .
Morocco will not engage in armed conflict with Spain to try to seize Ceuta and Melilla. This is at least the opinion of some Spanish military and diplomatic experts.
Two couples of Moroccans residing in Belgium were arrested on Sunday in Ceuta in possession of more than 200 kilos of hashish hidden in their vehicles. They were accompanied by their minor children (four each), aged 1 to 15 years, who were taken care of by the Child Protection Service of the autonomous city.
A Moroccan residing abroad was arrested on Saturday by customs officers at the Bab Sebta border crossing. He is accused of drug trafficking.
Migrant traffickers from Morocco continue to mock the Spanish security forces with their jet skis. They land the migrants in Ceuta and return to the Moroccan coasts without being bothered, as evidenced by a recent video recorded by witnesses on a Moroccan square.
The president of Melilla, Juan José Imbroda (PP), has asked the Spanish government to "protest" against Morocco, which has made an official map integrating the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla .
Long queues are observed on the Moroccan side of the Tarajal border with Ceuta. Moroccans from Europe, at the end of their holidays in the kingdom, spend hours before entering the autonomous city as part of the return phase of Operation Marhaba.