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• Melilla to Deploy Drones for Border Surveillance as Morocco Crossing Reopens
  12 October 2021, by Prince

  The city of Melilla intends to use drones to control its border with Morocco as soon as it reopens, announced the colonel of the Civil Guard of the city, Antonio Sierras Sánchez.
  The control of the border of Melilla with Morocco will soon be ensured by drones. The authorities of the autonomous city are only waiting for the reopening of the border to implement this new measure, reports Huffpost.
  In announcing the news, the colonel of the Civil Guard, Antonio Sierras Sánchez, praised the (…)

• Body of Moroccan Man Found on Spanish Beach, Guardia Civil Investigates
  30 May 2019, by Amine

  The Guardia Civil has just found the lifeless body of a 52-year-old Moroccan man on the beach of Almuñécar (Granada). One of the locals saw the body floating and alerted the authorities.
  Last Sunday, the body of a Moroccan man was recovered from the El Tesorillo beach in Almuñécar, and, according to Lavanguardia citing EFE, it could be a man who has lived in the Molvízar region for a few years.
  However, this media initially stated that this man was 45 years old, and then, in another (…)

• Viral Video: Moroccan Cyclist Spotted Wearing Spanish Guardia Civil Uniform
  12 March 2019, by Amine

  The video in Morocco of an individual on a bicycle wearing the uniform of the Spanish Guardia Civil is causing a buzz in Spain. The scene is also very funny. And the word "pikala" is very appropriate.
  El Faro de Ceuta does not mince words to describe the burlesque of the thing: "Clothes, objects and even uniforms of the security forces end up on the other side of the border, giving rise to picturesque images or videos like this one, in which a Moroccan on a bicycle is wearing the uniform (…)

• Spanish Police Bust Major Drug Ring: 85 Arrested, 5 Tons of Cannabis Seized
  30 August 2019, by Kamal

  The operation, according to Europa sur, which was crowned with success, led to the arrest of 85 individuals and the seizure of more than 5 tons of cannabis resin, as well as 49 cars and 17 firearms.
  The elements of the Spanish Guardia civil also managed to recover several hundred thousand euros, in the possession of the members of the networks, who were very active in the southern region of Spain.
  According to a statement from the Guardia civil, the arrest of the 85 members of the (…)

• Spanish Police Accused of Assaulting Moroccan Migrant Minors in Las Palmas
  3 February 2021, by Sylvanus

  In a video shared on social networks, we can see Guardia Civil agents harassing and assaulting a group of illegal immigrants. Among them, Moroccan minors.
  The violence is said to have occurred in the courtyard of a mosque in "Las Palmas". Some Spanish Guardia agents have violently kicked and punched "Harraga" minors. One of the Moroccan minors screams and cries because his friend has fallen into a coma.
  The motivations of the Guardia Civil agents remain, for the moment, unknown. What (…)

• Moroccan Man Killed Trying to Stop Assault in Spanish Enclave of Ceuta; 93 Arrested
  1 May 2019, by Amine

  Exactly 93 arrests were made by the Guardia Civil to shed light on the case of the death of Soufiane, from Tetouan, who died in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, near the port. He would only be 24 years old. This tragedy took place very early in the morning.
  According to El Faro de Ceuta, based on a press release from the Guardia Civil: "According to the data collected, there are currently about a hundred immigrants intercepted, as part of a deployment carried out by the GRS (Grupos Rurales de (…)

• Former Soccer Prodigy Hachim Mastour Vanishes, Greek Club Files Legal Action
  20 February 2019, by Amine

  The young Moroccan international Hachim Mastour has been missing for several days and has not returned to his club at the end of the winter break. This prolonged absence is seriously worrying and the Greek club where he plays has just taken legal action.
  Under contract until 2021 with PAS Lamia, the player has played little since the start of the season, only four matches played for a player whose future was thought to be promising. This more than doubtful disappearance is now worrying (…)

• Body of Moroccan Woman Found in Spanish Industrial Area, Autopsy Pending
  8 April 2019, by Said

  The body of a woman of Moroccan origin was found yesterday morning in Torrevieja, in the southeast of Spain. An autopsy is to be carried out this morning to determine the exact circumstances of the death.
  Quoted by the EFE agency, sources within the Guardia Civil indicate that the body of this 39-year-old woman was found in an industrial area known to house several nightclubs and even if the initial investigations were pointing towards a homicide or a murder, it would apparently only be (…)

• Spanish Authorities Intercept and Return Moroccan Migrants Near Ceuta
  10 April 2019, by Said

  They did not reach Spain. Several Moroccan migrants who were already at sea en route to Andalusia were apprehended by the Spanish authorities before being pushed back to Morocco.
  In total, 8 migrants, all of Moroccan nationality, had boarded a makeshift boat heading for Spain, but they were apprehended a few kilometers from the city of Ceuta by a Guardia Civil patrol.
  According to the local media El Faro de Ceuta, they were all transferred to the headquarters of the National Police in (…)

• Moroccan Drug Kingpin Arrested at Spanish Airport on International Warrant
  29 August 2020, by Said

  A Moroccan national was arrested last Thursday by police officers at Malaga airport. The 48-year-old man was wanted by Morocco, which had issued an international arrest warrant against him for drug trafficking.
  He was identified during a border control. Once his identity was confirmed, he was arrested and taken to the police station.
  According to the judicial requisition, the fugitive was wanted in Morocco for his involvement in a drug trafficking network, of which he is said to be one (…)