The city of Melilla has just equipped itself with an intelligent border control system following a collaboration between Thales, a European technology giant, and Trablisa, a Spanish security company.
The trial of several forgers specialized in the manufacture of visas for the Schengen area, recently arrested in the north of the Kingdom, has begun in Tetouan.
The lifeless body of Ilyas El Antabi, a 24-year-old Moroccan, was found in Algerian waters, after several days of searching. His family is asking for his repatriation to be buried with dignity in Morocco.
Khaldoune, Oualid and Wassim, three Algerian migrants from Fnideq, Morocco to Ceuta by swimming, were rescued at sea by the Guardia Civil on November 14. After being taken care of by the Red Cross, they were expelled to their country of origin.
A Moroccan minor was found on Sunday under the bus transporting the players of Real Murcia to the maritime station of the port of Ceuta after their match at the Alfonso Murube stadium, delaying their return to Algeciras (Cádiz).
A Colombian citizen was arrested on Friday by the Civil Guard, in collaboration with the Moroccan security forces, as he was trying to illegally leave Spain via the Ceuta border with Morocco.
The Spanish National Police dismantled a criminal organization that was transporting migrants hidden in trucks from Tangier to Algeciras. In total, 11 people were arrested.
The Director of the Civil Guard, Leonardo Marcos, reaffirmed on Wednesday from Ceuta the willingness of the armed institute to "strengthen" the "magnificent cooperation" with the Moroccan security forces in the field of prevention and fight against terrorism, organized crime and drug and human trafficking.
A Moroccan migrant managed to cross the six-meter high fence with barbed wire at the Melilla border by paraglider on Friday.
Six years after the Hirak demonstrations in the Rif, thousands of young people from the region have emigrated clandestinely by boat to the southern coasts of Spain. This year, more than 5,000 young people have already reached the Spanish coasts.
The Unified Association of the Civil Guard (AUGC) fears a massive influx of migrants to Andalusia, after the deadly earthquake that hit part of Morocco in the night of September 8.
Taoufik Aknin, 27, arrived in Spain in 2018 after crossing the Strait of Gibraltar by kayak from Morocco. The young man, who has been living in Palma for a year and a half, recounts how his 24-hour sea crossing went.