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• Spanish Patrol Boat Deployed Near Melilla to Monitor Maritime Borders
  14 April, by Prince

  Spain deployed the patrol boat Isla Pinto (P-84) in the waters of Melilla, near Morocco, this weekend. According to the Spanish Navy, this operation is part of the ongoing presence, surveillance, and deterrence missions in the enclave, as well as in Spanish islands and rocks.
  These missions aim to "ensure the surveillance of maritime spaces of sovereignty and national interest" and to prevent potential threats, explains the Royal Navy on its official website. In this context, the patrol (…)

• Rabies Alert: Second Infected Dog Found at Melilla-Morocco Border
  13 April, by Prince

  The competent authorities of Melilla reported on Saturday the discovery of a second rabid dog at the border with Morocco.
  According to the department of social policies, this new case was diagnosed by the animal health and zoonosis unit. It is an adult medium-sized dog with short, black and white fur, spotted on April 8 in the beach area, near the border with Morocco, relays Ok Diario.
  The animal, which showed symptoms of rabies, died the next day, April 9, informs the General (…)

• Spain Seizes Over 700 Kilos of Moroccan Hashish in Ceuta Crackdown
  14 April, by Prince

  Spain is waging a fierce battle against hashish trafficking from Morocco. In the space of three months, the Guardia Civil has seized more than 700 kilos of hashish at sea in Ceuta.
  Spanish security forces have managed to push hashish trafficking networks to their last strongholds over the past three months. Arrests of drug traffickers and hashish seizures have increased in Ceuta during the period. On March 19, the Guardia Civil seized 173 kilos of hashish transported by a fishing boat (…)

• Morocco Sees Surge in British Tourists as Spain Grapples with Anti-Tourism Protests
  12 April, by Sylvanus

  Many British tourists have abandoned Spain to spend their holidays in Morocco due to protests against mass tourism accused of being the cause of the housing crisis.
  British tourists are no longer welcome in Spain. During the Easter holidays, the Spanish anti-tourism brigade brought out their "TOURISTS NOT WELCOME" banners again. Last weekend, 150,000 angry protesters flooded the streets of Madrid to protest against the housing crisis in Spain, which many blame on their once-cherished (…)

• Moroccan Drug Gang Linked to Fatal Shooting in Spain’s Galicia Region
  15 June 2024, by Prince

  The Mocro Maffia would be behind the assassination of a man in Galicia, a city located in northwestern Spain. The victim, shot in broad daylight, would have been mistaken for his brother who was the target of the Moroccan mafia. The police lean towards a settling of scores related to drug trafficking.
  The Moroccan gang would be behind several shootings and murders in Spain, the latest of which took place this week in Galicia, reports El Debate. An investigation has been opened and has (…)

• Spain Delays Repatriation of Moroccan Worker’s Body, Demands Further Tests
  12 February 2022, by Prince

  The Spanish judicial police require more thorough tests before the court authorizes the repatriation of the body of Taofik Belassal, the young Moroccan seasonal worker who died in a fire that occurred in Huelva in December 2019.
  The young man’s family has already appealed to the Spanish court three times to order the repatriation of his body. Without success. The Moroccan police even confirmed Taofik’s identity to the Spanish judicial police in November, after conducting a DNA test with (…)

• Top Olive Oil Experts to Judge World’s Best at Evooleum Awards in Spain
  14 March 2022, by Prince

  Thirty of the world’s best tasters will meet on March 18 and 19 in Cordoba, southern Spain, for the Evooleum Awards international competition, to evaluate samples of the 100 best extra virgin olive oils (EVOO) in the world, including that of Morocco.
  "This edition of the competition is the most accomplished because it has largely exceeded all expectations and the number of extra virgin olive oils received in previous editions," said the Spanish Association of Olive Municipalities (AEMO) (…)

• Moroccan Navy Patrol Confronts Spanish Fishing Boats in Disputed Waters Near Tarifa
  29 July 2022, by Prince

  Roberto Gonzalez, accompanied by two friends, went out to sea on Saturday for a day of fishing when a patrol boat from the Royal Moroccan Navy "entered Spanish waters" and began chasing them, ordering them to leave Moroccan waters. However, Gonzalez claims without a doubt that he was "less than a mile from the coast of Tarifa" and was confirmed by Tarifa Trafico, a maritime control center, that he was "in Spanish waters" and not Moroccan, reports El Confidencial.
  Gonzalez and his friends (…)

• Spain Bolsters Military Presence in Melilla Amid Territorial Tensions
  5 April, by Prince

  Spain has deployed units in Melilla to carry out surveillance and deterrence missions aimed at ensuring the security and defense of the autonomous city in the face of Morocco’s persistent claims.
  The mixed artillery regiment no. 32 (RAMIX 32) deployed in Melilla, which combines field artillery and anti-aircraft artillery, is supporting other units of the Melilla General Command. Its objective is to strengthen the surveillance of strategic points and the control of access to sensitive (…)

• Spain’s Border Crackdown Slashes Moroccan Travel to Ceuta and Melilla
  30 January 2023, by Prince

  Spain has tightened border controls in Ceuta and Melilla for Moroccans, significantly reducing the number of travelers from the kingdom to the autonomous cities.
  Before the border closures in March 2020 due to the Covid-19 health crisis, around 30,000 people and 10,000 vehicles were arriving in Ceuta every day from Tetouan, Morocco. After the tightening of entry conditions, barely 3,000 travelers were recorded per day, according to data provided by the town hall and confirmed by the (…)