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Moroccan Man Arrested in Spain for Using Counterfeit Euros Purchased on Amazon
The local police in Palma arrested a 20-year-old Moroccan on Saturday for using a fake 50-euro banknote in a shop.
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Moroccan Man Sentenced to 8 Years for New Year's Day Rape in Spain
The court in Girona, in northern Spain, sentenced a Moroccan man to 8 years in prison for repeatedly raping and kidnapping a young woman in an apartment in 2015.
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Beachgoers Help Capture Drug Smugglers in Spanish Coast Bust, 700kg Hashish Seized
The Civil Guard, thanks to strong citizen collaboration, proceeded to arrest two men, suspected drug traffickers, in Granada. In total, more than 700 kilos of Moroccan hashish were seized.
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Ceuta Court Unable to Halt Repatriation of Moroccan Migrant Minors
The Ceuta court did not react favorably to the request to suspend the repatriation of seven Moroccan migrant minors. The judge did not have time to rule on the case because the return of the minors was carried out in advance.
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Dozens of Moroccan Migrant Minors Flee Ceuta Center to Avoid Repatriation
At least 60 Moroccan minors escaped this Saturday from the Piniers center in Ceuta to avoid the ongoing repatriation operation. The national police are actively searching for them.
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Spanish Prosecutors Launch Probe into Repatriation of Moroccan Migrant Children
The Attorney General’s Office has just opened an investigation into the repatriation operation to Morocco of some 800 minor migrants who arrived in Ceuta in May. The Spanish justice, which was not informed of this operation, wants to know everything about the conditions of return of the Moroccan children.
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Spanish Ombudsman Calls for Halt to Controversial Repatriation of Moroccan Minors from Ceuta
The Ombudsman asked the Ministry of the Interior on Friday to suspend the operation to repatriate unaccompanied Moroccan minors from Ceuta to Morocco. The institution has received several complaints from NGOs defending children’s rights, who denounce the lack of legal guarantees in the procedure.
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Two Sentenced for Smuggling 86 kg of Moroccan Cannabis into France
The Nîmes Criminal Court has sentenced two individuals to 42 months in prison for importing and transporting Moroccan cannabis. In total, 86 kg of drugs were found in a truck coming from Spain.
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Spanish Diplomat: Polisario Leader's Entry Impossible Without Government Approval
When questioned about the trial that is starting in September regarding the arrival of the Polisario Front leader in Spain, the Spanish diplomat Inocencio Arias declared on Monday on ’El Cascabel’ of TRECE that "it is impossible for Brahim Ghali to enter Spain without the knowledge of the Moncloa".
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Olympic Finalist Mohamed Katir Receives Hero's Welcome in Spanish Hometown
The athlete Mohamed Katir , who finished eighth in the 5,000m final at the Tokyo Olympics, was honored upon his return to Mula, in the Murcia region. On Wednesday, he was applauded by some 500 people gathered at the town hall for a tribute ceremony.
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Civil Guard Recovers Body of Moroccan Man off Melilla Coast After Failed Rescue Attempt
The agents of the maritime section of the Civil Guard recovered on Wednesday the lifeless body of a man of Maghreb appearance around 35 years old in the waters of Melilla .
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Viral Video Hoax Falsely Claims Moroccan Migrants Abuse Spanish Aid System
The author of the video that went viral on social networks and in which five men, presumed to be Moroccan migrants, claim that they benefit from Spanish state aid without working, has acknowledged that it was a hoax.