Spanish ports Morocco surveillance MRE security operation

More than a hundred European specialists are now covering this strategic axis of the western Mediterranean. No fewer than 137 specialized profiles, including dog handlers and document fraud analysts, are supporting a contingent of 35 Spanish police officers. Fifteen other member states are participating in this pooling of forces, mobilizing personnel from France, Germany, Greece and the Scandinavian countries.

On Bladi.net : Frontex Launches Operation Minerva to Monitor Mediterranean Border Crossings

The primary objective of this mission is to manage migration flows while cracking down on cross-border crime and international terrorism. Teams on the ground are focused above all on gathering intelligence. This strategic information proves decisive in guiding investigations and dismantling criminal networks specialized in human trafficking.

On Bladi.net : Nearly 1 Million Moroccan Expats Return Home in Annual Summer Migration

The effectiveness of this deployment is measured against the previous record. In the last edition, agents carried out 2,641 interventions at border posts. This screening resulted in 205 arrests, 85 territorial bans and 136 specific reports linked to terrorism suspicions.