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• Massive Traffic Jam Hits Ceuta as Thousands of Moroccan Expats Return for Marhaba 2023
  17 July 2023, by Prince

  Thousands of Moroccans from Europe arrived last weekend in Ceuta from the Spanish ports as part of the Marhaba Operation, causing a massive traffic jam at the border of the city with Morocco.
  On Saturday, 45,067 Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) and 11,766 vehicles joined Ceuta from the Spanish ports, according to data provided by civil protection. Long queues were recorded at the border with Morocco, blocking the entrance to the university hospital, located near the vehicle waiting area (…)

• Spanish Driver Caught with 200 Kilos of Drugs at Tangier Port Bound for Spain
  22 July 2023, by Said

  Just over 200 kilos of drugs were found in the car of a Spanish national at the port of Tangier City. The latter was about to take the boat to Tarifa.
  The individual was arrested as he was trying to leave Morocco on board a ferry to Tarifa, southern Spain, reports Le360. To avoid drawing the attention of customs and law enforcement, the defendant had tried to hide the drugs near the driver’s seat, close to the exterior bodywork of the car. In vain, the drug cargo was discovered by the (…)

• Thousands of Moroccan Travelers Flood Spanish Ports for Annual Summer Return
  24 July 2023, by Prince

  The ports of Algeciras and Tarifa recorded the passage of 29,000 Moroccans from Europe and 6,700 vehicles bound for Ceuta on Saturday, as part of the Marhaba 2023 Operation. The authorities warn travelers without tickets.
  The Port Authority of Algeciras (APA) has reminded on its Twitter account the importance for travelers to have a round-trip ticket before entering the ports of Algeciras and Tarifa, deploring that thousands of MREs and nearly 1,000 vehicles arrived without a ticket in (…)

• Nearly 1 Million Moroccan Expats Return Home in Annual Summer Migration
  25 July 2023, by Prince

  As of July 23, more than 900,000 (932,120) Moroccans from Europe have embarked from Spanish ports to Morocco as part of the outward phase of Operation Marhaba.
  Since the launch of the operation on June 15, 932,120 Moroccans living abroad have embarked from Spanish ports to Morocco, including 664,699 via the ports of Algeciras and Tarifa, reports EFE. On Sunday, there were 47,844, according to data from Civil Protection.
  For Sunday alone, 32,385 Moroccans living abroad transited through (…)

• Massive Influx of Moroccan Travelers Causes Gridlock in Spanish Port Cities
  2 August 2023, by Prince

  More than 16,000 vehicles embarked last weekend in Algeciras and Tarifa to Morocco as part of the Marhaba Operation, causing massive traffic jams and a lot of discontent.
  For several years, Tarifa has experienced an exceptional influx of tourists and Moroccans from Europe in transit in the city as part of the Marhaba Operation. The phenomenon, which is not new, creates traffic jams and inconveniences for the residents of the city, reports El País.
  During the month of July, the province (…)

• Spanish Police Thwart Moroccan Couple’s Attempt to Flee with Child Wanted by French Authorities
  13 August 2023, by Prince

  The Spanish police intercepted at the port of Tarifa (Cadiz) a Moroccan couple who were trying to take their two-year-old daughter to Morocco, claimed by the French child protection service.
  The parents wanted to cross the border of Tarifa towards Tangier with their daughter, the police said in a statement. After verifying the identity of the three travelers, the agents discovered the existence of a recent child protection order, issued by the Bobigny court due to "suspicions of child (…)

• Civil Guard Seizes 24 Stolen European Luxury Cars Bound for Morocco at Spanish Port
  17 October 2023, by Prince

  The Civil Guard seized 24 stolen vehicles from various European countries at the port of Tarifa as they were about to be shipped to Morocco. In total, 13 people were arrested.
  The agents made this discovery last month, after conducting an operation in the vehicle control area of the port of Tarifa, the Civil Guard reported in a note. The 24 vehicles stolen in Germany, France, Belgium, Italy and the Netherlands had false license plates and false documents, reports La Voz Digital. (…)

• Strong Winds Halt Ferry Service Between Morocco’s Tangier and Spain’s Tarifa
  20 October 2023, by Said

  The port of Tangier has suspended all its maritime links during the day on Thursday, until further notice, following the weather alert from the Directorate General of Meteorology on violent winds.
  Thus, the links are suspended with the port of Tarifa, and people wishing to go to Spain, particularly Moroccans residing abroad (MREs), will have to go to the port of Tanger-Med to take the boat.
  Heavy rains and gusts of wind with local dust storms are expected on Thursday and Friday in (…)

• Maritime Links Resume in Gibraltar Strait as Storm Bernard Subsides
  23 October 2023, by Said

  After a difficult Sunday marked by interruptions due to Storm Bernard, maritime traffic has resumed its usual pace this Monday between Algeciras and Tangier in the Strait of Gibraltar.
  The unfavorable weather conditions had forced the companies Armas Trasmediterránea, Balearia and FRS to suspend their links, particularly those connecting Algeciras to Tangier and Ceuta. But, following the decrease in wind speed, which had exceeded 80 km/h, the crossings have been restored, to the great (…)

• Civil Guard Seizes 90 Kilos of Cocaine at Tarifa Port, Bound for Morocco
  9 November 2023, by Prince

  Civil Guard agents at the port of Tarifa seized 90 kilos of cocaine hidden in a car about to board a ferry to Tangier on Saturday. The two occupants of the vehicle, of Moroccan nationality, were detained.
  The drug, hidden in hidden compartments in the trunk and rear seats of the car, was discovered by the Civil Guard agents, reports Europa Sur. In total, 90 cocaine slabs weighing about one kilo each were seized. The packaging featured an image of the protagonist of the film Scarface, (…)