An irregular migration attempt was thwarted this Saturday by Tangier authorities, according to a Twitter post from the Directorate General of National Security (DGSN).
An approximate 25 sub-Saharan migrants were arrested “in possession of iron climbing equipment,” said the DGSN.
This arrest comes two weeks after the tragic mass-migration events in Melilla. The Spanish enclave was stormed by about 2,000 migrants, leading to clashes with the police, a deadly stampede and the death of 23 immigrants, according to figures from Nador authorities.
Migration and criminal human trafficking networks are back at the center of cooperation talks between Morocco, Spain and the European Union.
Fernando Grande-Marlaska, Spanish Minister of Interior and Ylva Johansson, European Commissioner for Home Affairs, were received in Rabat this Friday by Abdelouafi Laftit, Moroccan Minister of Interior.
Following this meeting, Morocco and the EU announced to set up new defense mechanisms against these repetitive assaults and work jointly to fight against human trafficking networks, blamed by all parties for the Melilla incident.
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