Royal Navy assists 65 sub-saharan irregular migrants off Dakhla

Royal Navy assists 65 sub-saharan irregular migrants off Dakhla
Wednesday 17 January 2024 - 09:33

A Royal Navy fighting unit intercepted on Tuesday, a pirogue in a deteriorated state about 285 km southwest of Dakhla, carrying 65 sub-Saharan migrants, including two minors, who were attempting to migrate illegally, according to a press release from the General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces.

The rescued individuals, who had intended to travel to the Canary Islands, received the necessary treatment before being taken to the Port of Dakhla and handed over to the Royal Gendarmerie for the usual administrative procedures, concludes the same source.

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