55 arrested in Tangier as authorities thwart illegal migration attempt

55 arrested in Tangier as authorities thwart illegal migration attempt
Friday 27 December 2024 - 20:30

Security sources informed Hespress that police officers in the Tangier security district successfully arrested 55 individuals attempting illegal migration this Friday morning.

According to the same sources, the authorities thwarted an illegal migration operation via maritime routes.

The sources added that the operation was carried out in coordination with local authorities resulting in the arrest of 55 individuals attempting illegal migration, who had been sheltered in several homes in the area.

The authorities also seized four inflatable boats.

Hespress sources confirmed that the arrested individuals undergo “judicial investigation procedures under the supervision of the competent public prosecutor’s office, to uncover all the details and circumstances surrounding this case.”

Investigations are ongoing, with authorities working to arrest “all those involved or complicit in these criminal activities.”

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