The pre-emptive security operations resulted in the arrest of 59 candidates for illegal migration, all from sub-Saharan Africa, in Tetouan and in the area of Belyounech (a suburb of Fnideq) said a statement from the National Police (DGSN).
Some of these illegal migrants were arrested in possession of objects and iron equipment specially designed to be used in for forced entry and climbing in the context of illegal migration operations, said the same source.
All those arrested were subjected to a judicial investigation under the supervision of the competent prosecutor’s office, to identify all the ramifications and possible links of this criminal act.
All individuals involved in the organization of illegal migration operations, in this case, were also apprehended, the statement concluded.
Source: Agency Morocaine De Presse