Six arrested in Ceuta in operation against migrant-smuggling network
The Spanish Guardia Civil has arrested six people in Ceuta as part of an operation against an alleged organisation engaged in smuggling migrants to the Iberian peninsula.
Six arrested in Ceuta in operation against migrant-smuggling network
Six people have been arrested in Ceuta following an intervention by the Spanish Guardia Civil directed against an alleged human-trafficking network. The operation took place in the early hours of Tuesday, according to Hespress, citing El Faro de Ceuta.
Officers deployed personnel across at least three different neighbourhoods of the autonomous city, specifically in the Recinto and Príncipe zones. The intervention was supported by convoys of vehicles and drones, whose aerial imagery provided crucial support during the execution phase.
The arrests are part of a judicial investigation aimed at clarifying the structure of a criminal organisation specialising in facilitating the passage of people from Ceuta to mainland Spanish territory. The searches and entries into residences were authorised by the competent court.
The authorities have not released data on the nationality of those detained or on the origin of the migrants the network allegedly transported. Nor has it been specified how long the investigation had been active, and no details have been provided on the exact nature of the organisation.
According to the same source, at the conclusion of the operation the results obtained are expected to be announced, stemming from a preliminary enquiry into the structure and operation of the migrant passage.
Source: Google News MA — Crime (fr)