A total of 22 people of North African origin inadvertently strayed into Spanish territorial waters yesterday and, probably purely coincidentally, none of them had remembered to bring any papers with them.
One boat was spotted along the Costa de San José, near Nihar, Almería, with fourteen passengers on board, the other was intercepted at Cala Vela Blanca de Nijar. All were adults and in apparent good health and are now enjoying the hospitality of the local Guardia Civil before making the return journey to North Africa…..