A boat carrying 37 illegal immigrants has been intercepted near Isla de Alborán, about 100 miles off the Granada coast.
The occupants, who include a pregnant woman, were taken to the Port of Motril where the Red Cross were on hand to offer medical assistance.
The pregnant woman was, as is usual in such cases, taken to the Hospital Santa Ana in Motril for a complete medical check-up.
The authorities are not ruling out the possibility that several of the passengers are minors, although this cannot be confirmed until tests have been carried out.