Fifty-one undocumented travellers of sub-Saharan origin, including six women and two babies, were intercepted and ‘rescued’ on Saturday near the isla de Alborán.
The small boat was spotted about eight miles off the Granada coast by a ferry on the Melilla-Motril route and a Marine Rescue vessel was sent to intercept.
All the passengers were in good health and are now enjoying the hospitality of the National Police in Motril.