A total of twenty illegal immigrants have been intercepted off the coast of Andalucia in the past twenty-four hours, thirteen Moroccans and seven Algerians and including two minors.
Immigrants arriving in toy boats
Twenty illegal immigrants, including children, travelling on board a small flotilla of toy boats were located this morning in the middle of the Straits of Gibraltar. The Guardia Civil is still searching for at least two more toy boats with around ten people on board.
Another 43 illegal immigrants intercepted off the coast of Andalucia
Over two hundred illegal immigrants attempted to make their way to Spain over the weekend, including one small group in a toy boat, and the unwanted arrivals continued on Monday.
64 illegal immigrants intercepted off the Granada coast
A boat carrying 64 illegal immigrants, including 21 women and 12 children under the age of 3 years, was intercepted off the Granada coast on Saturday after being spotted by local fishing vessels.
Twenty-six illegal immigrants reach playa de Bolonia in Tarifa
Twenty-six irregular immigrants, including nine women and six children, arrived at midday on playa de Bolonia in Tarifa, Cádiz province, after making the perilous journey from Morocco in an inflatable rubber dinghy.
42 illegal immigrants intercepted near the Isla de Alborán
Another boat carrying illegal immigrants has been intercepted in the Mar de Alborán after being spotted by a surveillance plane.
Two small boats carrying illegal immigrants intercepted late last night
A pregnant woman and a baby have been taken to Torrecárdenas hospital for precautionary medical checks after being rescued along with 29 other immigrants off the Almeria coast.
Owner of boat carrying illegal immigrants has been arrested
Police have arrested the owner of the inflatable dinghy intercepted off the Granada coast on Saturday with 60 illegal immigrants on board, the passengers including eight pregnant women and three babies. The detainee, an Algerian national, has been charged with crimes against the rights of workers.
60 immigrants intercepted off the Granada coast
A boat carrying sixty immigrants, including eight pregnant women, has been intercepted off the Granada coast.
Search for immigrant boat off the Granada coast
Marine Rescue are searching the area near the isla de Alborán for a small boat thought to be carrying 42 illegal immigrants. The boat left Morocco a day after another boat which arrived off Motril on Thursday and the authorities are assuming it is headed for the same area.