Early morning intercept

Eleven Moroccan adults were rescued early on Sunday morning about 24 miles off Cabo de Gata in Almeria, a popular destination for visitors who do not wish to adhere to the normal documentary requirements for entry into Spain.

Seven minors amongst latest batch of illegal immigrants

Another eleven people, seven of them minors, have been intercepted four miles north of Ceuta after setting off for Spain without the necessary paperwork. Several of the passengers were suffering from mild hypothermia.

Immigrant armada

More than 300 illegal immigrants have arrived along the Spanish coast in the past few days including the first boat to arrive on the island of Mallorca so far this year.

Search for illegals in Tarifa

Police are hunting for 15 to 20 illegal immigrants who fled after their boat landed at playa de Valdevaqueros in Tarifa,  Cádiz province, this morning.

First September illegals for Granada

Thirty-seven sub-Saharans, including two womwn and at least three children, have successfully made the journey from North Africa to a detention centre in Spain after their boat was intercepted off the Granada coast.

Illegal immigrants arrive in Almeria and Lanzarote

Two boats carrying illegal immigrants managed to reach the Spanish coast, one in Lanzarote and one in Almeria, with a total of 28 people being apprehended and another 18 now being sought after they fled from the beach.

34 illegal immigrants intercepted off Cabo de Gata

A total of 34 sub-Saharans, 30 men and four women, were intercepted yesterday about 47 miles from the popular alternative holiday destination of Cabo de Gata, although having inadvertently forgotten to bring any travel or other documents, their stay will be a short one.

Six Algerian illegals detained in Almeria

Sic Algerian men were arrested after they arrived by boat on Fabriquilla beach in Cabo de Gata natural Park near Nijar, Almeria. The boat was detected by the SIVE surveillance system and the Guardia Civil were ready and waiting when the illegals disembarked.

Search continues for missing boat

The search is continuing for a small boat carrying 37 Moroccan immigrants which was reported adrift in the Alboran Sea on Saturday night.