Three of the survivors from the boat found on La Aceitera beach in the Zahora area of Barbate have been arrested and charged with eight counts of negligent homicide and crimes against the rights of foreign citizens.
Eighth body located
Divers searching for survivors from the boat found at La Aceitera beach in the Zahora area of Barbate have located another body, that of a minor. Fifteen survivors have also been found.
Three more bodies found in Barbate
Police searching for the occupants of the boat found on La Aceitera beach in the Zahora area of Barbate have located three more bodies, bringing the total to seven.
Police find the bodies of four illegal immigrants
At around 06:30 this morning, Guardia Civil officers located a boat stranded on playa de La Aceitera in the Zahora area of Barbate. The officers also found four bodies.
8 detained for trafficking in immigrants
A total of eight people have now been detained as part of Operation Pranzo, an investigation into crimes against the rights and freedoms of foreigners.
Five boats intercepted near Cabo de Gata
No less than five boats were intercepted yesterday off Cabo de Gata, Almería, as a total of 68 North Africans attempted to illegally relocate to Spain. The passengers included three minors and one woman.
6 illegal immigrants rescued in the Straits of Gibraltar
Six sub-Saharan gentlefolk traveling in a plastic boat were intercepted and rescued by the Maritime Service in the Straits of Gibraltar. They were taken to Tarifa where, after being checked by the Red Cross, they are now in the capable hands of the Comisaría de Algeciras.
28 illegal immigrants intercepted
Two boats were intercepted yesterday south-east of Cabo de Gata, Almería, with a total of 28 illegal immigrants on board.
Patrol boat finds two bodies
A Guardia Civil patrol boat has found the bodies of a woman and a child believed to be from the dinghy which capsized on Thursday about 4 miles from the Moroccan coast as it made its way to Spain.
Search for missing illegals after boat capsizes
The Maritime Rescue Service is carrying out a search to try and locate as many as twenty illegal immigrants who are unaccounted for after their boat capsized.