THE Tarajal border which separates Ceuta from Morocco begins to be protected by strict security measures in response to a call on social networks that urges Moroccans to swimming in Ceuta this Sunday, just days after 50 people were arrested in Morocco for planning the action.
Police sources informed Efe that increased security is being adopted among the Moroccan population of Castillejos, just two kilometers from the border of Ceuta, with the incorporation of more police and military in the beach area where these types of trips usually start.
On the Spanish side, both the Civil Guard and the National Police remain on alert in the face of this situation that last August already caused up to 700 login attempts per day some days, especially when there was heavy fog that made control difficult.
Morocco has installed many fences on the road leading to the border, as Efe was informed by eyewitnesses, who indicated that there had been the arrival of dozens of police vehicles to join this control.
More than 50 prisoners
In recent days, Moroccan authorities have announced the arrest of around fifty people who were inciting people through social networks to swim to Ceuta via the Tarajal border dike this Sunday, September 15.
Most of the arrests took place Tangier, some of them were minorsIn the messages they published, they encouraged a collective attack on the security barrier between Morocco and Ceuta this weekend.
The migration crisis has worsened, leaving the Canary Islands in a real “emergency” situation. But also in Ceuta. The arrival of irregular immigrants to the autonomous city via the land border with Morocco tripled compared to 2023 data.
According to Interior data, the cumulative number of land entries into the autonomous North African city in 2023 at this point in the summer was 650 people. During the same period of the 2024 financial year, Ceuta was overwhelmed by a total of 1,917 immigrant arrivals. In addition, Morocco stopped the arrival of thousands of people during the same month.
