A total of 26 unaccompanied foreign minors (UMAs) were intercepted by the National Police and the Local police hidden among the attractions and among the vehicles of the fairground vendors Melillawho were going to go to peninsula. These minerals were intended not to be among the attractions so that they could reach the Málaga, Almería or Motril (Granada), places where the fairground workers went after participating in the Melilla Fair.
The 26 minors located were discovered over the last three days, in what is called Operation Carnivalwhich is a special device installed to prevent anyone from entering the country illegally peninsula in the transfer of the fair attractions on the ships that were going to sail towards Malaga, Almeria and Motril.
The device is composed of National Police, Civil Guard and Local Policean operation that began early Monday morning and ended this Wednesday, with eleven migrants located by the National Police and fifteen for the Local police, as reported by the Police Higher Headquarters and of Department of Citizen Security. Both organisations stressed that in all cases these were “unaccompanied minors”.
The end of the festivities marked the start of what is known as Operation Feriante, which is being carried out by land, sea and air “to prevent vehicles from entering the fairground or between its attractions people come in and hide.
In this sense, the agents of the National Policein collaboration with the Local police, They covered the dismantling area as well as the area reserved for parking vehicles during the days. National Police Fair Operation had dog guides and their corresponding dogs, who had a range of action in the area itself. fairground and the entrance of Port.
For his part, the Civil Guard analyzed and planned the services aimed at detecting migrants who were trying to clandestinely board the different ships bound for the peninsula. The objective, according to the aforementioned source, was that the return of the fair attractions “occurs without incident and tends to avoid irregular immigration of people who try to enter and thus gain access to the ships.
Finally, they assured that the overall system of the Security forces and bodies did not have a negative impact on other established service needs.
