17 Moroccan immigrants, including several minors, who arrived in a small boat at Barranco del Quíquere, were arrested. The illegal immigrants had dispersed to different points along the coast, until they were located with the collaboration of both police forces.

17 Moroccan immigrants, including several minors, who arrived in a small boat at Barranco del Quíquere, were arrested.

The local police and Civil Guard of Tías, with the participation of members of the municipality's Civil Protection, proceeded on Monday night to arrest 17 people of Moroccan origin, including ...

January 16 2007 (06:36 WET)
17 Moroccan immigrants, including several minors, detained after arriving by boat at Barranco del Quíquere
17 Moroccan immigrants, including several minors, detained after arriving by boat at Barranco del Quíquere

The local police and Civil Guard of Tías, with the participation of members of the municipality's Civil Protection, proceeded on Monday night to arrest 17 people of Moroccan origin, including several minors, after they arrived on the coast of Tías, in the area of Barranco del Quíquere, aboard a small boat.

The illegal immigrants had dispersed to different points along the coast, until they were located with the collaboration of both police forces.

Apparently, and according to the testimony of some of the detained immigrants, the boat had arrived on the island with a total of twenty people, approximately.

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