صحافة بلادي صحيفة إلكترونية مغاربية متجددة على مدار الساعة تعنى بشؤون المغرب الجزائر ليبيا موريتانيا تونس
Morocco –The security operations launched by the public forces, today, Saturday, August 15, 2026, resulted in the arrest of 148 people due to attempts at irregular migration towards Ceuta and Melilla, after calls were circulated on social media sites to organize a new collective attempt to cross the border barriers.
These security interventions came after calls spread on social media platforms calling for a new attempt to cross into the two occupied breaches, with Saturday, August 15, set as the date for the move, despite the warnings and preemptive measures announced by the Moroccan authorities.
According to security data, the number of people who were arrested by one o’clock in the afternoon reached 148 people, an initial toll that may rise as security operations continue in the region.
Available data indicate that 120 of those arrested were from sub-Saharan African countries, while the toll also included Moroccan citizens. The available sources did not definitively reveal all the details of the measures that will be taken against the detainees, pending the completion of research and relevant legal procedures.
This operation comes in the context of strengthening security measures in the vicinity of Fnideq and the border crossings, after the Ministry of Interior had announced the strengthening of security arrangements to confront any mass attempt at irregular migration, while warning those wishing to participate of the legal repercussions resulting from these actions.
During the past weeks, the region witnessed an exceptional wave of mass migration towards Ceuta, in which more than 70,000 people participated, the majority of whom were Moroccans, according to the data contained in the source, as a large number of them tried to reach the occupied border by swimming.
Following these events, new calls returned to circulation online to reorganize similar attempts, which prompted the authorities to intensify surveillance and security interventions at various sensitive points in the region.
Available data indicate that today’s attempt did not achieve its goal, after public forces were able to intercept and arrest a number of people before or during attempts to cross.
The security tally is still provisional, awaiting developments and additional information resulting from the ongoing operations regarding the number of detainees and the legal measures taken against them.
Source:Fez News Media