39 more Algerian migrants intercepted in Mazarrón and Cartagena82 Algerians were detained between Thursday and Saturday last weekFollowing the detention of 43 unauthorized migrants on the beaches of the Region of Murcia last Thursday a further 39 were detained along the coastline of Cartagena and Mazarrón on Friday and Saturday morning, all of them believed to be of Algerian nationality. The migrants were travelling from north Africa on three small boats, the first of which was intercepted in Mazarrón in the early hours of Friday. On Saturday another craft was intercepted two miles from Cabo de Palos by the maritime salvage vessel Río Cervera and all 12 of those on board were found to be in good health, as were the 14 who later made it ashore at the Playa del Pedrucho in La Manga del Mar Menor. The new arrivals were taken to the area designated for the reception of migrants in Escombreras and attended to by the Cruz Roja according to coronavirus protocols before being detained and interned.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 10, 2021 09:45 UTC