Guardia Civil and Maritime Rescue officers have intercepted a boat off Ceuta which was carrying 31 North African migrants, the small boat being on the verge of sinking due to the numbers on board.
Police in Ceuta arrest man who stabbed his wife
National Police in Ceuta have arrested a man after he stabbed his wife with a kitchen knife at their home in the Loma Colmenar district.
750 kilo haul of hashish at military facility in Ceuta
Guardia Civil officers have seized 750 kilos of hashish at a military base in Cueta and arrested three people, one of them a soldier.
Domestic fatality in Ceuta
A man turned himself in to the National Police in Ceuta on Tuesday and confessed to killing his partner. When police went to his home they found the lifeless body of a woman.
Fire in Ceuta necessitates evacuation of 320 families
A fire originating in the parking area of a building in the Parques district of Ceuta resulted in 320 families in the area being evacuated as a precautionary measure.
Five arrested in drugs and weapons operation
Five people have so far been arrested, three in Ceuta, one in Málaga and one in Algeciras, in connection with drugs and arms trafficking. Some of those arrested are implicated in various shootings and further detentions are expected in the next few hours.
Guardia Civil officer arrested for drug possession
Guardia Civil officers in Ceuta have arrested one of their own after he was found to be carrying 200 grams of hashish following a day trip to Algeciras. The drugs were hidden in his suitcase.
Four illegal immigrants arrested
Four African migrants have been rescued and subsequently arrested as they tried to get to the enclave of Cueta in a small, inflatable toy boat. Two of the occupants tried to swim ashore after falling in the water.
Seven minors amongst latest batch of illegal immigrants
Another eleven people, seven of them minors, have been intercepted four miles north of Ceuta after setting off for Spain without the necessary paperwork. Several of the passengers were suffering from mild hypothermia.
5 illegal immigrants rescued off Ceuta
Five sub-Saharans were rescued early this morning a few miles off the coast near Ceuta, their boat drifting aimlessly. All needed medical attention with one of the passengers suffering from a broken nose.