Rabat – A 22-year-old Moroccan woman was arrested December 30th for trying to smuggle a 19-year-old sub-Saharan migrant into Ceuta inside a suitcase in her car, according to Spanish media reports.
According to a report from the Spanish Civil Guard, the arrest occurred at 04:30 PM, when the service agent at Moroccan customs in Tarajal observed the woman, carrying a suitcase in her car intending to cross the borders.
“The officers were alerted by the nervousness of the detainee at the crossing. They then examined the car and they found the migrant inside the suitcase. He was referred to a hospital in the city to receive the necessary medical treatments,” the report said.
Spanish police report that the migrant is undocumented but, according to his statements, he said that “he is from Gabon.”
A court date will be set in the near future so that the Moroccan detainee can answer the charge of “allegedly abusing the rights of foreign citizens.”
