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Rabat – Royal Moroccan Armed Forces (FAR) elements responsible for coastal surveillance intercepted on Sunday a stranded pirogue carrying 122 sub-Saharan migrants, according to a press release from the FAR General Staff.
The pirogue was intercepted at about 190 kilometers south of the southwestern Moroccan city of Dakhla, the same source added, noting that it was also carrying a corpse and a minor.
The sub-saharan migrants were attempting to travel to the Canary Islands in search of a better life on European shores, converging reports have indicated.
After intercepting the stranded pirogue, the FAR provided the migrants onboard with the necessary care before handing them over to the Royal Gendarmerie for the usual administrative procedures.
This latest arrest comes to again highlight the desperation of many young Africans to flee unfavorable, often unlivable conditions in their origin countries in the quest of greener pastures in Europe.
Earlier this month, on February 18, 141 sub-Saharan migrants were saved by the Moroccan as their makeshift boat sank while they were attempting to reach Europe.
The rescue mission took place off the coast of Morocco, approximately 274 kilometers southwest of Dakhla.
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