In the news of the Moroccan official agency MAP, it was stated that the coast guard forces determined the location of the boat in question, which ran aground yesterday.
In the news, it was reported that 130 irregular immigrants from Senegal were rescued on the boat, and it was stated that the said immigrants were handed over to the authorities for the completion of legal proceedings.
In the news, it was stated that the boat in question departed from the city of Thies in Senegal to go to the Canary Islands under the control of Spain.
In its statement in June, the Moroccan Ministry of Interior announced that 25,519 irregular migration attempts were prevented and 3,150 irregular migrants were rescued in the first five months of the year.
Due to its geographical location close to the European coasts, Morocco is among the regions that irregular migrants use as a busy transit point.