Forty-eight moroccan illegal immigrants arrested in Andalucia

Forty-eight Moroccan illegal immigrants were arrested Sunday in various parts of Andalucia, Southern Spain, according to the Spanish guardia civile.

The first 13-member group, including a woman and two children, was arrested Sunday evening aboard a patera, shift-make boat, off Cadiz.

The second group, made up of 21 persons, was hailed at the commercial port of Cadiz while it was hiding in lorries aboard anchored boats.

Fourteen other illegal immigrants were arrested at Salobrena and Almunecar in the region of Granada.