Morocco Expels 67 Africans in Illegal situation

Originally published September 29, 1998

A Moroccan court decided on Monday to turn back 67 Africans in illegal situations in their countries of origin. The court fined the sub-Saharan Africans about $20 and acquitted 59 others who produced their legal stay documents.

Last week, Moroccan authorities announced the arrest of 126 Africans while they were attempting to sneak across Gibraltar Strait to Europe.

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