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Over 2,500 migrants have been apprehended since February in Melilla, at the border between Morocco and Spain.
Security is tight in the Spanish enclave in Morocco. Security officers and the Guardia Civil have set up equipment to detect a heartbeat if someone is trying to cross the border, even if they are hidden and not visible. Thanks to the new system, a reported 2,534 migrants – including 76 minors – were apprehended and transferred to hosting centers before being taken into custody by Spanish police, officials said.
A migrant was recently found hidden in the trunk of a car while in December another migrant risked death while travelling hidden between two matrasses. In February, another one was found inside a car. (ANSAmed).
