20-year-old arrested over suspected calls for irregular migration to Ceuta

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Suspect Arrested (illustrative photo)

Police in Tiznit arrested a 20-year-old man on Thursday, Aug. 13, on suspicion of inciting and preparing to organize irregular migration operations toward the occupied city of Ceuta.

On 14/08/2026 at 11h00

According to a security source, the suspect was arrested in the Widaydia Almouwadafin neighborhood based on precise information provided by the General Directorate for Territorial Surveillance (DGST), which helped identify and apprehend him.

The source said preliminary information indicates that the suspect used social media platforms to promote the transportation of people seeking to migrate from Tiznit to northern Morocco, as anonymous calls circulated urging attempts to storm the Ceuta crossing over the weekend.

The competent public prosecutor’s office ordered that the suspect be placed in police custody to allow for further investigation, determine the full circumstances of the case and establish whether he may be linked to other criminal networks before he is brought before the courts.

By Hafida Ouajmane
On 14/08/2026 at 11h00