A Spanish man was arrested and 14 Moroccans were detained to await their return to their country after the boats they were travelling in were spotted near Garrucha by a fishing boat and later intercepted by the authorities. The men were travelling in two small boats which were being sailed in parallel with one another, one with nine occupants including the Spanish man and the other with six. On being brought into Garrucha harbour the men were taken to the town's Guardia Civil installations but an unspecified number of them managed to escape. The Guardia Civil chased the escapees and one of the town's primary schools was told to lock its doors and close all its blinds to avoid the fleeing men from hiding there. The men were eventually found and taken back into custody.
The Spanish man assumed to be the 'patron' or skipper of the boats used will be charged with helping illegal immigrants to enter the country. Spain's president, Jose Luis Zapatero, has recently announced that one of the measures to be taken to try to reduce the numbers of Africans trying to enter the country will be the introduction of much more severe sentences for those found guilty of transporting people illegally into Spain.
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