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A Guinean
man has been found hiding inside the bonnet of a Mercedes, next to the engine,
trying to enter the Spanish territory of Ceuta from Morocco. (Image source: Guardia civil)
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A West African migrant entered the Spanish
territory of Ceuta from Morocco curled up next to a car engine and another was
hidden behind the back seat of the Mercedes-300 car. Spanish police found the pair late on
Sunday during a customs check at El Tarajal, near the Moroccan border.
The two
men from Guinea got first aid, having suffered from a lack of oxygen, Spain's
Guardia Civil police said.
Sub-Saharan
Africans often try to enter Ceuta, as a gateway to the EU.
BBC report continues:
The
Mercedes 300 was found to have false number plates. Police detained two
Moroccan men who were in the car when it was stopped.
It is
not clear how long the man in the engine compartment had been inhaling noxious
fumes for.
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| The authorities discovered another man lodged in a compartment behind the back seat. (Image source: Guardia civil) |
The two
illegal migrants did not have any papers, and were identified in the statement
only as "TD and AB from Guinea Conakry". They are also under official
investigation now.
Ceuta
and Melilla are tiny Spanish enclaves on the North African coast, which have
erected formidable border fences to keep out illegal migrants.
The
fences have led some migrants to resort to extreme methods to get into Spain,
such as swimming into the ports or even hiding in suitcases.
Last month, a Moroccan man suffocated
to death in a suitcase after his brother tried to smuggle him to mainland Spain
aboard a ferry from Melilla.
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