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A boat with 11 migrants intercepted in the Algarve

A boat with 11 migrants intercepted in the Algarve

A small boat with 11 migrants was intercepted by the maritime police in front of Barra do Lavajo, between the islands of Armona and Culatra in the Algarve, around 4.30 am on Tuesday. They had left the city of El Jadida, in Morocco and reached the coasts of Portugal after a journey of more than 400 kilometers. The Olhão maritime police intercepted the boat after being alerted, and the 11 Moroccan migrants were all taken care of by the INEM and then the SEF, Foreigners and Borders Services. They said he came on the advice of their friends, who had taken the same route a few months ago. Lisbob, the expatriate assistant in Portugal, tells you all about the crossing of Moroccan migrants to the Algarve.