Migrants exchange fence jumping in Morocco for flying through the air with paragliders to enter Spain. This dangerous method has become normal and the first arrests have already been made by the authorities. “It’s here to stay”sources warn … From the Armed Institute to ABC.
Last summer’s migration pressure in Ceuta was alarming. Hundreds of young people have tried Swim across border. The Spanish and Moroccan authorities intercepted most of them. Others, more than twenty, died during the attempt.
Many of those trying to get to Spain this way are Minors risking their lives. Tragedy befalls them as their bodies are sometimes swallowed up by the sea and never heard from again.
One of the gliders abandoned by immigrants
With the arrival of bad winter weather, migrants were forced to change the dynamic of crossing the border. The use of paragliding is the newest and most widespread way to achieve this goal.
ABC has access to images that show how these people achieve their goal and leave the world Towed gliders In Spanish territory. “It is working very well and is here to stay,” Civil Guard sources warned.
From Morocco to Ceuta across the sky
The Unified Association of the Civil Guard (AUGC) denounced this circumstance. It looked like a “The Tik Tok Story” But it has become a “practical reality.” Five people have already been arrested for flying these paragliders from Bellones to Ceuta.
They cross the border without security measures and put their lives in danger. “A new path requires Urgent update of protocols and media For the Civil Guard,” they warn.
“What we saw in Ceuta is evidence that the mafia is constantly changing its methods, even using gliders to bring in migrants. While they innovate, the Civil Guard continues to work with them Media in the last century“A statement from sources from the association to ABC.
In the same way, these sources emphasize that it is impossible to protect such complex borders without technology, without reinforcements and without protocols adapted to these new threats. “Our colleagues risk their lives every day, as they do so Practically blind. “From the AUGC we insist: either the Guardia Civil will be provided with the resources it needs, or these networks will continue to find ways to bypass any control,” they added.