Morocco's navy rescued 249 Sub-Saharan immigrants off the northern coast, the army said Monday.
The 249 immigrants, including women and children, were rescued from several inflatable boats in the Mediterranean on May 25-26 by the patrolling coastguards.
They had been brought to the ports of the northern cities Ksar-Sghir, Al-Hoceima and Nador.
The Moroccan government said it has thwarted more than 30,000 illegal immigration attempts since the beginning of 2019, while over 80,000 such attempts were foiled last year.
SOURCE: Xinhua
