Spanish Police Find Migrants Hidden in Recycling and Toxic Ash

1 week agoLast Updated: February 23, 2021

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9:00PM February 23, 2021

Spanish police said they found 41 migrants hidden in trucks and containers in the Port of Melilla, the Spanish enclave on the North African coast, on February 19. The migrants included four people who were found in a container full of glass for recycling, and one person who was found in a plastic bag containing toxic fly ash from an incinerator. This clip, released by the Guardia Civil, shows men being found in the container of glass bottles and inside a bag filled with ash. Police said they had found a total of 1,781 migrants so far this year in the Port of Melilla area. Credit: Guardia Civil via Storyful

Spanish police mentioned they discovered 41 migrants hidden in vans and containers in the Port of Melilla, the Spanish enclave on the North African coast, on February 19. The migrants included 4 individuals who have been discovered in a container stuffed with glass for recycling, and one one who was discovered in a plastic bag containing poisonous fly ash from an incinerator. This clip, launched by the Guardia Civil, reveals males being discovered in the container of glass bottles and inside a bag full of ash. Police mentioned that they had discovered a complete of 1,781 migrants up to now this 12 months in the Port of Melilla space. Credit: Guardia Civil by way of Storyful