The first operation led to the arrest, north of Tarfaya, of three women and a child among a group of migrants who fled, and the seizure of an inflatable boat, a motorboat and 4 drums of gasoline, said local authorities.

The second attempt was aborted Friday morning by the authorities on the beach Bousseroual, near Akhfenir, and allowed the seizure of a rubber boat, 06 barrels of gasoline and a motorboat.

The security services and local authorities have intensified in recent months the control operations of attempts to emigrate illegally in the region of Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra, allowing the arrest of hundreds of migrants and the rescue of several boats adrift.