Moroccan Taxi Drivers Face Jail Over Ceuta Border Crisis | Roanoke News

Seven Moroccan taxi drivers face up to six months in prison and fines over $1,000 each for aiding illegal crossings into Ceuta—caught driving without permits and transporting passengers to the border town of Fnideq. Sentenced without lawyers due to a strike, they can appeal, and one car was seized. The surge stems from economic desperation and rumors, sparking outrage from human rights groups and the taxi union, who call the sentences “shocking” and unfair. Meanwhile, Europol’s June crackdown nabbed 78 people in Spain and Algeria for trafficking migrants, drugs, and weapons. Amid the chaos, over 100 are detained pretrial on charges like rebellion, and the fate of around 1,000 minors remains uncertain. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/98dcd100d67a0513