RABAT, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Moroccan authorities arrested 59 illegal immigrants from Sub-Saharan Africa off its northern coast, a local news website reported Saturday.
Morocco's security services arrested these migrants near the coastal city of Nador while they were embarking on a boat toward the Spanish coast, Hespress.com said.
The arrested include six women and children, it added.
An investigation was launched to determine the circumstances of the incident.
In recent months, Morocco has been witnessing a significant hike in illegal immigration attempts.
Morocco thwarted at least 54,000 attempts to smuggle illegal immigrants into Europe in the first eight months of 2018, compared with 39,000 attempts a year earlier, the Moroccan government said.
