Spain to send more police to Senegal to curb illegal migration, says foreign minister

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Spain will increase its police presence in Senegal to tackle criminal networks behind an upsurge in illegal migration from the West African coast to its territory, Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya said on Sunday.

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She spoke after meeting her counterpart in the Senegalese capital Dakar to discuss the crisis, which has seen around 17,000 migrants land on the Canary Islands this year, a more than 1,000% increase from 2019, driven by economic hardship during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In addition, it will reinforce its “presence of men and women from the Guardia Civil, the national police, fighting to dismantle criminal networks of human trafficking in this country,” she said without giving further details. More than 400 people from Senegal are believed to have died attempting the passage since the beginning of October alone, Alarm Phone, a hotline service for migrants stranded at sea, says.

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Sometimes even animals can make better decisions, than most of these diplomats... Mtcheeewwww..

😂😂😂... Police?

Throw them out Spain in order to remain at peace.. They r not migrants they r radicals Islamophobia is reality BreakingNews

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And Senegal is like okay with that?

Can I get to canada through Spain?

Slavery in the Spanish New World colonies

Get Out of Africa taking everybody's resources to trade cuz Europe is so Barren then they wouldn't have to run where you're depleting them their home

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