The Spanish government has declassified security and intelligence warnings leading up to the July surge
MADRID – Secret intelligence files and communications reveal that Spanish authorities received advanced warnings about plans to breach the Ceuta border on July 30.
The Spanish cabinet made public on Wednesday dozens of classified documents ahead of the migrant influx when approximately 80,000 people irregularly entered the Spanish city enclave in North Africa.
Information provided by the CNI, Spain’s national intelligence services – in charge of both domestic and foreign intelligence – revealed mass online calls to cross the border, coinciding with the ‘Throne Day’ festival in Morocco, a major celebration commemorating King Mohammed VI’s reign.
In a WhatsApp conservation with a central government official a day prior to the surge on July 29, a CNI agent stationed in Ceuta flagged an impending threat of coordinated border crossings from Morocco.
