There is a National Police arrested to a man alleged to be The captain of the boat drifting in the open sea with 13 people. After being towed by another boat in which the migrants were also traveling, the arrested person decided to sink the boat and as a result four people died.
The events occurred in early January 2022. UCRIF Group III agents attached to the Immigration and Borders Brigade of the Alicante Provincial Police Station An investigation has been launched into the disappearance of four people who boarded a boat off the coast of Algeria to go to the Spanish coast.
Researchers found that the boat he was in The four missing people were traveling According to police sources, there were a total of 13 people on the boat, including two people who were the captain of the boat.
Agents later learned that the ship in question had left the coast of Algeria and headed for the coast of Spain, and that the engine had stopped while offshore. so he drifted through the night. The next morning, another boat in which the migrants were also traveling appeared in their path, and those on board decided to help them and pull them out.
While they were there 30 kilometers from the coast of Almería, The two captains of the towed ship decided to sink it with all the passengers on board, and for this they made a dangerous maneuver.
After falling overboard, the boat’s occupants swam towards the other boat towing them, but they allowed only nine of the 13 people traveling (including the two captains) to board the ship. The remaining 4 people were prevented from entering the boat by threatening them with a knife.
While the relatives of the four people abandoned to their fate in the open sea reported their disappearance, no record was found in the investigations carried out by the agents that they reached the Spanish shores. On the other hand, the boat that rescued the two captains of the sunken boat and the rest of the crew reached the shores of Almería.
Agents were able to identify one of the boat captains. Person staying in a hotel in Madrid Therefore, in coordination with the Judicial Police Group of the Central Region National Police Station It was stated that his arrest was possible on charges of murder, supporting illegal immigration and being a member of a criminal organization.
The 32-year-old prisoner was placed at the disposal of the Madrid Court of Investigation. agents Investigations continue to find the other captain of the boat..