Nine illegal migrants from sub-Saharan African countries were arrested by the Mauritanian coast guards on Monday night off Nouadhibou, security sources revealed.
The migrants who also included women were rounded up as they were about to travel to the Spanish Canary Islands in a boat, the source said.
The pirogue and its accessories (engine, fuel, etc.) were also seized.
Those arrested underwent medical examinations ahead of their eventual return to their home countries.
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