Coast Guard units in several regions, on Wednesday night, thwarted 7 irregular migration attempts, arresting 76 Tunisians and rescuing 45 sub-Saharan Africans, the Directorate General of National Guard said in statement Thursday.
In Nabeul, coast guard units foiled 4 irregular border crossing operations, arrested 44 people and seized a kayak and three boats, according to the same source.
Besides, two irregular border crossing attempts were thwarted, 19 Tunisian migrants were arrested and a rubber dinghy, two engines and four cans of gasoline were seized. A second boat was reported to have sunk, the directorate specified.
Coast Guard units in Sousse also foiled an irregular border crossing operation, arrested 13 irregular migrants on the coasts of Enfidha and seized a boat and an engine.
Those arrested were handed over to the units in charge of the investigation to take the necessary measures against them, after consultation with the Public Prosecutor's Office.
Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse
