Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez told lawmakers Thursday that there was no evidence Morocco had orchestrated the mass migrant influx that overwhelmed the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in July. His statement came after a police report emerged this week characterizing the entry as a planned and phased operation rather than a spontaneous migration event.
The report, which surfaced in Spanish media, concluded that the border crossing had been designed to overwhelm Ceuta's control systems. Spanish officials have previously suggested Morocco's security forces allowed or facilitated the crossings during a period of diplomatic tension between Madrid and Rabat.
