CNI says Morocco knew of preparations for mass entry into Ceuta
A report sent to judge María Tardón records prior warnings and puts the start of the major overland influx at around 11.00 on 30 July.
The CNI says the Moroccan authorities knew about calls for a mass entry into Ceuta before the events of 30 and 31 July 2026. In a report dated 14 October and sent to National Court judge María Tardón, the intelligence service describes Morocco’s response as inadequate and says the strongest measures came after the peak in arrivals.
According to the document, the Moroccan authorities were aware of calls circulating on social media and of an increase in the number of people arriving in the days beforehand. The CNI puts the start of the major overland influx, across the border with Morocco, at around 11.00 on 30 July. People also entered by sea.
The report says the CNI alerted the Moroccan intelligence services, DGST and DGED, on 29 July to calls to cross by sea and over the border fence. That day, it also informed the Government Delegation in Ceuta and a Guardia Civil contact that messages were circulating in groups with a combined following of 180,000.
The report attributes the lack of preventive action to the priority given to security for the Throne Day celebrations, held in Rincón. It also says Morocco strengthened its border deployment from 1 August.
The document does not conclude that Morocco organised the entry. The actions of its authorities and the possible planning of the events remain under judicial investigation. Judge Tardón took over the case on 7 September, following a complaint by Iustitia Europa.
Estimates of the scale of the entry vary by source: the Government put the number of arrivals at 72,000, while a court order gave a range of between 75,000 and 85,000 people. The case also examines the circumstances surrounding deaths recorded during the crisis.
The episode put Ceuta’s border controls and support services to the test. For residents of Guardamar and the Vega Baja, the report provides information about the handling of a migration crisis at Spain’s border, although its direct effects were felt in the autonomous city. The judicial investigation is continuing.
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