It said that authorities had dismantled 74 "criminal networks" linked to people smuggling and seized 1,900 boats over the same period.
The North African country -- a key route for sub-Saharan Africans trying to reach Europe
...also known as Moslem Lebensraum...via Spain -- has launched an operation targeting people smugglers.
In July, hundreds of
Ceuta and Melilla, Spain's other tiny territory in North Africa, make up the European Union
...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing...'s only land borders with Africa.
Spain has become the main entry point for
More than 35,000
MAP did not give the nationalities of the
According to the interior ministry, 230 suspected people smugglers -- Moroccans and sub-Saharan Africans -- have been put on trial since the start of 2018.