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Palestinian boy found hidden in shopping cart at Spanish border crossing, Moroccan couple arrested
By Travis Fedschun
Published January 02, 2020
A 10-year-old Palestinian boy was discovered hidden inside a shopping cart under bags of fruit and vegetables while a couple was attempting to get him into Spain from Morocco, according to officials.
The incident happened around 1 p.m. on Monday at the Beni-Enzar border crossing in the Spanish autonomous city of Melilla, located on the northwest coast of Africa.
Agents stopped the couple when they realized the shopping cart had an above-normal weight and then proceeded to inspect it.
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When they pushed away the bags of fruit and vegetables in the cart, they found the boy inside.
A 10-year-old Palestinian boy was found hidden inside a shopping cart under bags of fruits and vegetables. (La Policía Nacional)
A police spokesperson told el Correro the child was in good health and carrying documents that were of Palestinian origin.
The boy's mother, who was living at a temporary shelter for migrants in Melilla, had paid for him to be taken to Europe, Sky News reported.
The 38-year-old woman who tried to bring the boy in the car and 34-year-old man along with her -- both, Moroccan nationals -- were arrested, according to police.
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Over the years, Morocco has turned into a major gateway into Europe for migrants.
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Migrants were discovered hidden in suitcases strapped to a van at a check point near Melilla, Morocco, in an attempt to reach Europe.
Last May, Spanish border security guards discovered two migrants hidden inside bed mattresses strapped to a van in a desperate bid to reach Europe.
Shocking footage of the incident at the time showed border officers slashing open plastic-wrapped beds strapped to a white vehicle at a checkpoint near Melilla.
In November, two teenage migrants were found crammed inside the dashboard and under the back seat of a Hyundai station wagon in Ben-Enzar.
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In Melilla, 6,000 migrants have made it to the city and Spain's nearby Ceuta enclave, UN refugee agency UNHCR said in a report last year.
In October 2018, one African migrant died and three others were injured when around 300 stormed the border fence separating Melilla from Morocco, Sky News reported.
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