Shocking pictures show a man in his twenties squeezed behind a car dashboard. Photo / via Twitter
Shocking pictures show a man in his twenties squeezed behind a car dashboard. Photo / via Twitter
These heartbreaking images capture the astonishing lengths refugees will go to to illegally enter Europe.
The photos posted by Spanish police show the moment border police found a man in his 20s squeezed behind a car dashboard, trying to enter Spain's North African enclave of Melilla, the Daily Mail reported.
Officers said three vehicles were searched in Beni-Enzar, Morocco, in the space of three hours on Saturday.
Another man was found wedged into an engine compartment. Photo / via Twitter
The pictures also showed a stowaway cramped into an engine compartment.
Another illegal migrant was behind a car's rear seats, and a fourth in a dangerous position in a dump truck, where they were in danger of being crushed.
The migrants, including a 15-year-old girl, were rescued from their cramped surroundings and two of the men, aged 20 and 21, had to receive medical treatment.
Border police said the men were showing signs of suffocation, disorientation and pain in the joints.
Three males, all Moroccan nationals and aged 19, 30 and 31, were arrested on suspicion of people smuggling. They each drove Moroccan registered cars of different brands.
Girl, 15, Among Four Migrants Found Hidden Inside Car Dashboard. Four people, including a 15-year-old girl, have been found hidden inside vehicles attempting to leave Morocco, the Civil Guard has said. Thread pic.twitter.com/ZSoDYVk7Uc
Two men were found sewn into mattresses in January, while a 12-year-old boy was discovered behind a dashboard in 2017.
One of them was hidden behind the rear seats and the other two were in the dashboard.Two of the three had to be stabilised by medics after showing symptoms of asphyxia, disorientation and generalised pain in the joints due to the way in which they had been travelling.
Morocco is the main departure point for undocumented migrants going to Spain and the enclave of Melilla has become a regular flashpoint for African migrants in recent years.
At the Strait's narrowest point, the distance between North Africa and continental Spain is 7.7 nautical miles, around 14km.
