Overview
- National Police arrested the suspected pilot and a judge ordered provisional prison on charges of aiding irregular immigration and criminal organization membership.
- The small boat with 21 people was rescued near Cabrera after drifting for 32 hours when its GPS was thrown overboard.
- Passengers told officers the skipper pulled a knife and threatened to burn the boat unless they paid more, and several overpowered and tied him.
- Migrants reported paying €1,500 each to two Algerian brothers to arrange the trip, with one brother at the helm.
- After the rescue, police took the group to the Son Tous reception center for care and interpreter-led interviews, and UCRIF investigators are pressing on with the case.