Body found on Mallorca beach
During January, three other bodies were also found on the beaches of Formentera.
Humphrey Carter04/03/2025 14:40 Man who fled to Spain after being charged with small boat people smuggling convicted
National Crime Agency officers started an investigation into Arsen Feci, 49, from Nottingham, and his organised crime group after a coastguard plane saw migrants being offloaded from a RHIB, named Orca, in Joss Bay, Kent in the early hours of 9 October 2022.
More than 1,150 migrants arrive in the Canary and Balearic Islands
A total of 5,456 migrants have arrived in Spain illegally from 1 to 31 January 2025, which is 32.4% less than in the same period of 2024.
Mallorca calls for the intervention of Frontex to deal with the migration crisis
Balearics have become an established and expanding migratory route due to their proximity to Algeria and the lack of effective controls.
Unaccompanied girls among the latest wave of migrants to have arrived in Mallorca
Social services are being pushed to the limits by the number of minors.
2024 deadliest year on migration routes with 30 deaths a day to Spain
Algerian route to the Balearics, considered among the most risky due to the length and difficulty.