President demands heavier surveillance of Canarian coastline

Canary Islands to increase coastal guard surveillance against influx of illegal immigrants

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The president for the Canary Islands, Adam Martin, demands that the various islands governments of the Canarian archipelago beefs up their coverage of the Canarian coastlines to stop the increasing flow of illegal African immigrants.

In an article in local Canarian daily newspaper Canarias7, Adam Martin claims these changes being necessary since several African countries have softened their own custom regulations and police coverage of their own local borders against illegal emigration and human trafficking.

He claims a special plan needs to be devised to control the large influx of Moroccan youths, which is claimed to be the largest illegal immigrant group on the islands.