A West African migrant entered the
Spanish territory of Ceuta from
Morocco curled up next to a car
engine and another was hidden behind
the back seat of the Mercedes-300
car.
Spanish police found the pair late on
Sunday during a customs check at El
Tarajal, near the Moroccan border.
The two men from Guinea got first aid,
having suffered from a lack of oxygen,
Spain's Guardia Civil police said.
Sub-Saharan Africans often try to
enter Ceuta, as a gateway to the EU.
The Mercedes 300 was found to have
false number plates. Police detained
two Moroccan men who were in the
car when it was stopped.
It is not clear how long the man in the
engine compartment had been inhaling
noxious fumes for.
The two illegal migrants did not have
any papers, and were identified in the
statement only as "TD and AB from
Guinea Conakry". They are also under
official investigation now.
Ceuta and Melilla are tiny Spanish
enclaves on the North African coast,
which have erected formidable border
fences to keep out illegal migrants.
The fences have led some migrants to
resort to extreme methods to get into
Spain, such as swimming into the
ports or even hiding in suitcases.
Last month, a Moroccan man
suffocated to death in a suitcase after
his brother tried to smuggle him to
mainland Spain aboard a ferry from
Melilla.
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