Migrants intercepted off Delimara

Twenty-seven illegal immigrants were successfully intercepted by an Armed Forces of Malta (AFM) patrolboat this evening. The group of immigrants - 19 men, 6 women and 2 children, was intercepted by the Maritime Squadron's Swift-class patrolboat...

Twenty-seven illegal immigrants were successfully intercepted by an Armed Forces of Malta (AFM) patrolboat this evening.

The group of immigrants - 19 men, 6 women and 2 children, was intercepted by the Maritime Squadron's Swift-class patrolboat P-24.

They are expected to land at the Wied il-Buni quayside in Birzebbuga. They will then be handed over to police immigration authorities.

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