Ceuta border fence

The Ceuta border fence is a separation barrier between Morocco and Spanish controlled Ceuta. Constructed by Spain, its stated purpose is to stop illegal immigration and smuggling.

Construction of the £200 million razor wire barrier was financed by the European Union. It consists of parallel 10-foot fences topped with barbed wire, with regular watchposts and a road running betweem them to accomodate police patrols. Underground cables connect spotlights, noise and movement sensors, and video cameras to a central control booth.

Morocco has objected to the construction of the barrier, as it considers Ceuta to be occupied Moroccan land, and has sought full devolution of the territory since 1975. Critics have also implicated the barrier in the drowning deaths of at least 4,000 people who have died trying to cross the straits of Gibraltar to illegally enter Spain.

See also

• Melilla border fence
• Separation barrier

External Links

• Spain: building border fence
• Mustafa, the swimming fridge smuggler, and his macabre pact
• Attacking Europe's border fences