Law & Order
89 illegal immigrants brought ashore by AFM
By MaltaMedia News
Sep 11, 2007 - 5:48:10 PM

Twenty-nine illegal immigrants were brought ashore at Wied il-Buni in Birżebbuġia by an Armed Forces of Malta (AFM) patrol boat on Tuesday afternoon, after a further 60 were escorted to the shore earlier during the morning.  

The latest group included 21 men, six women and two children, while the morning’s boatload comprised of 57 men, two women and one infant, bringing the total number of illegal immigrants to reach Malta on Tuesday to 89.  

Police investigations are underway.

Read more about this issue on MaltaMedia's special feature: Lanċa Ġejja u Oħra Sejra: Malta and its migrations.