The Ministry of the Interior said on 2 September 2026 that no police document existed holding Moroccan security forces responsible for planning or carrying out the mass border crossings into Ceuta The Director-General of the Policía Nacional, Francisco Pardo, Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska confirmed this after reviewing the report submitted to the Audiencia Nacional .
According to the ministry and the police, the sequence of events began with an order from the investigating judge of the Audiencia Nacional, María Tardón. She tasked a team with preparing a report and temporarily barred it from passing its contents on to senior officials. On Wednesday, 2 September 2026, she authorised the report to be forwarded to senior management; it was then submitted to the Director-General. Media had previously reported that the document attributed a role in coordinating the events to Moroccan authorities. The Interior Ministry and the police expressly reject this account.
The Interior Ministry also played down the significance of a police warning dated 29 July, which had recorded an “extreme” risk of irregular border crossings into Ceuta. It was a routine assessment of the situation, not a specific prediction. Attention also turned to a further note dated 28 July, which reportedly referred to “mass” movements. The ministry did not address this earlier communication in its statement.
What is clear is that the Interior Ministry and the leadership of the Policía Nacional officially deny that an investigative report implicates Morocco. It remains unclear how the warnings were assessed and what operational consequences followed. The political debate in Madrid over transparency between investigators and authorities continues; opposition representatives and regional actors are calling for clarification and access to the files.
The events at the centre of the discussion took place at a clearly established time: the mass crossings into Ceuta occurred on 30 July 2026 and 31 July 2026. The Interior Ministry stresses that the available material does not attribute the planning or execution to Moroccan security authorities. It is currently unclear whether the controversy will lead to follow-up measures within the security services or in parliament.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).