Spain fires DSN communications officer over Ceuta migrant alert

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• [● 4 SOURCES] The alert was removed shortly after publication. theobjective.com · cronicaeconomica.com · www.libertaddigital.com · elpais.com
• [DISPUTED] The Spanish government denied that the CNI had prior intelligence on the Ceuta crisis. www.esdiario.com · www.diariodealmeria.es · www.diariodejerez.es
• [● 4 SOURCES] The dismissed official was a civil servant from the Ministry of Defence, on vacation, allowed only to collect personal belongings. theobjective.com · cronicaeconomica.com · cronicadecantabria.com · elpais.com
• [● 6 SOURCES] Former CNI director Jorge Dezcallar said 50 000 people would not move without the CNI noticing. www.esdiario.com · www.diariodealmeria.es · www.diariodejerez.es · www.diariodesevilla.es · www.eldiadecordoba.es · +1 more
• [● 6 SOURCES] The Department of National Security posted an alert on 31 July 2026 stating that more than 49,000 migrants entered Ceuta irregularly via the Tarajal spur and beach. theobjective.com · cronicaeconomica.com · www.catalunyapress.es · cronicadecantabria.com · www.libertaddigital.com · +1 more
• [● 3 SOURCES] Later estimates placed the number of migrants entering Ceuta at around 60 000‑70 000. theobjective.com · www.libertaddigital.com · europeanconservative.com
• [● 6 SOURCES] General Loreto Hurtado ordered the immediate dismissal of the DSN communications officer. theobjective.com · cronicaeconomica.com · cronicadecantabria.com · elpais.com · thenationalpulse.com · +1 more
• [● 4 SOURCES] The influx was the largest migrant entry into Ceuta since May 2021. theobjective.com · cronicaeconomica.com · cronicadecantabria.com · elpais.com
• [● 5 SOURCES] The DSN communications officer was dismissed on 31 July 2026 after publishing an alert about migrant entries. theobjective.com · cronicaeconomica.com · www.catalunyapress.es · cronicadecantabria.com · elpais.com
• [● 3 SOURCES] The alert reported that more than 49 000 migrants entered Ceuta irregularly via the Tarajal spur and beach. theobjective.com · cronicaeconomica.com · www.catalunyapress.es
• [● 2 SOURCES] The Ministry of the Interior later gave an interim estimate of about 50 000 migrants crossing the border. cronicaeconomica.com · www.catalunyapress.es