Interpol and police forces from 16 countries carried out a major operation against migrant trafficking, leading to 262 arrests, authorities said. The Interpol-coordinated action, codenamed Communis Maris, took place between 5 and 8 October and involved police in Italy, Spain, France, Morocco and Algeria, targeting criminal networks operating in the Mediterranean and along the West African Atlantic route. Off the coast of Morocco, police carried out numerous interventions at sea, including the rescue of 70 people, 30 of them minors. In another case, authorities intercepted a pirogue with 80 people on board after it set off from Senegal, with Mauritanian authorities stopping the vessel. The operation also involved cross-border policing across the wider region as part of the Interpol-led crackdown on migrant trafficking routes. The arrests came during the 5 to 8 October operation, with enforcement actions and maritime interventions carried out in multiple participating countries.