According to the newspaper Espanol, the National Police informed Judge Maria Tardon that the operation was directed by Moroccan gendarmes acting on orders from civilian agents with an aim different from migration. ^[1] Spain's Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska requested the General Director of the National Police to check if there were reports that Moroccan agents led the mass entry of people into Ceuta with an aim different from migration. ^[2] Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez told Spain's parliament on Thursday that no one foresaw the influx of 72,000 migrants in the exclave of Ceuta. ^[3] Fernando Grande-Marlaska stated in a letter received by EFE that such information must be immediately provided to the National Security Council and other competent bodies. ^[4] Intelligence from the 'Foreigners and Borders' department told Judge Tardon that the operation was a planned process to overload the border control system and eliminate Spain's ability to react. ^[5] Approximately 5,000 migrants remain on the streets and beaches of Ceuta, including as many as 1,400 children, after most were sent back to Morocco. ^[6]