Tunis: The bodies of five migrants were recovered by Coast Guard units in the midland, the Directorate General of the National Guard said on Monday.
Sixteen illegal migration attempts were also foiled and 663 sub-Saharan migrants were rescued.
Units of the National Guard district in Sfax arrested twelve wanted smugglers and seized two boats, fifteen boat engines and a quantity of boat engine fuel.
Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse