ANALIZAWIADOMOŚCIWAŻNE Intelligence warned, the government slept: Anatomy of Spain’s debacle in Ceuta Adam Jawor Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez with representatives of the State Security Forces at the Tarajal border crossing in Ceuta. As El País reported, approximately 500 attempts to reach Ceuta and Melilla by sea were recorded between 29 June and 12 July. Madrid still did not treat Ceuta as an area facing an imminent security crisis. Political leaders failed because they preferred to sustain the narrative of successful cooperation with Morocco rather than prepare for the worst-case scenario. When the wave struck Ceuta, the government announced that no one had warned it of the approaching tide.