Described by police as the "captains" of the boat, the detainees were in charge of a vessel that arrived at El Hierro on November 3 with 207 asylum seekers on board.
FILE - Migrants crowd a wooden boat as they sail to the port in La Restinga on the Canary island of El Hierro, Spain, Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Maria Ximena, File)