'Suitcase Boy' Smuggled Into Spain Reunited With Mother

We brought you an earlier report concerning a boy who was smuggled in a briefcase to Spain. Click HERE if you missed it.

It has been reported that the young boy has since reunited with his mother..

The father, who also lives on the Canary Islands, reportedly tried to bring his son into Spain through legal means but his income fell short of the amount required by law.

He has said he did not know the plan to bring his son into Spain would involve a suitcase.

Officials have granted the boy a year to stay in Spain.

The incident highlights the often desperate, dangerous means migrants use to try to make it into Europe through Ceuta, and another Spanish enclave, Melilla.