At least three Cubans were detained at the Frank País International Airport in Holguín with a shipment of controlled painkillers from Mexico, the regime reported through one of its undercover profiles onFacebook.
According to a publication on the Cazador-Cazado profile, linked to the Ministry of the Interior (Minint), the three travelers tried to enter the country6,980 Tramadol tablets, a medicine controlled in Resolution 104 of the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP), which considers it adrug-like substance.
The pills were found in the luggage of two women from the province of Granma and a man from Holguín, identified as Marisleydis Rodríguez Tamayo, Dianny Peña Sánchez, and Alejandro Rojas Espinosa.
The post explains that themedicine It belongs to the family of analgesics and can be addictive, which is why patients who choose to use it must do so under strict medical supervision and for short periods of time.
The media considered that the transfer of the drug was part of a"drug trafficking" action.
The smuggling of medicines to the island has grown in the context of the economic crisis and general shortages, which have also reached pharmacies.
Many Cubans have complained about the lack of antibiotics and essential drugs for the treatment of severe diseases, as well as pain relievers for almost daily use.
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