Reports of robberies on Cuba's National Highway persist

Given the growing insecurity in the highways and roads of Cuba, drivers and travelers They persist in denouncing the violent and dangerous situation.

Once again, the National Highway of Cuba is once again in the focus of the complainants, who this Tuesday presented a string of testimonies on social networks that show the seriousness of the matter.

“Be careful, be very careful on the National Highway, from km 183 to 205. They are stealing. "They get into the cars without stopping," a user from the group warned this Sunday. Facebook ‘Bus & Truck Accidents. For more experience and fewer victims!'

His publication received several comments from other Cubans who claimed to have experienced similar situations or to have been victims of the assailants.

“He stole my famous white Peugeot 301 in the stretch from km 80 to 92. In my case there were two cars, the 301 was on the side of the road and when I passed it followed me. Along with a gray 405, which I had also overtaken, they approached me with the lights off and got on my trailer,” said one user.

According to his story, the assailants act with a strategy. “The 301 dazzled me through the mirror, that's why you don't see the other car without lights when it approaches, and they hit you. When I realized at km 96, I turned around, and at kms 90 to 92 there were those two cars collecting my merchandise. “I tried to chase the white 301 but it was for fun,” added the user, underlining the “professionalism” of the thieves.

“The same thing happens from km 92 to 104. They are also stealing and they get on at the speed you go, they don't care at all,” said another Internet user.

Some users questioned these testimonies and questioned how it was possible that the robbery was carried out while the vehicles were moving. “They put rubber on the bumper of the car and it sticks to you. "That's a bummer with those ninjas," explained one of the alleged victims.

“They put rubber on the bumpers of the cars and they hit you with the lights off. Those who get on have a skateboard on their back, in case any problem arises with the driver. One day they tried to get on my brother; that a partner was sitting in the load and they didn't realize it because of the parachute he has on. When the partner realized it, he hit him hard, the guy got under the chassis of the trailer and broke free. They are suicidal,” said another Internet user.

“They got on me, they tore my canvas and robbed me between km 50 and 104. They got on, got off, and I never noticed. And look, I always look back at the mirrors at night,” said another.

“On Saturday night they wanted to assault a friend of mine on the bridge before reaching Guanajay. Three men shined lights on the car. He, thinking it was the police, let up; and when I looked closely, it accelerated. They jumped on him; Luckily he was able to escape,” noted another Internet user.

Reports of robberies of private vehicles, or of transport of people and goods, have been appearing with greater frequency on social networks, where drivers warn of the different strategies used by assailants.

Days ago, Cuban users warned of a new strategy that criminals are using in Holguín to assault motorcycle and car drivers.

"Look at what they are doing, putting sticks in the middle of the road, that was last night at 1:00 am behind the sign. Let's take care of ourselves because this is in the spotlight," he warned Pedro Dominguez, a private taxi driver from Holguín, sharing in his publication a photo taken at night, in which a street was seen with sticks lying and crossed from one side to the other.

In December, a Cuban who was traveling on an electric motorcycle with his wife and four-year-old child, He suffered an assault on the Cabaiguán highway and was left with serious head injuries.