Cuban actress Amarilys Núñez reported on social media this Wednesday that her sister was the victim of theft at the customs of Varadero International Airport, where some hams and sausages she was sending to their mother were “confiscated.”
"It's not the first time I've brought them to Cuba or had them sent there. I know perfectly well that it is not a violation and that I am not breaking any laws, and all of them were vacuum-sealed," stated the popular Cuban actress based in Miami, emphasizing that she was fully aware she could send those food items to her mother, just as she had done on previous occasions without any issues.
Núñez recounted that her sister arrived at Varadero airport on Tuesday night, where she fell victim to a theft, losing "everything that my hard work and effort bought for my mother," the actress expressed, visibly outraged.
Last week, during a trip to Canada to visit her older niece and her family, the Cuban actress Amarilys Núñez took the opportunity to buy her mother some hams and sausages, products that are her mother's favorites.
The customs at Varadero airport justified the confiscation by stating that, having been purchased at a supermarket in Montreal, they did not bear the distinctive seal of the Canadian leaf.
"The word on the street in Cuba is to steal, using the little power that customs officials have to take from honest people who actually work very hard," noted the actress.
He also stated that there is no law and order in Cuba, that people are unaware of honesty, pointing out that morality, justice, and values have vanished: “It is a shameful country, a pain in the heart of every Cuban, who today feels ashamed to be one.”
Núñez expressed that her frustration is so overwhelming that she regrets not being the one to arrive at the airport that night, stating that, had it been the case, she would probably be in jail right now.
Finally, he pointed to the culprit: "Who has managed to turn an honorable people into dung?"
The outrage of Cuban actress Amarilys Núñez is justified by the fact that, since 2023, the Cuban regime has allowed travelers and individuals to import more animal-derived food as a temporary measure to address the ongoing shortages that it has yet to resolve.
In light of the severe economic crisis that has plunged the country into rampant inflation, with high prices, shortages, and daily devaluation of salaries, Cuban authorities have expanded the range of food products that can be brought into the country in the luggage of travelers and individuals.
In this regard, the authorities of the Cuban regime agreed to allow the temporary importation of canned meat products from cattle and pork, properly identified and from recognized brands originating in France, Spain, Portugal, the United States, Canada, Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay.
Additionally, the temporary importation of canned meat products made from poultry from Spain, France, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Brazil, and Uruguay was authorized.
Since 2022, the regime has authorized the import of vacuum-packed fresh meats, among other food products, in response to the severe economic crisis that has plunged the country into rampant inflation, characterized by high prices, scarcity, and daily devaluation of salaries.
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