This is how "The Cuban Mafia" operates in Quintana Roo

A criminal gang of Cuban origin operated in Quintana Roo, Mexico, carrying out extortion, kidnapping and torture of migrants since 2009.

They are known as"The Cuban Mafia in Quintana Roo" and it is a criminal organization that had reach as far as southern Florida, United States.

Infobae reported that recently one of the Cuban members of the band,Javier Hernandez, was convicted in Miami, revealing the modus operandi of this transnational criminal network.

Hernández, along with his co-accusedRamon Reyes Aranda, stole boats off the west coast of Florida and shipped them to Mexico, where an accomplice used them to promote the group's activities.

José Miguel González Vidal, another Cuban criminal, was the one who recruited them to work in the criminal organization.

In addition to Javier Hernández, Mexican authorities identified five Cuban citizens residing in Mexico who were part of the gang. They also joined this groupMaikel Antonio Would Make Kings andMonica Susana Castillo, Mexicans who participated in illicit trafficking and extortion of immigrants.

The gang identified foreigners who sought to enter the United States irregularly. He kidnapped them and demanded a ransom of $10,000 from their relatives in the United States.

If the family refused to pay, they were tortured with beatings and electric shocks, and if payment was made the immigrants were released at the border with instructions to request political asylum.

In addition to extortion and kidnapping,"The Cuban Mafia" He was dedicated to arms trafficking and trying to bribe federal officials in the United States.

Several members have admitted their guilt and are awaiting sentencing in the coming months on charges of smuggling migrants into the United States. The audience ofJavier Hernandez It is scheduled for January 5, 2024.

In 2016, the Government of Mexico began to hunt down a criminal network, operated for more than three years byCubans in Quintana Roo and dedicated to illegal human trafficking.

"The Cuban mafia" was not only responsible for the illegal crossing of immigrants across the borders from the Island to Mexico, they also traded with prestigious baseball players. Baseball players were one of their main targets because of the amount of money they could earn negotiating their entry into the United States.