At least five people were arrested in a drug raid carried out by the Ministry of the Interior (MININT) in Santiago de Cuba on Sunday morning.
The operation was reported on social media by journalist Yosmany Mayeta, who detailed that the arrests were preceded by a large military deployment in the vicinity of building U186 in the Micro 9 neighborhood, in the José Martí District.
A video published by the aforementioned source showed the moment when several young people were escorted out of a ground-floor residence in the said building with handcuffs.
Regarding the seized drugs, Mayeta Labrada referred to marijuana. It is not clear if there were also other narcotics, including the feared synthetic drug popularly known as "the chemical," which is wreaking havoc among Cuban youth.
The source detailed that the owner of the house involved in the incident is named "Dayron", who in the published images would be the young man in handcuffs with yellow hair.
Until the closing of this note, neither the Ministry of Interior nor official sources have commented on what happened.
This is not the first operation against drugs to take place in Santiago de Cuba so far this month.
In mid-May, the Granma newspaper reported on a police operation that culminated in the arrest of several individuals involved in an international drug trafficking scheme.
In that case, the official source pointed out that the alleged group of criminals was led by a man with strong ties in Jamaica, who was trying to establish an operational base in the municipality of Guamá for the distribution of cocaine and synthetic drugs.
During that operation, 300 pounds of marijuana, firearms, cash, cell phones, and speedboats were seized, items that confirmed the level of organization and resources of the traffickers. The prosecution requested sentences ranging from 20 to 30 years in prison for the accused.
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