Three Cubans arrested with more than 200 pounds of beef on the street.

Two women and a man were arrested this Tuesday in the municipality of Mariel, in the province of Artemisa, when they were transporting about 200 pounds of beef in a vehicle, according to information shared on Facebook by the official profile "Angerona de Cuba."

The vehicle was intercepted in public, right in front of the Fire Command of the Mariel municipality, according to the source.

From there, the arrested individuals - whose identities have not been disclosed - were taken to a police station to give a statement.

The aforementioned source did indicate that the three detainees have criminal records for this and other offenses, and classified the slaughter and theft of livestock as a "very recurring crime in the Artemisa territory."

"Angerona de Cuba" revealed that authorities learned about the transportation of the merchandise through an anonymous phone call received by the police, which they describe as "an action that demonstrates rejection of this crime and the cooperation of the people to combat it."

The official source did not specify the destination given to the confiscated beef by the authorities.

They also did not disclose whether the arrested individuals were the ones slaughtering the cattle or if there are more people involved in the case.

In recent years, coinciding with the significant increase in the food crisis in Cuba, there has been a rise in criminal acts against livestock.

In one of the most recent reports on the issue, at the end of June, the Guantanamo newspaper Venceremos reported that the province had been the scene of 23 thefts and sacrifices of large livestock in just 24 hours.

As popular discontent grows over the police's inaction in many areas of public safety, in recent years, Facebook profiles like Angerona de Cuba, Cazador-Cazado, and others have proliferated, focusing on highlighting the police's work amid the crisis of credibility faced by these bodies of the regime.

Such profiles try to change that perception and publish news about the arrests of thieves in various areas of the country.