A farmer from Matanzas reports: "The criminals stole from me, and the police want to take my feed away."

The farmer Jaime Octavio García Reyes was recently detained in the municipality of Martí, Matanzas, while transporting animal feed and construction materials.

Subsequently, after being pointed out on social media by a regime spokesperson profile, García defended himself against the accusations and also reported having been a victim of abuse by the police.

The profile of Facebook "Con Todos La Victoria," an ally of the Ministry of Interior (MININT), reported last Tuesday that authorities in Martí detected Jaime Octavio García Reyes transporting six rolls of mesh, 19 tubes, and 10 bags of feed in a truck, without the documentation to justify their origin.

According to the publication, Jaime should answer to justice for alleged criminal activities related to these materials.

However, the next day, in the comments section of the post, Jaime Octavio García Reyes himself refuted the accusations against him, defending the legality of the transported materials.

According to him, the feed and materials he was transporting had a legitimate origin and he had the corresponding documentation: “The nets are from my farm, and the feed has its invoice,” he stated.

The farmer explained that the authorities unjustly detained him, despite presenting evidence supporting the legality of the goods he was transporting: “I provided proof, invoices, and videos of my farm with my animals,” he pointed out, emphasizing that the documents showed that the materials and the food were his property.

García also detailed that he had to move everything related to his farm to another location due to the constant thefts he had suffered: "I was robbed three times, and each time I filed a report, but the police in Colón never did anything," he reported.

Despite having provided evidence about those responsible for the thefts, she stated that the authorities did not take any action in this regard.

In his account, García Reyes also described the conditions he was subjected to after his arrest: “They detained me on Martí and put me in a cell without food, with nothing to cover myself, and they didn’t let me call anyone,” he remarked, clearly expressing his discomfort with the treatment he received.

Finally, he thanked his family, who intervened to have his detention measure modified: “Thanks to God and my family who acted to have my measure changed, because they wanted to imprison me,” he wrote.

However, he expressed his concern about the current situation: “The thieves stole from me, and now the police want to take my feed away,” he concluded indignantly.

This response from García Reyes highlights not only his defense against the accusations but also his frustration with the lack of police action regarding the thefts that impacted his work as a farmer.

Frequently, Cuban farmers face the constant onslaught of thieves, the indifference of the regime, and, in many cases, the abuse of authority by law enforcement.

A Cuban farmer reported the poor conditions in which he works in the fields, characterized by a lack of resources and the exploitation by the bosses he criticized for living "in a falsehood."

“Here the bosses only lie to us and ensure that we produce so they can keep a close watch on us,” declared the farmer to the independent media ADN Cuba.

In October, the seizure of several trucks carrying food from farmers in Santiago de Cuba ignited a wave of outrage on social media.

Independent journalist Yosmany Mayeta Labrada reported the incident through his Facebook profile, stating that the police confiscated the goods at a location known as "El Fuego."

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