Anti-drug operation in a neighborhood of Havana ends with multiple arrests and the seizure of drugs and money

The regime's crackdown on the increasing drug trafficking in Cuba added another episode in recent hours, with a police operation in the Luyanó Moderno neighborhood, in the San Miguel del Padrón municipality, which resulted in several arrests and the seizure of narcotics and money.

The governor of Havana, Yanet Hernández, and social media profiles linked to the Ministry of the Interior (MININT) reported this Monday on a raid in the La Corea neighborhood, where the police searched at least one home, finding marijuana and a bag containing several bundles of cash.

“An operation carried out in the Luyanó Moderno neighborhood of the San Miguel de Padrón municipality achieved significant results in the fight against drug trafficking (...), in an effort to restore public peace,” stated Hernández on the social media platform X.

The official stated that the authorities' actions resulted in the arrest of several individuals, the seizure of drugs, and cash, but did not specify the number of arrests nor confirm the type of narcotics and the amount of money seized.

Posts on Facebook accounts managed by MININT revealed that several police cars and motorcycles arrived in the Havana neighborhood. During the search of a residence, agents found drugs and cash, after which they arrested a local trafficker.

According to another of the posts, the neighbors who witnessed the operation "expressed their relief, their intention to continue collaborating with the authorities, and that these actions be sustained over time."

Since last year, the Cuban regime has intensified drug enforcement operations in the country, with a greater emphasis on the capital, where drugs could be purchased in any neighborhood and block of the city.

Authorities have had to acknowledge the rampant rise of drug trafficking and consumption in the country, especially of the so-called “chemical”, primarily among the young population, and even among minors and in schools.

The official discourse insists on "zero tolerance for drugs," but reality shows that the distribution of narcotics has taken over the streets of Cuba, a phenomenon that worries most of the population and that law enforcement is trying to curb.

In its campaign against drugs, the government has not only intensified police operations but has also resorted to exemplary judicial processes and harsher penalties for drug-related crimes, with sentences that can reach up to 30 years in prison, life imprisonment, or even death.

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