Cuban artist suffers theft in Havana: car windows shattered and belongings stolen

The Cuban artist known as Mucho Mosty publicly reported that he was a victim of theft in Havana, after his car windows were smashed and it was emptied while he was away for just over an hour.

In a video shared on his Instagram and Facebook profiles, where he shows the visible damage to his vehicle, the artist explains that he went out “for about an hour and a half” to the boulevard “for a moment,” and upon returning, he found that “someone smashed the car here normally, and took everything inside.”

According to the account, among the stolen items are personal belongings and technical equipment belonging to the video director he works with. "They took a couple of accessories from my video director, lenses, things of value," he stated, adding that the total amount stolen is around "700 and some change."

In that first video, he also mentioned the loss of his residence, but hours later he clarified through an Instagram story that his documents were not stolen, and that only cash and the items he had listed in the video description were taken.

The artist reiterated that he is offering a reward to anyone who has any information that could help him recover his belongings and included a contact number.

This incident occurs amid a wave of thefts reported in several cities across Cuba, reflecting a concerning rise in public insecurity. Recently, a young woman recounted how her cellphone was stolen while she was buying cookies on a street in Havana, an event shared by the YouTuber Víctor G.

A case was also reported in Santiago de Cuba, where a man was arrested after stealing a phone in broad daylight in front of the Marvy market.

In Cárdenas, a worker was assaulted while waiting for a bus to Varadero, and the police managed to recover the phone at the suspect's home.

Another recent event occurred in Sancti Spíritus, where a pickpocket stole the backpack of a transportation inspector known as “El Azul” at the bus stop heading to Jatibonico.

One of the recent cases involves a Cuban resident in the United States who had his green card stolen in the island and was then extorted for $4,000 to have it returned. The document was shared in a buying and selling group on Facebook, and the victim managed to arrange his return to the U.S. with the help of the embassy.

The repeated reports of thefts and burglaries in public and private spaces have heightened the perception of insecurity among the population, in an increasingly deteriorating economic context that fuels common crime in Cuba.

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