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Four women were detained in the early hours of the morning in Oscar Lucero, municipality of Palma Soriano, Santiago de Cuba province, after being caught transporting food products stolen from the store "La Concepción" in a wheelbarrow.
The food was intended for people affected by Hurricane Melissa.
According to information published by the official account "Héroes del Moncada," among those arrested were the administrator of the establishment and one of her employees, presumably her daughter.
According to the same source, they were intercepted by officers of the National Revolutionary Police (PNR) while attempting to divert the products, which were subsequently recovered and returned to the warehouse for redistribution.
The social media outcry generated hundreds of reactions from users who demanded exemplary sanctions and criticized the mismanagement of donations.
Most of the comments expressed disapproval of the theft, emphasizing that the country's economic situation and the vulnerability of the victims make this type of crime particularly serious.
"That is for the people, the law will deliver justice"; "They don't care about the suffering of others. War against crime"; "This happens because it wasn't given to the people promptly, what was that merchandise doing in storage?"; "All of that should have been delivered and distributed, not kept," were some comments.
“They don’t deserve to be transferred to another job; they should serve their sentence in prison,” said one commentator. “This is a widespread epidemic; I hope all municipalities do the same,” added two other commentators.
Numerous internet users agreed that the practice of diverting donated products is not an isolated incident.
It was reported that the modules delivered to the victims were incomplete or showed significant discrepancies among recipients, and that those responsible often go unpunished or are reassigned to other units.
Among the most common demands are the application of criminal penalties, the elimination of the use of warehouses as distribution points, direct surveillance over shipments, and the implementation of community control mechanisms.
Phrases like "you don't play with the people's food," "the full weight of the law," and "let it not go unpunished" were repeatedly echoed in the comments.
The original publication was accompanied by photographs of the police operation and the recovered products.
Although the names of those detained have not been officially disclosed nor have the measures taken so far, the case continues to attract public attention.
This incident adds to numerous citizen reports regarding poor management and diversion of donated resources in emergency contexts, fueling a growing distrust towards the institutional mechanisms of distribution and control.
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