Cuban police claim to have solved a break-in in "less than three hours."

The Cuban Police self-proclaimed efficiency by announcing on their Facebook profile "Heroes in Blue in Cuba" that they resolved a burglary that took place in a location in Havana in "less than three hours."

The incident occurred on Tuesday at the Local Development Project "Sara y C," dedicated to recreation and sports, located in the Tamarindo popular council, Diez de Octubre municipality.

Among the stolen goods were computers, a television, security cameras, a laptop, printers, a wifi system, and other valuable equipment.

The publication, filled with triumphal language, celebrated the operation with phrases such as "efficiency, coordination, and teamwork" and claimed that "the victims expressed gratitude for the swift action of the PNR, praised its professionalism, and reaffirmed their trust in our institution."

However, the alleged police achievement is far from extraordinary: the identified individual responsible was the very custodian of the facility, that is, the person with direct access to the site and the most obvious suspect from the very beginning.

The police described the process as "a thorough investigation that included technical analysis" with the support of the Technical Investigation Department (DTI), sector chiefs, and the criminal investigation unit, ultimately concluding by identifying who had the keys to the premises.

The publication responds to a well-documented pattern of institutional propaganda by the Ministry of the Interior: turning routine case resolutions into major media victories to project an image of effectiveness that does not align with everyday reality.

That same pattern was repeated on Tuesday, when the same page announced the in Isla de la Juventud, and this week with a public event in Punta Gorda, Cienfuegos, to return stolen goods, despite the fact that the same police station experienced a robbery of firearms in January.

The contrast with reality is striking.

Just three days before the operation in Diez de Octubre, on April 4, a victim of robbery in Santiago de Cuba reported the incident at 7:06 am and again at 6:00 pm -more than ten hours later, the Police still had not inspected the scene, arguing that it was necessary to wait for the shift change.

The figures support this perception: in 2025, 2,833 verified crimes were recorded in Cuba, an increase of 115%, with thefts leading the statistics at 1,536 cases, a trend that shows no signs of stopping.

In the face of institutional inaction, Cuban communities have begun to take justice into their own hands. Citizens report that the PNR claims a lack of fuel, vehicles, and personnel to address thefts, while patrols are never missing when it comes to suppressing dissent. "There's fuel for repression."