A Cuban identified as José Rodríguez posted a desperate message this Sunday in the Facebook group REVOLICO BAYAMO: Buy and Sell in GRANMA, addressed to the person who stole his wife's suitcase at the Bayamo bus terminal.
In exchange for retrieving it, he offered to deliver a laptop.
According to their account, the robbery took place between 2:30 and 4:00 in the morning in the Viazul area within the terminal, where the couple was waiting for a bus that was scheduled to depart at 12:20 a.m., but was running late.
José explained in the comments that the exhaustion from waiting ultimately got the better of him: "I dozed off for a moment while my wife went to the bathroom. They were keeping watch..." he wrote.
In that brief moment, someone must have taken the luggage.
The suitcase mainly contained women's clothing, but also several items of sentimental value, including some dresses and rings that his wife's grandmother had given her.
The loss is especially painful because the woman is scheduled to leave Cuba on August 7th.
"If the thief ever sees this, let him know that we hold no grudges. We’ll give him a laptop for a couple of dresses, at least, that have sentimental value, and some rings that his grandmother gave him," wrote José.
He also assured that the person could contact him from a fake account and promised not to file a complaint if the belongings were returned.
The only good news was that there were no personal documents in the luggage.
"My wife is leaving the country on the 7th of next month. Thank God she didn’t have any documentation, like her passport, in that suitcase," he noted.
José reported that he called the Police, but he questioned the response he received: "They came, told me to wait for other officers who were coming to investigate the case. They left, and I'm still waiting for them. They don’t even know if I left or if I'm still here. Can they really be called police?"
José closed his post lamenting that this episode marks his wife's last days on the island: "What a pity that my wife takes this experience of my island back to her country...".
Several users stated in the comments that the Viazul area within the terminal has restricted access and should remain monitored. Some recommended that the affected individual address the issue directly with the company's management.
Claim against the director of Viazul. They have to respond. That area is restricted and you can only enter with your ticket," wrote Alexeida Viamonte Cedeño, who suggested, without providing evidence, that there could be some kind of coordination with the thieves.
Other internet users reported the increase in insecurity and criticized that an expensive transportation service does not guarantee the safety of passengers or their belongings.
"You have to carry a thermos of coffee to stay awake because the crime in Cuba has become excessive. Even Viazul is no longer respected; it's not punctual and offers even less security, considering how expensive it is. It’s a total disaster," commented Zulay Galán Palacio.
The case takes place amid a rise in reports of insecurity in Cuba. The Cuban Observatory for Citizen Audit, an independent organization, documented 2,833 reports of criminal incidents in 2025, a 115.11% increase compared to 2024. Theft was the most common category, with 1,536 records.
These figures come from monitoring reports published on social media and in the press, and not from complete official statistics, which are not publicly available in Cuba.
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