A Cuban identified as José Rodríguez posted a desperate message this Sunday in the Facebook group REVOLICO BAYAMO: Purchase and Sale in GRANMA, addressed to the person who stole his wife's suitcase at the Bayamo bus terminal.
In exchange for getting it back, he offered a laptop.
According to their account, the robbery occurred between 2:30 and 4:00 in the morning in the area of Viazul within the terminal, where the couple was waiting for a bus that was scheduled to depart at 12:20 a.m., but was delayed.
José explained in the comments that the exhaustion from waiting ultimately got the better of him: "There was a moment when I fell asleep and my wife went to the bathroom. They were keeping watch..." he wrote.
In that brief interval, someone would have taken the opportunity to steal the luggage.
The suitcase mainly contained women's clothing, but also several objects 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 7.
"If the thief happens to see this, let him know that we hold no grudges. We'll give him a laptop for a couple of dresses, at least, which have sentimental value, and some rings that his grandmother gifted 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 documents, 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 going to come and take a look at 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 shame that my wife takes this experience of my island back to her country..."
Several users pointed out in the comments that the Viazul area within the terminal has restricted access and should be monitored. Some recommended that the affected individual file a complaint directly with the company management.
Claim to the director of Viazul. They have to respond. This is a restricted area and you can only enter with your ticket, wrote Alexeida Viamonte Cedeño, who suggested, without providing evidence, that there might 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 avoid falling asleep, because the crime rate in Cuba is overwhelming. Even Viazul is no longer respected; it's not even punctual and offers no guarantees of safety, especially considering how expensive it is. It's a complete disaster," commented Zulay Galán Palacio.
The case occurs amidst a rise in reports of insecurity in Cuba. The Cuban Observatory for Citizen Audits, an independent organization, documented 2,833 reports of criminal incidents in 2025, an increase of 115.11% compared to 2024. Theft was the most common category, with 1,536 records.
These figures come from monitoring reports published on social media and news outlets, rather than from complete official statistics, which are not publicly available in Cuba.
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