An electric cargo tricycle was stolen in the early hours of Friday in front of the Provincial Hospital of Camagüey, near the Coffee and Tobacco offices, and its owners are offering a reward for its recovery, as publicly denounced by José L. Tan Estrada through the TanteandoCuba page on Facebook.
The stolen vehicle is a tricycle from the brand E-Cargo by MZ Products, in turquoise blue, with a cabin and a rear loading platform. Its owner usually parked it in the same spot, a routine that apparently was exploited by the thieves.
"The family is offering a reward for anyone who provides reliable information that can help locate the equipment and recover it," Tan Estrada wrote in their post. The amount of the reward was not specified.
The case adds to a series of thefts of electric vehicles that is particularly affecting Camagüey.
In August of last year, a private parking lot in that city reported the theft of a bicycle and two electric motorcycles during nighttime hours, and residents also reported thefts in the area of the provincial hospital.
In September, another resident of Camagüey offered a reward of 500,000 pesos after losing his motorcycle to a supposed buyer. Weeks later, in October, a young man suffered a broken arm during a violent motorcycle theft in the same province.
Electric tricycles have become one of the most sought-after goods by criminals in Cuba. Their high value in the informal market—some units exceed 2,000 dollars—and their role as the primary source of income for many families make them a priority target. In August, a woman in Havana reported the theft of her electric tricycle, which was the only support for her household with two minors.
The violence associated with these robberies has escalated to crime. In April, Adonis Fuentes González, 35 years old, was murdered in Cienfuegos during an assault to steal his tricycle; in May, Ramón Orlando Martínez was stabbed to death in Santiago de Cuba under similar circumstances.
In response to the slow or absent police response, affected families have turned social media into their primary tool for searching. The practice of sharing photographs of the vehicle and offering monetary rewards has become widespread across the island as a civic pressure mechanism.
The criminal landscape in Cuba reflects a sustained deterioration: according to data from the Cuban Observatory of Citizen Audit gathered by El Toque, in 2025 there were verified 2,833 crimes, an increase of 115% compared to 2024, with thefts being the most numerous category, totaling 1,536 cases — a rise of 479% since 2023.
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