Drugs in Cuba

Profiles associated with MININT boast about anti-drug operations while the regime attempts to project control

Two arrested with a cargo of several pounds of marijuana in Ciego de Ávila

The shadow of the "chemist": 40 variants of synthetic cannabinoids circulate in Cuba

Cuba claims to have dismantled a drug trafficking network with connections in Florida

The "chemist" comes from the North: the Minint claims that the most widespread synthetic drug in Cuba originates from the U.S.

The Cuban regime denies links to drug trafficking and accuses the U.S. of creating "a threat" in the Caribbean

Seven people arrested in Havana for illegal sale of medications

Two men arrested for alleged trafficking of "the chemical" in Ciego de Ávila

Sentences of up to 16 years in prison are being sought for those involved in the drug trafficking network in Matanzas

A fumigator in Havana appears under the effects of the chemical during the workday

Cubalex denounces a trafficking network of "chemicals" in Cuban prisons involving regime officials

Passenger bound for Panama caught with marijuana and hashish at Havana airport

17,600 doses of cocaine destined for Cuba intercepted at an airport in Ecuador: Here’s how it was discovered

Cuban man arrested with hashish on a bus in Guantánamo

Cuba's customs detects drugs inside a cream tube in a postal package

U.S. Embassy in Cuba warns about increase in thefts and violence

Six years in prison for accused of illegal sale of medical supplies in Santa Clara

Director and professor attacked at a pre-university in Havana: What is known about the incident?

Three men captured in Holguín with over 35 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a compressor

Exemplary trial for marijuana for a couple in Ciego de Ávila

Citizen in Las Tunas sentenced to 15 years in prison for drug trafficking

Two men and one woman receive sentences of up to eight years in prison for drug offenses in Holguín

Three Cubans sentenced in Holguín in another exemplary drug trial

Havana Court condemns Cuban to 15 years in prison for drug trafficking

A woman is arrested for drug trafficking in Havana

Exemplary trial in Holguín aims to deter individuals with "criminal potential."

International press denounces censorship during community debates in Cuba

He is accused of selling drugs in Matanzas and could face up to seven years in prison

MININT assures that there is no presence of fentanyl in Cuba

In Cuba, one does not survive; one merely "over-dies" in a country that is collapsing amidst multiple crises

Guantánamo: 43 people judged in 2025 for drug-related charges

"Today my family trusts me": This is what young people fighting against drug addiction in Cuba say

Survey reveals: 94% of Cubans do not trust the Government to resolve the food crisis

Cocaine use: The subliminal message from Fidel Castro's grandson on social media

Eight years in prison for an 18-year-old for possession of "chemical" in Ciego de Ávila

Cubans help former model fighting a battle against addiction

From Theft to Joy: How a Cuban Woman Recovered Her Stolen Dog in Havana

Sister of Cuban sentenced to 13 years in prison for hidden drugs in a package reports irregularities in the trial

Cuban sanctioned to eight years in prison for drug trafficking

A woman accused of being a drug trafficker has been arrested in Marianao

Two Cuban customs officers recognized for detecting gunpowder and drugs at Havana airport

Alarm in Havana: Supreme Court warns about the rise of synthetic drugs and toughens penalties

Díaz-Canel inspects a croquette factory in Las Tunas, but Cubans invite him to visit neglected neighborhoods

New tactic of drug trafficking: They hide drugs in hygiene products to smuggle into Cuba

Cuba reports an alarming increase in crimes in 2025

"Maduro is finished": Cubans react to Sandro Castro's satirical mockery on social media

Sandro Castro is hungry: "Let's go eat some ripe fried plantains."

Drug dealer arrested in Old Havana

Thief steals merchandise from a disabled woman in Havana

Two people arrested for drug trafficking in Havana

Two Cubans arrested in anti-drug operation in Havana

Cocaine hidden in tuna cans discovered at Havana airport

The risk of returning to Cuba to invest: Three stories that will make you think twice

A young man accused of stabbing a nurse and injuring two others has been arrested in Palma Soriano

Neighbors almost lynch a thief caught inside a house in Centro Habana

A man is arrested with a large quantity of marijuana in Bayamo

Drug trafficking network dismantled in Baracoa: 3 houses and 71 bags of hashish

In candles and pots of modeling clay: Customs thwart attempts to introduce drugs into Cuba

A Colombian woman is arrested in Cuba with drug capsules in her stomach

Drugs, illegal tobacco, and cattle sacrifices: police operations in Granma are intensified, but crime does not wane