The General Customs of the Republic (AGR by its Spanish acronym) has shown its policy of Zero Tolerance to illegal drugs by the fact that from last January to May this year it seized 14 kilograms of chemical substances of this type at its borders.»
The operation was dismantled after police demonstrated the persistence with which an emigrant in the United States organized the drug shipments to Cuba to be sold in Havana. Lieutenant Colonel Alejandro Lugo, section chief of the Specialized Anti-Drug Enforcement Body of the Technical Directorate of Investigations (DTI), informed that US authorities were notified of a previous operation by the suspect, »
The Cuban state's fight against international drug trafficking led to the seizure of 4,162.23 kilograms of narcotics in 2021, said Colonel Héctor González Hernández, deputy chief of the Anti-Drug Confrontation Division of the Technical Directorate of Investigations (DTI).»
The extradition took place in response to the international arrest warrant issued by the Interpol office in Havana and the request submitted by Cuban authorities»
The Provincial Penal Court in the eastern Cuban province of Granma gave 11 people acussed of aggravated drug trafficking between 15 to 30-year jail terms in a court hearing held May 25 and 26 this year»
In Cuba a significant amount of resources are dedicated to prevent illegal drugs traffick and consumption.»
US officials acknowledged the prestige of Cuba in the fight against drug trafficking and they insisted in the need to expand cooperation accords between Washington and Havana, said the Washington Post.»
Some fishermen were recognized in a coastal village in Sancti Spiritus for preventing drugs to enter the island and reach the hands of the population.»
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