MIAMI, United States. — Nelson Borja Leyva, a retired farmer, denounced having been persecuted by the National Revolutionary Police (PNR) in Holguín, due to his alleged involvement in meat smuggling, an activity that he, he assures, does not engage in.
The property of the man, a resident of Barrio Viejo de los Pinos, a hamlet located in the municipality of Antilla, was invaded last week by law enforcement officers who were looking for evidence that involved him.
“On the 18th, the police entered my house without permission, they opened the door and entered the patio of my house as if they had not even presented a search warrant,” said Borja Leyva, 65.
Owner of a small yard where he legally raises cattle, the man is known for having voluntarily made more than 1,000 blood donations, for which he has received numerous awards.
Nelson Borja Leyva assured CubaNet that the day the police invaded his humble residence, the agents in charge of the operation did not want to offer explanations for the violation committed.
“This is so that the people know what the revolutionary police of the municipality of Antilla are doing. That is home invasion. This is what they are doing with me, and without any proof,” said the farmer, who for decades dedicated himself to cutting cane.
Borja Leyva assured that if he dedicated himself “to killing cows”, he would not live in the conditions he lives.
“I have never killed a cow in my life,” he said.
Illegal searches of homes by the police are a common practice within Cuba. Cases similar to that of Nelson Borja Leyva have been registered in Havana, where this month law enforcement agents and regime officials raided the carpentry shop of Idael Cutiño Marrero, a 73-year-old man with physical limitations who has been working for years wood, looking for wood.
