SAN LUIS POTOSÍ, Mexico.- Cuban authorities they stopped in Matanzas, ten people who allegedly committed crimes of robbery with violence and animal slaughter in several municipalities of that province.
A note The Ministry of the Interior (MININT) published this Thursday on the Facebook profile of that repressive body, referred to the event and considered that it is a “criminal chain that is still being investigated.” In the crimes, the detainees would have used weapons, exercised violence against the victims and sacrificed animals in the municipalities of Colón, Los Arabos and Calimete.
“Through information it was possible to identify the people “The police were involved in the events and once the necessary elements were obtained, they were arrested and searched, and later presented to the prosecutor’s office for a precautionary measure, which in this case is provisional imprisonment; given the harmfulness and seriousness of the events, since it is a robbery with violence and intimidation against people and illegal slaughter of large cattle,” said the criminal instructor of the case, Yudiel Tomé Fernández, on television.
Two thieves were also arrested after attacking two young women with knives, stealing their belongings one morning near the Viaduct bridge.
“They told us to give them all our valuables. They took our phones, our watches, our cell phone wallets,” one of the victims told MININT.
The perpetrators were intercepted that same night by a patrol and fled when they saw the police, but one of them was arrested and later identified by the police. victims.
“We cannot lose the peace of mind that has been present in this country for years, and this type of crime causes people, the general population, much more alarm than the rest because it has the added bonus of violence (…) people who commit this type of crime will find a severe criminal response, always with a guarantee, always ensuring legality, but always a severe response,” said the prosecutor of Criminal Proceedings in Matanzas.
Crimes in Cuba
This fact comes amid a general alarm over the increase in crime in Cuba, in a context marked by the passivity of the police, more concerned with repressing protests than ensuring citizen peace.
In the first six months of 2024, Cuba has experienced an “alarming” increase in crime rates, according to a recent report published by the Observatory Cuban Citizen Audit Office (OCAC).
The document, which offers a detailed analysis of the public insecurity situation on the island, highlights that 432 crimes were recorded throughout the country during this period, which represents an average of 2.37 crimes per day and 33.56% more than in the same period of the previous year.
Between January and June 2024, 91 murders, 260 robberies, 39 assaults, and 29 assaults were reported. These numbers represent an increase of 111% in murders, 290% in assaults, and 208% in robberies compared to the first half of 2023.
In addition, organized crime, particularly among youth gangs, is gaining ground in several provinces of the country. The report documents incidents of gang violence in Santiago de Cuba and Havana, where authorities have acknowledged the existence of criminal gangs that “implement terror” among local residents.
