Holguin/The crime is galloping in Holguín and official statistics confirm it. During the provincial plenary held This Thursday In the Expo Holguín fairground, it was reported that only 1,672 criminal acts were recorded in September, an increase with respect to August, with seven municipalities in red. Calixto García, Moa and Sagua de Tánamo lead the list of the most problematic.
Between homicides, robberies with force and the already recurring theft of cattle, the meeting of the local authorities was a downpour of worrying figures, adorned with calls to the “revolutionary surveillance” and criticism of the administrators of warehouses and state entities that, apparently, have become the favorite dam of thieves and opportunists.
Of all the cases presented, the one that caught the most attention was the baptized as “border.” On September 1, in the town of Limoncitos (Cacocum), a custodian of just 28 years decided that taking care of cows was less profitable than stealing them. And with the complicity of 12 more people, he planned the subtraction of 61 cattle from Vaquería where he worked.
Mounted on horseback, dressed in black, with balaclavas, three shotguns and several white weapons, the thieves broke out as if it were a west movie. The plot ended with 13 detainees, although one, the main organizer, is still a fugitive. The authorities claim that they captured some responsible after an “intense interrogation process.”
The criminals are not only aware of the arrival of the cereal, but they could be taking advantage of the help of the workers themselves
The robberies in wineries were also in the center of the debate. In September, five events were reported in the header municipality and in Báguanos.
The curious thing, the officials pointed out, is that the thefts coincide with the distribution of rice, which suggests that the criminals are not only aware of the arrival of the cereal, but that they could be taking advantage of the help of the workers themselves or the information released in Telegram channels.
For Joel Queipo Ruiz, first secretary of the party in the province, the problem is not so much in thieves but in administrators who “breach measures” and in the lack of “revolutionary surveillance.”
Crime figures in state entities also offer comfort. In September 50 events were recorded, which total 894 so far this year. The municipality of Holguín accumulates 38.2% of the incidence, with a predominance of robberies with force, theft and, again, the eternal problem of cattle.
The authors of these crimes have shown growing violence
54.5% of crimes were concentrated in strategic sectors such as agriculture, commerce, public health, education and hydraulic resources. To top it off, the authors of these crimes have shown increasing violence, according to the police report.
Mayarí, Urbano Noris and Banes accompany the provincial head as the most beaten territories. Lack of lighting, vacancies in security and administrative lack of control complete a propitious scenario for criminal increase.
As a climax, Queipo exalted the importance of the IV exercise of prevention and confrontation with the crime, carried out in September throughout the country, as a way of “guaranteeing citizen tranquility, respect for internal order, stability and social discipline.”
Holguín, one of the most populated provinces in the country, today exhibits a insecurity map that resists being made up with harangues.
