Havana/The General Customs of the Republic of Cuba seized a shipment of synthetic cannabinoids at the Havana international airport, popularly known on the Island as chemicalthe official press reported this Sunday.
The first vice chief of Customs, William Pérez, reported on social networks that “the drug known as chemical “It was hidden in two boxes of food from the United States and was intercepted as a result of the joint work of Cuban Customs and the anti-drug body,” he says. Cubadebate.
The report indicates that the operation “is part of the border control actions that the country maintains against illicit drug trafficking,” within the framework of the “zero tolerance” policy against drugs.
Earlier this week, Cuban Customs revealed another case detected in the same Havana air terminal, in which its agents discovered more than 10 kilograms of liquid cocaine disguised in bottles of shampoo and other hair treatment products.
Cuban Customs revealed another case detected in the same Havana air terminal, in which its agents discovered more than 10 kilograms of cocaine
The vice head of the institution then declared that this detection “is a clear example of the intention to violate the controls in order to introduce the illicit, again using those goods contemplated in the current tariff exemptions.”
Although the interception of drug shipments in Cuban air terminals is becoming more frequent, the island’s authorities affirm that Cuba “is not a country that produces or transits illicit drugs.”
Just on April 22, Customs seized 22,800 doses of chemicalalso from the United States. At that time, Wiliam Pérez González himself revealed that the drug was detected when he confiscated 19 leaves impregnated with a synthetic cannabinoid inside a box of cereal. “The consumption of 22,800 doses was avoided, a result that reaffirms the effectiveness of border control actions,” said the manager. on social networks.
On April 22, Customs seized 22,800 doses of ‘chemical’, also from the United States
Pérez also stressed that the United States is “the main origin” of this drug, which significantly impacts young people, which is why severe legal-penal measures are applied in the cases detected.
In 2025, a total of 507 kilos of drugs, mainly cocaine, were seized and 174 people linked to drug trafficking were arrested, according to official reports.
