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Mirtza Ocana, a Cuban Mule, Received up to $2,500 To Withdraw Foreign Currency From Cuba, but Whose Money Was It?

14ymedio, Madrid, 9 February 2024 — Mirtza Ocaña, the Cuban mule detained in Tampa with $100,000 in her clothes and luggage, charged between $1,000 and $2,500 for moving money between the United States and Cuba, according to the complaint against her, to which el Nuevo Herald had access. The judge handling the case ordered her to be … Continue reading “Mirtza Ocana, a Cuban Mule, Received up to $2,500 To Withdraw Foreign Currency From Cuba, but Whose Money Was It?”

Cuban Customs Declares War on Those Who Take Out More Money and Cigars Than Allowed

14ymedio, Havana, 20 March 2024 — “We are surrounded by many countries,” the head of the General Customs of the Republic, Nelson Cordovés, explained this Tuesday on Cuban Television. His headaches, he said, can be attributed to two groups of travelers: “those who enter” the country with drugs, weapons and illegal cargo, and “those who … Continue reading “Cuban Customs Declares War on Those Who Take Out More Money and Cigars Than Allowed”

A ‘Mule’ Who Made 45 Trips to Cuba in Less Than a Year Is Arrested in Tampa With $100,000

14ymedio, Madrid, 7 February 2024 — A Cuban resident of Tampa, Florida, was accused on Tuesday by the United States Federal District Prosecutor’s Office of illegally transferring $100,000 from the Island to the United States. According to an official statement, Mirtza Ocaña, 38, faces a sentence of up to five years in prison if she … Continue reading “A ‘Mule’ Who Made 45 Trips to Cuba in Less Than a Year Is Arrested in Tampa With $100,000”