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Private producers hold 84.5% of the livestock mass, but the Government continues to prioritize the State sector. 14ymedio, Havana, 15 July 2025 — There is no more precise metaphor to describe the situation of Cuban livestock than the image of a skinny cow, chased by rustlers in the early hours, locked up before sunset to … Continue reading ““For Every 100 Cattle Thefts, Only One or Two Are Cleared Up,” Confesses a Deputy From Santiago De Cuba”

14ymedio, Madrid, 20 January 2025 — Inspections and fines have not been effective against cattle theft, one of the crimes that affect the province of Las Tunas. Crimes against livestock increased by 10% compared to 2023, according to Periódico 26, which does not give the total figure by year. In addition, to show the scope … Continue reading “Cattle Theft Reaches Dizzying Levels in the Province of Las Tunas”

The “Frontier” case in Cacocum, where a group armed with machetes and shotguns stole 61 cattle, is highlighted 14ymedio, Holguín, October 3, 2025 — Crime is rampant in Holguín, and the official statistics confirm this. During the Provincial Plenary held on Thursday at the Expo Holguín fairground, it was reported that in September alone 1,672 … Continue reading “Neither Ration Stores nor Cattle Are Saved From the Increase of Crime in Holguín, Cuba”

The figure is disastrous for a country that ten years ago had nearly four million people, and that before 1959 boasted almost one cow per person. 14ymedio, Havana, 12 February 2025 — After ten months of inspections and raids against cattle thieves in Cuba’s fields, the Ministry of Agriculture offered this Wednesday a global result: … Continue reading “In Cuba, Only 2.9 Million Cattle Have Been Saved From Mismanagement and Cattle Thieves”

The Government continues to apply a policy of “maximum severity” to livestock illegalities 14ymedio, Havana, 29 October 2024 — Up to August of this year, the Cuban regime tried 1,615 people for “conduct associated with the crime of illegal slaughter of beef cattle and trafficking in their meat,” the government newspaper Granma reported on Tuesday. … Continue reading “About 1,615 Cuban Ranchers Have Been Tried for Trafficking and Cattle Slaughter, Most of Them With Prison Sentences”

14ymedio, Madrid, 22 December 2023 — It was expected that, among the results analyzed by Parliament, those of the agricultural sector would be the most regrettable. But expectations were, once again, exceeded, in particular when the collapse of livestock was known due to theft and slaughter, almost twice as much as last year and 360% … Continue reading “Cases of Theft and Slaughter of Livestock in Cuba Have Increased by 360 Percent in Two Years”

14ymedio, Madrid, 7 July 2023 — Raidel Perera Romero, a fugitive from justice for more than a year, has been arrested by the Police in Santo Domingo, Villa Clara. According to Fuerza del Pueblo, a page related to the Ministry of the Interior, the “antisocial element,” who had an 11-year prison sentence for robbery with … Continue reading “It Took the Cuban Police More Than a Year To Capture a Cattle Thief”

14ymedio, Havana, 6 June 2023 — The increasingly acute shortages in Cuba coincide with a wave of robberies in food outlets. In recent days alone, the authorities confirmed the confiscation of 133 pounds of beef that was sold illegally in the province of Villa Clara, while in Havana some thieves took all the rice stored … Continue reading “Thefts of Meat, Rice and Other Foods Are Multiplying in Cuba”

14ymedio, Havana, 12 October 2022 — The theft of cattle in Sancti Spíritus has multiplied 25 times this year compared to last year. The figures are official, made public during a meeting of the vice president of Cuba, Salvador Valdés Mesa, with the agricultural producers of that province. According to an article published in the … Continue reading “Cow Theft Goes From 48 to 1,200 Heads in a year in Sancti Spiritus, Despite High Penalties”