Organised crime steps in to control market.

[El Presidente]

 

Official press threatens Cubans who buy or sell foreign currency: "Up to five years in prison"

The Granma  newspaper, the main spokesperson for the regime, highlighted the severity with which the government tries to control the economic transactions of citizens.

 

The Granma article also emphasized that, in  Cuba, Law No. 151, of May 15, 2022, the current Penal Code, in subsections e) and g) of its article 315.1, “provides that the actions of selling or, by any means, transferring, transmitting, or acquiring foreign currency are considered a crime.”

"These actions are punishable by imprisonment of two to five years, or a fine of five hundred to one thousand units, or both," he reminded.

 

https://en.cibercuba.com/noticias/2024-08-02-u1-e135253-s27061-nid286181-prensa-oficial-amenaza-cubanos-compren-vendan

 

 

[Chas.Alpha]

This is the moment when the U.S. should fly a cargo plane filled with $20 bills and dump them over Havana. 😳