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Crime in Cuba

Unless you enjoy eating cucarachas and tasteless rice everyday, don't be stupid when traveling to or while in Cuba. The last place you want to find yourself is in Cuba's prison. There are no health clubs, TVs, movies, exercise time or "prisoners rights" in here. You will do hard labor, in shit conditions and you will do ALL of your sentence.

Drugs
Still relatively unheard of, they are slowly creeping into Cuban society more and more each day. It seems Cuba's geographical location lends itself as a suburb smuggling point. I have been personally offered drugs walking along La Rampa. "Psssst....cocaine, marijuana....". Of course, I didn't even acknowledge their presense, and nor should you. I'm not sure if it was an undercover policeman testing a tourist or a legitimate offer but I didn't care.

On a personal note
I met a really nice casa owner in Cienfuegos on a trip and we quickly became good friends (a common thing in Cuba). On a trip back, I called several times to make casa arrangements to stay there again. To make a long story short, he was caught with some marijuana and is currently serving a 20 year prison sentence! Not your idea of a vacation in Cuba right?

Pornography & Sex
pornographic material is against the law. Taking pictures of naked Cubana(o)'s constitutes pornography. Get the idea? The legal age of consent in Cuba is sixteen between Cubans, not Cubans with foreigners. 18 is the legal age of consent for tourists. Technically, US citizens can be prosecuted by the US government for having sex with minors even outside US. If that, along with your conscience, isn't enough to deter you consider this: In the US, pedophiles are typically separated from the general prison population to protect them from other prisoners. In Cuba, to the best of my knowledge, no such precautionary measures exist.

And who said there is no justice in Cuba?

The bottom line is that if you get caught breaking the law in Cuba, chances are they have no mercy in their punishment. Sure, you can contact your embassy, but perobably they won't be much help. You are bound to the laws of the country you are in. They tend not to be very sympathetic to your stupidity.

Scams

From Debbies Forum and thanks Terry ;) May 2005
Violent crime against foreigners is (almost) unheard of, and the so-called “scams” in Cuba are invariably bush league when compared to other destinations in the developing world.

You’re (usually) looking at losing a few bucks, and a bit of pride, that’s all. No big deal. (There's always exceptions, of course, so don't make the mistake of blindly jumping on the "Cuba Is So Safe" bandwagon to the point where you're being stupid. Sadly, it's NOT as safe as it used to be!)

- Warnings against crime and scam in Cuba ...
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Please don’t take this page as a slam against Cuba. IT'S NOT!! I’m simply pointing out a few issues that all tourists should be aware of, and a few scams that with a little common sense are non-issues for a prepared traveler.

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Links & Sources

• Addresses of Cuban Embassies and Consulates all over the world
• Travel information ... read this before you go ...
• Prisons in Cuba, take a look before you do something stupid

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