A well-known Colombian influencer was arrested upon arrival at a Cuban airport because customs officials thought she had drugs up her buttocks.
Yina Calderón, a businesswoman and former soap opera star, arrived on the island on April 12 with her sister and a friend.
As the young woman reported on her Instagram account, she was detained for more than five hours because officers suspected that she was carrying hallucinogenic substances disguised in her body, particularly on her buttocks, where she had undergone multiple plastic surgeries.
“I had to show him the scar, they saw us as mules,” he said.
Yina said that after going through the first filter, she was ordered to go through the X-ray arc.
“I took X-rays and as you know I suffered from biopolymers, I obviously got a handful of balls in my dick. These agents once thought I had drugs up my dick and they tricked me. They told me that I brought drugs and explained to them what biopolymers are and I had to show him the scar,” he said.
The actress stated that airport staff forced her to remove the belt she was wearing to inspect it.
“Imagine the marker stripe. They almost broke it,” he asked.
When she and her sister thought it was all over, another officer called her and asked if she had tried drugs.
“I said no and he asked me again what was in my queue (…) So if you suffer from biopolymers and are thinking about coming to Cuba, think twice,” he concluded.
Calderón admitted that it’s not the first time he’s been going through such awkward situations due to the surgeries he’s performing on his body.
She regretted that she is often considered controversial because of her hair color and nature, but assured that she could not take drugs to another country.
“It’s the little drink, it’s the granita, it’s the little thing, but never this,” he said.
In 2021, Cuban authorities seized more than four tons of drugs in various operations against drug trafficking.
According to Héctor González Hernández, the second head of the DTI’s anti-drug confrontation, 4,162.23 kilograms of drugs were seized. 80 percent was marijuana, but cocaine, hashish, crack and synthetic cannabinoids were also seized.
“There was persistence and intention of Cuban and foreign emigrants to organize operations to introduce drugs into the national territory, for which they rearranged and diversified their actions in different scenarios, such as at the air border, in mail and unaccompanied cargo,” said he. gonzales
The authorities disbanded 21 attempted drug entry operations by air to Cuba planned for different scenarios. There were passengers who attempted to insert drugs into their bodies, luggage or electronic devices.