A gang of 17 people are being tried in Costa Rica’s criminal court for brokers for human trafficking of Cuban migrants, local media CRHoy reported.
As stated by the judiciary, The investigation into this case began in 2019. At that time, the migration police received information that these people were operating in the southern zone of the Central American country. The gang was arrested in February 2020
That is suspected For the transfer from the Panama border to Peñas Blancas, the organization asked the migrants around $600 (Costa Rica’s border with Nicaragua).
“It is believed that migrants had the US as their final destination and the majority were of Cuban nationality” indicated to the judicial authorities.
For this process 11 persons are to take part as witnesses. The trial is scheduled from January 9th to March 9th.
Cuban raftsmen disembark in Mexico
On the other hand, A group of eight Cubans reached the Yucatan Peninsulareported this Monday On twitter the National Institute for Migration of Mexico.
The rafters landed on Isla Mujeres in the state of Quintana Roo, in a rustic boat. Local media outlet Debate pointed out that the operation was carried out by the Mexican Navy and Isla Mujeres Municipal Police.
The arrival of Cuban raftsmen in this area of Mexico it is frequent. On December 9, a group of migrants from the island arrived in Cozumel after ten days of sailing in a homemade boat. 11/24 eight drifting Cubans were rescued by a freighter north of the Yucatán.
Some of these groups are planning to travel to Mexico because they are leaving from areas close to that country, like the west of Pinar del Río or the Isla de la Juventud. However, in most cases, these are people who had problems and got lost while traveling to the United States.
In June, a group of Cuban raftsmen were shipwrecked in the Gulf of Mexico. At least 12 were missing and eight were rescued after spending more than 10 hours in the water. One of the survivors said that he preferred to throw himself back into the sea and drown before returning to the island: “I’m not going to Cuba, I’m throwing myself and drowning myself in hell.”