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News and information on the black market in Cuba. Statistics and data on illegal markets operating in Cuba and around the world. Additional data on counterfeit cuban cigars.

US Coast Guard intercepted 3,197 Cuban migrants in 2007

In 2007, the United States Coast Guard interdicted 3,197 Cuban migrants, compared to 2,293 in 2006. Source: Associated Press, “Cuba says 2 migrants drown when smuggling boat capsizes off coast,” International Herald Tribune, December 28, 2007.

Published April 26, 2008
Categorized as Transnational Crime Tagged Cuba Economy, Human Smuggling

Cuban human smuggling route through Mexico

According to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, nearly 90 percent of all undocumented Cubans who enter the United States now come through Mexico rather then reaching the U.S. by boat. Migrants pay smugglers up to $10,000 to cross the Yucatan Channel into Mexico and then travel up to the U.S. Border.

Published April 26, 2008
Categorized as Transnational Crime Tagged Cuba Economy, Human Smuggling, United States Economy

Human smuggling of Cuban baseball players

Between 2000 and 2007, 40 Cuban baseball players were smuggled out of Cuba.

Published April 26, 2008
Categorized as Transnational Crime Tagged Cuba Economy, Human Smuggling

Human smuggling fee from Cuba to the United States

Human smugglers in Cuba charge between $8,000 to $10,000 to people attempting to be smuggled into the United States.

Published April 26, 2008
Categorized as Transnational Crime Tagged Cuba Economy, Human Smuggling, United States Economy

Human smuggling failures from Cuba

Every year since 2000, the United States Coast Guard has intercepted more than 1,400 people attempting to cross the Florida Straits to gain entry into the United States.

Published April 26, 2008
Categorized as Transnational Crime Tagged Cuba Economy, Human Smuggling, United States Economy

Potential Losses from Fake Cuban Cigars

Hundred of millions of dollars are believed to be lost to counterfeit Cuban cigars annually.

Published May 5, 2007
Categorized as Business Security, Counterfeit Goods Tagged Cigarette Smuggling, Cuba Economy
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