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This is the latest that I have heard today by two sources in Havana.

The prosecutor charged Abel Exposito and one other senior manager from the Partagas Factory ( want a few more confirmations before announcing it) of international trafficking, smuggling and illicit appropriation of funds. Sentence being sought is 20 years.

Maybe the tide has turned in the Partagas Mafia.

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It 's a shame that it had to happen at the Partagas factory,Sad indeed :;::!!!!!!!

Guy!!!

So glad to see you post again!

Hope you are well mate.

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Damn, 20 years...

I wonder about the future of the Partagas Festival. It's been 15 years of success and people coming to spend money so I can't imagine they would be so dumb as to not keep it going. But I could also see them think it was Abel's gathering where possible "corruption" was going on and wanting to rid themselves of all things Abel. No way I think they cancel it moving forward, but it wouldn't surprise me.

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I wonder about the future of the Partagas Festival.

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No way I think they cancel it moving forward, but it wouldn't surprise me.

So long as they don't had out Guants & other mm cigars in the goodie bags.

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For me.. In essence.. It feels the modern world and all its over policing is catching up with cigars and is very firmly trying to remove the romance about it all.. Sure, Fraud isn't exactly romantic.. But if Cubans weren't made how and where they are with the storys seeming to be of another time.. they'd be just the same as the **** you buy anywhere else. In a way, Anyhow.

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Really sad story. I guess when you try to get around the system, system eventually gets you.

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Exactly what happened this past year. True story.

I guess I was lucky, I got a pack of Troya on the opening night :)

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So long as they don't had out Guants & other mm cigars in the goodie bags.

… as if there was a chance of that happening…

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Exactly what happened this past year. True story.

I guess I was lucky, I got a pack of Troya on the opening night smile.png

SC, yes, that's what happened to the festival attendees this past November. Partagas sticks given out as well, of course. But in the goodie bags for opening night??? The extra stuffers were Troyas, and then for the closing night, it was Belindas (can't remember if Fox said the Guants were in the opening night bag, or the closing night bag).

He put it best....(paraphrasing)...."It's almost like these guys just put some extras in there that they had lying around, to try and make these bags look fuller with more stuff. But in putting more of this stuff in, they just made it emptier and more pathetic."

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Big Brother is watching at all times no matter what. The world has changed, cant get away with anything anymore, believe me I have tried... ph34r.png

Addios Amigo, buena suerte en el carcel communista!!

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Big Brother is watching at all times no matter what. The world has changed, cant get away with anything anymore, believe me I have tried... ph34r.png

Addios Amigo, buena suerte en el carcel communista!!

Yep, last Feb at the 520 night on the Wednesday the models bringing the cigars to the tables were very hesitant to give more than 1 cigar per person....I heard previous years you could charm a 2nd cigar out of them but not this year.

As for the Troyas I put one in a kris kindle we had at our Christmas herf as a joke......I replaced it with something proper after the initial confusion from the poor guy who drew it ou of the bag!

For me the best part of the Partagas customs at the Encuentro were the bands :)

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...seems like the only people who were really interested in "selling" cigars and not stockpiling them for a future that might never come are going to prison!

I think they should put Cuba's leadership in prison and let these guys go on selling cigars!!!

-Piggy

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(can't remember if Fox said the Guants were in the opening night bag, or the closing night bag).

Yes, I got the Guantanamera's in my opening night bag, what a joke!?! I was actually able to give it a good home as I gave a few cigars (including the ones I got in my opening night bag) to the owner of my Casa Particulares and he was so appreciative, especially of the tubed Guant. What is crap to me, was a treasure to him. Even a dirt cheap cigar to us, is a lot of money to local Cubans.

If I remember correctly, 2 of these were in my bag:

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(from Trevor's site)

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