More than 2,200 cigars detected in luggage at Havana Airport

[El Presidente]

Saturday, November 1, 2025 - 12:16

The First Deputy Chief of the Customs of Cuba, Wiliam Pérez González, announced the seizure of more than 2,000 Cuban cigars when a traveler attempted to smuggle them out of the country hidden in their luggage.

 

Pérez González specified in a post on the social media platform X that there were "more than 2,200 cigars of different brands" that were intercepted at Havana Airport.

Several photos shared by the aforementioned source showed some of the tobacco, many of them from the Cohíba brand, wrapped in newspaper packages.

The official added that "customs forces are always vigilant in the fight against illegal activities for a Safe Border."

He also stated that the extraction of tobacco from the country must comply with the provisions of Resolution 98/2022 of the Ministry of Agriculture (GOC-2022-332-EX28), which sets forth the quantities and documentation to be presented at the border.

[JDoughty]

It would suck to be this guy! I nobly volunteer to help destroy the confiscated product with fire. It might take me awhile to do it one stick at a time, though. 

[NYGuido]

16 minutes ago, JDoughty said:

It would suck to be this guy! I nobly volunteer to help destroy the confiscated product with fire. It might take me awhile to do it one stick at a time, though. 

That reminds me of a drug bust where law enforcement burned a whole bunch of marijuana plants in a bonfire and proceeded to wonder why they felt a bit sleepy and hungry afterward. 🤪

[Chibearsv]

I picture the trunk of Elliot's car looks something like this 

[FOHgetaboutit]

11 hours ago, JDoughty said:

It would suck to be this guy! I nobly volunteer to help destroy the confiscated product with fire. It might take me awhile to do it one stick at a time, though. 

I also humbly volunteer as tribute to help destroy this lot.

[Ford2112]

What a loss of good stogies.