14ymedio, Madrid, 9 February 2024 — Mirtza Ocaña, the Cuban mule detained in Tampa with $100,000 in her clothes and luggage, charged between $1,000 and $2,500 for moving money between the United States and Cuba, according to the complaint against her, to which el Nuevo Herald had access. The judge handling the case ordered her to be release on probation, with an electronic device, after hearing her statement on Tuesday and ordered her to seek employment and “psychiatric” treatment, in addition to handing over her passport.
However, nothing is known at the moment about the origin of the funds. It is surprising, however, that a ’mule’ could travel so often to Havana and take out enormous amounts of dollars without the Cuban authorities noticing, since controls are strict at the airport and the law prohibits exporting more than 5,000 dollars outside the Island without authorization from the Central Bank.
The experts consulted by ’el Nuevo Herald’ believe that the cash may come from private ’MSMEs’, which need to send money outside the country to pay their suppliers abroad
It is worth remembering the regrets from several spokespersons for the regime who have complained bitterly on many occasions that the US “blockade” supposedly prevented them from placing the dollars of their Central Bank in the international financial system and that the situation forced them to look for more onerous alternative means.
Experts consulted by el Nuevo Herald believe that the cash could be from private MSMEs (micro, small and medium sized enterprises), which need