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Crime in Cuba
Globe
and Mail, Canada,
January 14, 2006.
Cuba is rarely thought of as a hotbed of
crime, but the Department of Foreign Affairs
is warning tourists that increasing numbers
of Canadians have been victims of pickpocketing,
theft and assault - especially in Havana's
Old Havana, Centro Havana, the Malecon,
and Vedado and on the beaches of Playas
del Este and Varadero. Those who are mugged
and stripped of identification and money
should contact the Canadian embassy before
the local cops, who may just toss them in
jail until their identity is confirmed and
their solvency restored.
For more information, contact the embassy
of Canada in Havana at 53(7) 204-2516 or
visit www.havana.gc.ca.
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