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FROM
CUBA
Police presence on the upswing in Pinar
del Rio province
PINAR DEL RIO, Cuba - July 7 (Rafael Ferro
Salas, Abdala Press / www.cubanet.org) -
An increase in police activity has lead
residents of Pinar del Rio province to conclude
that operation "Containment" has
reached the province, said Felipe Gil, a
local journalist.
Gil cited the frequency with which police
stop and search passers-by as evidence that
the previously announced government campaign
was on.
"Any one walking down the street is
subject to search and seizure," said
Gil. "I saw police stop a little old
lady who was carrying three bottles of honey
and, after confiscating the honey under
charges of hoarding, fine her. No matter
that she alleged that they honey was for
a sick relative."
Some say they fear this state of affairs
could become permanent.
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