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Most Cubans deal drugs
The image of a drug cartel and a distro in Cuba are usually fictitious and only portrayed in movies. Castro had a heavy hand on drugs when he assumed office in 1959.
There are harsh penalties for dealing drugs. Drug traffickers treat Cuba like the Bermuda Triangle; they avoid it altogether because the Cuban shores are very vigilant against drug traffickers.