Tonight, a Belizean man
is detained by authorities in Cuba after he tried to get into that
country while carrying two Chinese Passports. 7news has learned that he
is 28 year old Carlos Murga who was intercepted flying into the Jose
Marti Airport in Havana Cuba over last weekend. The Ministry of Foreign
Affairs in Belize has confirmed through a spokesperson that the Belize
Embassy in Cuba is aware of his detention and is assisting him as they
would any Belizean detained by a foreign authority.
Now, a case
like this points immediately to the possibility of human smuggling and
visa fraud – and in previous cases Cuba has been known as a gateway for
this type of illicit activity. Immigration Minister Godwin Hulse
confirmed today that his ministry is aware of the case and is quote,
“gathering information so that it can get a clear picture of what has
taken place.”
But, in a case like this, the chain of events can
be shrouded by peripheral facts, the first of which is that unconfirmed
information to us says that at least one staffer at the Belize Embassy
in Cuba may be friendly to him. The Ministry of Foreign affairs in
Belmopan said they had no knowledge of this today. In this regard it is
of note that Carlos Murga is a relative of a staffer at the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs in Belmopan.
It’s an interesting case and one we’ll keep following.
Source: http://7newsbelize.com
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