Overview
- Cuban officials say operational procedures under the 2016 U.S.–Cuba drug-control agreement were never put in place, with formal cooperation scaled back under President Trump.
- Cuba reports sending 1,546 drug-trafficking alerts to the United States since 1990 and receiving 468 in return through November 30, 2025.
- The Border Guard chief says Cuba regularly provides the U.S. Coast Guard with routes, positions, engine counts and other details on suspect vessels near Cuban waters.
- Authorities cite a rising presence of synthetic “químico” inside Cuba, largely arriving by air from the United States and circulating among youth.
- Security forces report 72 thwarted drug-entry attempts from 11 origins in 2024–2025 and about 40 tonnes recovered from maritime recalos over the past 14 years.