Cuba: Island is no "black hole" on drug trafficking route to US

Carballo said Cuba had provided more than 1,500 tips and intelligence on drug traffickers to the US Coast Guard between 1990 and November 30, 2025, proof, he said, of the island's long-standing commitment to fighting the drug trade.

Cuba sits directly astride a key route between major drug producers in South America and top consumer, the United States, and the US State Department as recently as 2016 said the island, "is not a major consumer, producer or transit point of illicit narcotics."