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Couple Guilty Of Sex Trafficking Cuban Women

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Eight human trafficking victims were rescued after detectives received a tip. The women were smuggled from Cuba and across the southern border of Mexico. These women were later rescued from “one of the worst trafficking cases” seen in Hillsborough County, authorities said. Amet Ramon Maqueira De La Cal, 35, and Rosalia Leonard Garcia, 29, were the couple placed in custody for trafficking these Cuban women. A woman was rescued after detectives received a tip that …

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A Third Tank Caught Fire At Cuba’s Main Oil Terminal As Situation Goes From Bad To Worse

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A third crude tank caught fire and collapsed at Cuba’s main oil terminal in Matanzas, as an oil spill spread flames from a second tank that caught fire two days earlier. Cuba had made progress fighting off the raging flames during the weekend after drawing on help from Mexico and Venezuela. Mario Sabines, governor of the Matanzas province, compared the situation to an “Olympic torch” going from one tank to the next, with flames and billowing …

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Hundreds Injured And Dozens Missing In Explosion At Oil Storage Facility

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Cuba sought on Sunday to bring under control a fire at its main oil storage facility that has killed one firefighter, drawing on help from Mexico and Venezuela to fight the raging flames. A lightning strike on Friday ignited one of eight storage tanks at the Matazanas supertanker port 60 miles east of Havana. A second tank caught fire on Saturday, catching firefighters and others at the scene by surprise. Sixteen people were missing. The …

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