US arrests sister of Cuban military conglomerate chief

The United States arrested Adys Lastres Morera, the sister of the executive president of GAESA, a sprawling conglomerate of military-run businesses, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday.

Morera, who entered the United States as a lawful permanent resident in 2023, is now in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement pending removal proceedings, according to separate statement from ICE.

Morera’s presence poses a threat to the United States and undermines American foreign policy interests, the statement said.

Cuba’s leadership rarely talks publicly about GAESA, which stands for Grupo de Administración Empresarial – or ‘business administration group.’

It has long held that such discretion is necessary to confront a U.S. trade and financial blockade that severely complicates the island’s business with the outside world.

(Reuters)