US seizes $3 million in fuel shipments to Cuba as crackdown continues
Authorities seized 90 shipments worth nearly $3 million as part of an enforcement push against fuel routed to a sanctioned Cuban state company.
- On Wednesday, October 7, 2026, federal authorities announced the seizure of 90 biodiesel shipments bound for Cuba, valued at nearly $3 million, as part of an ongoing U.S. oil embargo.
- The U.S. Coast Guard previously intercepted the 300-foot tanker "Grace" on September 5 and the "Jaira Provider" on June 28, 2026, both vessels employing "dark fleet" maneuvers to evade maritime authorities.
- Homeland Security Investigations identified the shipments were destined for ENETEC S.A., a Havana-based fuel wholesaler sanctioned in July by the U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control for funneling revenue to the Cuban regime.
- While officials maintain these actions disrupt illicit activity, the embargo has exacerbated chronic fuel shortages, contributing to power outages affecting roughly 3.5 million people across Cuba.
- As the blockade strains Cuba's energy system, market analysts on Polymarket priced the probability of U.S. military action by December 31, 2026, at 12.5% as of October 7.
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U.S. Seizes Over 2.27 Million Liters of Fuel Bound for Sanctioned Cuban Entity
U.S. federal law enforcement agencies have confiscated 90 shipments containing more than 2.27 million liters of biodiesel-blended fuel valued at approximately $2.8 million, which federal authorities allege were destined for a sanctioned Cuban state enterprise in violation of trade restrictions. Special agents from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), alongside U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and
The Cuban government criticized the United States following the seizure of 2.8 million litres of biodiesel destined for the island. (ANSA)
Cuba: malgré le blocus, des importations record en provenance des États-Unis
Interception de carburant destiné à Cuba, mais forte progression du commerce avec l'île : les États-Unis ne relâchent pas leur pression sur le gouvernement castriste tout en y vendant des biens américains pour des millions de dollars. Une stratégie assumée par Donald Trump pour venir à bout du régime, mais qui connaît ses limites.
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