39-year-old Tampa woman Mirtza Ocana pleaded guilty to smuggling over $100,000 from Cuba to US, caught by CBP; faces up to 5 years in prison.

39-year-old Mirtza Ocana, a Tampa woman, pleaded guilty to smuggling over $100,000 from Cuba to the US. She was caught by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents, who discovered $31,000 in her luggage and an additional $71,300 hidden in her clothes. Ocana faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison, with her sentencing date yet to be set.

August 15, 2024
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