U.S. sanctions five more Cuban entities, including one member of the Castro family

Secretary of State Mark Rubio on Tuesday announced a new round of sanctions against entities that generate revenue for the Cuban regime. In his statement, Rubio explained that Trump signed executive orders that authorize “sweeping sanctions on Cuba, including against persons who support the Cuban regime’s security apparatus and those responsible for repression in Cuba and other threats to U.S. national security.” 
Among the entities sanctioned is the wife of Alejandro Castro Espín, who was previously sanctioned under Trump’s orders. Rubio also announced sanctions against the Grupo de Administración Empresarial S.A. (GAESA), which Rubio said operates as the financial muscle behind the Cuban regime’s repressive security apparatus. 
Two other entities hit with the new sanctions move money on the regime’s behalf, and another is a logistics company that carries out orders from the Cuban regime. All three are linked with the GAESA. Two additional entities generate revenue through mining, including the state-owned GeoMinera. 
“These entities and actors fund, facilitate, or benefit from the regime’s malign activities, both in Cuba and across our hemisphere,” Rubio said. 
Tuesday’s sanctions follow others that were issued earlier in June against banks and what Rubio said were Cuba’s leaders behind “capital for radical left-wing terrorism.” 

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