US arrests sister of Cuban military conglomerate chief

May 21 (Reuters) - ‌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 ‌was not immediately able ⁠to reach out ‌to representatives of ​Morera for comment.

(Reporting by Bhargav Acharya; editing by Costas ‌Pitas)

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