Originally Posted by
YVR Cockroach
Not at all. Pre-COVID, a million Canadians visit Cuba annually (though most on resort vacations and may not have computers with them) and never heard of any issues (unless, of course, one does something stupid, criminal, stupidly criminal, or criminally stupid). I suspect your issues, if any, are going to be with the U.S.
Yeah, I’d be really surprised if any cop or other government official were to seize valuable property from a hard-currency tourist. Unless, as you mentioned, the tourist engages in serious misconduct. They’re starving for hard currency in Cuba, and that sort of corruption would quickly scare away the tourists.
Common crime is uncommon in Cuba. Just watch out for the petty stuff, like pickpockets.