Henry Constantín Ferreiro accuses prison authorities of planting a knife

Independent journalist Henry Constantín Ferreiro alleged that prison authorities planted a knife among his belongings after a surprise search. The episode is placed at Kilo 7 prison in Camagüey, and the accusation was communicated in a phone call from the facility. It is an allegation about supposed conduct by prison staff, not an independent conclusion about what occurred.

In his account, Ferreiro linked the alleged discovery with an unexpected inspection inside the prison. The available description characterizes the search as a surprise and says the object was placed among his belongings. No details are given about the exact time, how the knife was supposedly found or what followed, leaving those aspects unspecified in the information reviewed.

The material also refers to an audio message sent that morning to La Hora de Cuba. In the message, the publication’s director recounted the events and began describing something that happened unexpectedly that morning, saying it was the first time during his entire stay there. The available excerpt does not allow the rest of the account to be reconstructed or additional details about the search to be added.

The allegation identifies Kilo 7 prison in Camagüey as the location and names prison authorities as responsible for the supposed planting. The available material includes no account from those authorities, official response or external confirmation of the alleged discovery. The information should therefore be read as an accusation attributed to Ferreiro, without independent verification in the reviewed data.

The structured event date is September 9, 2026, while the information was published on October 15, 2026. That difference distinguishes the assigned event date from the publication date but does not by itself establish when the search occurred. The available data describe no disciplinary consequences, charges or later measures related to the alleged object.