Cuba says a second boat on the mission from the U.S. failed
Source: NBC News/AP
Feb. 28, 2026, 9:54 AM EST
HAVANA Top officials with Cubas Ministry of the Interior unveiled for the first time late Friday the items they said were aboard a Florida-flagged speedboat that opened fire against troops in waters off the islands north coast this week, with soldiers responding and killing four suspects.
Officials also revealed to The Associated Press that authorities were able to establish that the 10 Cuban suspects left the U.S. in two boats, but one failed, so they transferred all the supplies to the remaining one and left the other adrift. The government said the detained suspects revealed those details and stressed that they immediately contacted the U.S. Coast Guard.
Among the items Cuban officials said were aboard the boat: a dozen high-powered weapons, including one with a scope; a big cooler filled with more than 12,800 pieces of ammunition; 11 pistols; heavy-duty boots, helmets with cameras; and camouflage backpacks.
We were clearly able to assess that we were facing a terrorist action from a boat coming from the United States, 1st Col. Ivey Daniel Carballo of the Cuban Border Guard Troops told the AP.
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Lonestarblue
(13,395 posts)With this corrupt government, I no longer trust anything that happens with other countries. Trump likes to create his own fake excuses for taking nefarious actions.
cstanleytech
(28,374 posts)Figarosmom
(11,253 posts)Without Congress. The war dept might be the right name after all since they are starting wars all over the damn place.