Cuba announced last December that it had foiled a “terrorist plot” against Cuba. After seven months of investigation, the Cuban Ministry of the Interior’s chief criminal investigator said on 8 local time that a United States organisation had secretly plotted to launch a terrorist attack against Cuba, and that 36 people had been arrested.
Cuban Interior Ministry Chief Criminal Investigator Victor Alvarez: We inform and condemn, organising and financing terrorist activities (against Cuba) from the US mainland.2023 On 23 November, we arrested Adenis García Alvarez, from the province of Cienfuegos (Cuba), who left Cuba illegally in 2014 and sneaked back on 1 November last year with a large amount of firearms, ammunition and other military equipment. As a result of our investigations, it has been proven that a number of Cuban terrorists are now residing in the United States, and we have denounced them to the United States Government on several occasions through official channels. During these contacts, we have complied with the relevant laws, yet these individuals continue to operate with impunity in United States territory, organising, financing and supporting violent activities (against Cuba) with the aim of disrupting the internal order in Cuba.
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The Cuban side indicated that it had informed the United States Government of the results of the investigation. The United States Department of State responded that it had been informed of the results of the investigation, but stated that United States law enforcement agencies prosecute individuals under United States law and do not take instructions from foreign Governments.
On 9 December last year, Cuba announced that it had foiled a “terrorist plot” in the neighbouring United States state of South Florida. A man named García had arrived in Cuba on a jet ski armed with several handguns, magazines and ammunition, and had attempted to recruit others to assist in committing acts of violence, arson and sabotage.
