Cuba foils plot to sneak arms onto island from U.S., official says

FILE PHOTO: Men work in a monument in front of the U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba, May 25, 2021. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini/File Photo

HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba has foiled a plot to sneak arms and ammunition onto the Caribbean island from the United States, detaining nearly three dozen people in a broader scheme authorities say sought to destabilize its government, a Cuba Interior Ministry official said on Monday.

Cuba first unveiled details of the plot last December, when authorities said a Cuban man residing in the United States arrived on the island by jetski, armed with guns, ammunition and military gear, to recruit others and commit acts of violence.

A subsequent seven-month investigation, said Víctor