The Attorney General's Office of the Republic issued a brief official statement to inform that six individuals have been charged with terrorism offenses following an alleged infiltration attempt that took place in the northern area of Villa Clara province on the morning of February 25.
According to the brief statement, the criminal process is handled by the Specialized Criminal Investigation Body for Crimes against State Security of the Ministry of Interior, which is investigating what it described as an incursion aimed at carrying out terrorist acts on national territory.
The information, released without further details, indicates that the six defendants have been charged with terrorism offenses as defined in the Penal Code, and that the Prosecutor's Office has ordered provisional detention as a precautionary measure while the investigations continue.
The Prosecutor's Office stated that it will ensure respect for due process and that, once the investigations are concluded, it will make the appropriate procedural decisions in accordance with the current legal framework.
Previously, the Cuban regime revealed the identities of ten individuals who, according to their account, were involved in a supposed armed infiltration attempt from U.S. territory to the island, using a vessel registered in the state of Florida.
In statements published on the official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Minrex), Deputy Minister Carlos Fernández de Cossío specified that those involved are Cristian Ernesto Acosta Guevara, Conrado Galindo Serrior, José Manuel Rodríguez Castelló, Leordán Cruz Gómez, Amijail Sánchez González, and Roberto Álvarez Ávila.
The list is completed by Pavel Alling Peña, Michael Ortega Casanova, Ledián Padrón Guevara and Héctor Duani Cruz Correa, the latter four having died in the confrontation.
According to the official version, among the items seized on the vessel were assault rifles, sniper rifles, pistols, Molotov cocktails, night vision equipment, bulletproof vests, bayonets, camouflage clothing, ammunition of various calibers, communication devices, and "monograms of counter-revolutionary organizations of a terrorist nature."
The deputy minister stated that two of those involved, Amijail Sánchez González and Leordán Enrique Cruz Gómez, were included on a national list of individuals and entities linked to criminal investigations for alleged acts of terrorism, which was shared with the United States in 2023 and 2025.
The Cuban Penal Code provides for life imprisonment or the death penalty for terrorism-related offenses
In the current Cuban Penal Code, Law 151/2022, terrorism offenses are regulated under a specific title that defines their scope and establishes severe penalties.
Article 149.1 stipulates that acts which, through their execution style, means, and methods employed, demonstrate the intent to intimidate or compel a government or an international organization to perform or refrain from performing an act, or to provoke states of alarm, fear, or terror in the population, as well as endangering the life or integrity of individuals, affecting significant assets, the environment, international peace, or the security of the Cuban State, are subject to sanction.
Article 151.1 states that anyone who manufactures, provides, sells, transports, introduces into the country, or possesses weapons, ammunition, flammable, toxic, or explosive substances, chemical or biological agents, or other objects of a similar nature incurs penalties of ten to thirty years of imprisonment, life imprisonment, or death.
Section 151.2 establishes the same severity for anyone who threatens to use nuclear materials or radioactive substances to cause injury, death, or damage to property, or to coerce a person, entity, or international organization into performing or refraining from performing an act.
Additionally, Article 168 classifies the use of computing tools to facilitate terrorist acts, including the interference, alteration, or destruction of information systems and communications for public services or national security, with penalties ranging from ten to twenty years of imprisonment.
Finally, Article 169.1 establishes penalties of ten to thirty years of imprisonment, life imprisonment, or death for anyone who, in a situation of armed conflict, performs acts intended to cause death or serious injury with the aim of intimidating a population or compelling a State or international organization to act or refrain from acting.
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