Plots by Suspected Cuba Spies Detailed
Computer diskettes seized from the apartment of an alleged Cuban spy ring leader contained coded references to Fidel Castro and plans to sabotage an aircraft hangar, an FBI agent testified at a bail hearing in Miami. The 10 suspects were charged with trying to penetrate U.S. military bases, infiltrate anti-Castro exile groups and manipulate U.S. media and political organizations. Eight defendants postponed their bail hearings. A Cuban military captain who lived under the alias Manuel Viramontez and a reputed Cuban intelligence major named Luis Medina were ordered held without bail.
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