Florida Issues NO-BOND ARREST WARRANT for Communist Dictator Raúl Castro, 95, on First-Degree Murder Conspiracy Charge Over Killing of Four Americans

Florida is coming after communist Cuban dictator Raúl Castro, and this time, the 95-year-old brother of Fidel Castro is facing a state arrest warrant in connection with the deaths of four men nearly three decades ago.

A Miami-Dade County judge has issued a NO-BOND arrest warrant for Castro on a state charge of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, stemming from the February 24, 1996, shootdown of two unarmed civilian aircraft operated by the Miami-based humanitarian organization Brothers to the Rescue.

The warrant was signed Friday, October 16, following an investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. It comes as Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier intensifies efforts to hold the former Cuban leader accountable for the deadly attack.

According to the arrest warrant obtained by Fox News Digital, a judge found probable cause to believe Castro participated in a conspiracy that led to the killing of four men aboard the civilian aircraft.

The victims were:

• Carlos Costa

• Pablo Morales

• Mario de la Peña

• Armando Alejandre Jr.

The four men were killed when Cuban fighter jets shot down two Brothers to the Rescue aircraft over international waters during a humanitarian mission.

For their families and Miami’s Cuban exile community, the tragedy has remained an open wound for 30 years.

Now, Florida is pursuing another avenue for justice.

The state warrant is particularly significant because it represents a separate criminal proceeding from the federal indictment already brought against Castro earlier this year.

Unlike the federal case, this prosecution is being pursued under Florida law.

And the warrant comes with NO BOND.

According to local reporting, Florida authorities also intend to seek Castro’s extradition if he is arrested outside the state.

According to the Miami Herald’s reporting, investigators allege that Cuban intelligence operatives working inside Florida infiltrated Brothers to the Rescue and transmitted sensitive information about its operations to Havana.

The affidavit alleges that the operatives monitored Naval Air Station Key West and supplied flight information to Cuban authorities.

Investigators also allege that members of the Cuban spy network were instructed not to board Brothers to the Rescue flights during a period surrounding the attack.

On February 24, 1996, Cuban military jets shot down the two civilian aircraft.

Three American citizens and one lawful permanent resident were killed.

U.S. investigators contend that the operation involved a coordinated conspiracy reaching into the highest levels of Cuba’s communist government.

Castro, who served as head of Cuba’s armed forces at the time, is now accused of participating in that conspiracy.

The Castro government maintained that the aircraft violated Cuban airspace. However, the United States and a United Nations investigation concluded that the planes were shot down over international waters.

WATCH:

BREAKING: An ARREST WARRANT has just been issued against communist former Cuban leader RAUL CASTRO, 95-year-old brother of Fidel Castro

This is STATE CHARGE, conspiracy to commit first degree M*RDER

FLORIDA FAFO!

A FL judge found probable cause to believe he committed the crime in connection for the downing of a plane

Four men from Miami were killed: Carlos Costa, Pablo Morales, Mario de la Peña and Armando Alejandre Jr.

They were flying humanitarian missions to search for Cuban rafters lost at sea

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) October 19, 2026

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