On 19 February 1954, the CIA, working through the Guardia Nacional de Nicaragua, planted a cache of Soviet-made arms on the Nicaraguan coast near the fishing village of Masachapa to be "discovered" weeks later by Rafael Lola, a lieutenant in the Nicaraguan army, and fishermen in the pay of Nicaraguan president Anastasio Somoza García.
On February 19, 1954, the CIA, using the Guardia Nacional de Nicaragua, concealed Soviet-made arms on the Nicaraguan coast near Masachapa. These weapons were later discovered by Lieutenant Rafael Lola in the Nicaraguan army and fishermen who were paid by President Anastasio Somoza García.