Panama says it found fighter jets , explosives aboard North Korean ships last year . Panama stopped the North Korean cargo ship , the Chong Chon Gang , in July and found undeclared weaponry from Cuba -- including MiG fighter jets , anti-aircraft systems and explosives -- buried under thousands of bags of sugar . North Korea has agreed to pay $ 500 for the release of the ship , Panama says . Most of the ships crew members will also be allowed to leave the country . The weapons came from Cuba , which said they were going to be repaired in North Korea .
Panama says it found fighter jets , explosives aboard North Korean ships last year . North Korea has agreed to pay $ 500 for the release of the ship , Panama says . Most of the ships crew members will also be allowed to leave the country . The weapons came from Cuba , which said they were going to be repaired in North Korea .