US C-17 military cargo plane with eight Fort Bragg special forces officers confiscated and held by Argentina

Argentina Confiscates U.S. Air Force Cargo

Mr. Timerman accused the U.S. of using the plane to smuggle undeclared firearms, surveillance equipment and "various doses of morphine" into the country for ulterior motives.

The U.S. training team that arrived with the C-17 includes eight special forces officers from Fort Brag, North Carolina, and the medic. As the team is also an emergency response unit, it travels with whatever equipment it would need to respond on the fly, the State Department official said.