Cuba Intel — Narco

💀 Narco-Trafficking Intel 635 SOUTHCOM strikes · USCG / DEA / DOJ interdictions · OFAC narco designations — Cuba ties scored ⇩ CSV

💀 Total events

635

all-time

📅 Last 30 days

fresh ops tempo

🔴 Direct Cuba tie

+ 4 proximity

⚠ Casualties · killed

532

48 detained

⛔ Drug seized · total

5,262.3 t

sum drug_quantity_kg

🚢 Vessel-linked

FK / IMO / name

✈ Aircraft-linked

FK / callsign / reg

🎯 Recent high-impact narco events ≥1 killed or ≥500 kg seized

2026-09-17 ⚪ NONE

Takedown of “Operation Klean Strip” Dismantles Two Methamphetamine Conversion Labs; Nine Arrested, Three Indicted

⛔ 985 kg · marijuana

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2026-09-15 ⚪ NONE

The InSight Take: Colombia’s Total Peace: What Went Wrong and What Comes Next?

⛔ 1,700.0 t · cocaine

🎭 Clan del Golfo

📍 South America · insightcrime.org

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2026-09-09 ⚪ NONE

Chapitos

⚠ 16 killed

🎭 CJNG

📍 South America · insightcrime.org

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2026-09-08 ⚪ NONE

Sebastián Marset

⛔ 10.0 t · cocaine

📍 South America · insightcrime.org

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2026-08-21 ⚪ NONE

Lobos

⚠ 79 killed

🎭 CJNG

📍 Eastern Pacific · insightcrime.org

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2026-08-11 ⚪ NONE

The InSight Take: Abelardo de la Espriella Inherits Colombia’s Fractured Criminal Landscape

⛔ 3,000.0 t · cocaine

🎭 Clan del Golfo

📍 Caribbean · insightcrime.org

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🎭 By perpetrator org top 10 by event count

Organisation	Events	Cuba-tied	Killed	Drug · kg	Last seen
🎭 CJNG	36	—	95	2.4 t	2026-10-15
🎭 Cártel de Sinaloa	29	—	—	500.3 t	2026-10-27
🎭 Tren de Aragua	22	3	86	3 kg	2026-09-24
🎭 Clan del Golfo	9	—	—	4,700.0 t	2026-09-24
🎭 FARC dissidents	9	1	—	—	2026-10-01
🎭 ELN	7	—	—	10 kg	2026-08-27
🎭 Cartel de los Soles	5	5	—	—	2026-09-24
🎭 Cártel del Golfo	2	—	—	—	2026-08-17

Cuba tie: All 🔴 DIRECT 🟠 TRANSITIVE 🟡 PROXIMITY ⚪ NONE

Type: All KINETIC_STRIKE INTERDICTION INDICTMENT OFAC_DESIGNATION DEA_PRESS SEIZURE ARREST

Risk: All CRITICAL HIGH MEDIUM LOW

Source: All justice.gov (412) insightcrime.org (146) southcom.mil (76)

Date	Type	Actor	Region	Drug	Killed	Perpetrator	Cuba tie	Cuba tie strength	Risk	Title	Description	Source URL	Source org
2026-10-15	OFAC_DESIGNATION	INSIGHTCRIME	Caribbean		0	CJNG	NONE	NONE	MEDIUM	Ex-OFAC Official: The Cartel Risk Companies Can’t See \| The InSight Take	Ex-OFAC Official: The Cartel Risk Companies Can’t See \| The InSight Take Claire McCleskey, a former head of compliance at the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) spoke to InSight Crime’s managing editor Deborah Bonello on what the designation of a further 21 Latin America and the Caribbean criminal organizations as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) actually changes for companies, and why the counter-terrorism playbook may be the wrong tool for criminal groups embedde…	https://insightcrime.org/news/ex-ofac-official-the-cartel-risk-companies-cant-see-the-insight-take/	insightcrime.org
2026-10-12	OFAC_DESIGNATION	INSIGHTCRIME	South America		0	CJNG	NONE	NONE	MEDIUM	Tiguerones Leader ‘Willy’ Is Living Free in Spain	Tiguerones Leader ‘Willy’ Is Living Free in Spain William Joffre Alcívar Bautista, alias “Willy,” the alleged leader of the Tiguerones , one of the most powerful gangs in Ecuador and a US-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO), is living free in Spain, despite still being pursued by Ecuadorian authorities. Willy drew international attention after his gang took over a live broadcast of a television station in Guayaquil on January 9, 2024. That same…	https://insightcrime.org/news/tiguerones-leader-willy-spain/	insightcrime.org
2026-10-05	INDICTMENT	INSIGHTCRIME	Central America	cocaine	0	CJNG	NONE	NONE	HIGH	R1’s Arrest Exposes the CJNG’s Network of ‘R’ Commanders	R1’s Arrest Exposes the CJNG’s Network of ‘R’ Commanders After the murder of a mayor, Carlos Manzo, and influencer Valeria Márquez, Mexican authorities say they have their suspect in custody: Ramón Álvarez Ayala, alias “R1,” the alleged leader of the R’s, part of Mexico’s CJNG. R1 was arrested in July and has since been charged in the November 2025-murder of Manzo, then the mayor of Uruapan, Michoacán, in retaliation for Manzo’s public campaigns a…	https://insightcrime.org/news/r1s-arrest-exposes-the-cjngs-network-of-r-commanders/	insightcrime.org
2026-09-29	OFAC_DESIGNATION	INSIGHTCRIME	South America		0	CJNG	NONE	NONE	MEDIUM	William Joffre Alcívar Bautista, alias ‘Willy’	William Joffre Alcívar Bautista, alias ‘Willy’ William Joffre Alcívar Bautista, alias “El Negro Willy” or just “Willy,” went from prison guard to founder of Ecuador’s Tiguerones gang . Under his leadership, the group—labeled a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) by the United States—came to dominate key drug routes in the cities of Guayaquil and Esmeraldas and carried out the brazen January 2024 takeover of TC Televisión. Arrested in Spain in O…	https://insightcrime.org/ecuador-organized-crime-news/william-joffre-alcivar-bautista-alias-willy/	insightcrime.org
2026-09-29	OFAC_DESIGNATION	INSIGHTCRIME	South America		0	CJNG	NONE	NONE	MEDIUM	William Joffre Alcívar Bautista, alias “Willy”	William Joffre Alcívar Bautista, alias “Willy” William Joffre Alcívar Bautista, alias “El Negro Willy” or just “Willy,” went from prison guard to founder of Ecuador’s Tiguerones gang . Under his leadership, the group—labeled a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) by the United States—came to dominate key drug routes in the cities of Guayaquil and Esmeraldas and carried out the brazen January 2024 takeover of TC Televisión. Arrested in Spain in O…	https://insightcrime.org/ecuador-organized-crime-news/william-joffre-alcivar-bautista-alias-willy/	insightcrime.org
2026-09-22	INTERDICTION	INSIGHTCRIME	Central America	cocaine	0	CJNG	NONE	NONE	MEDIUM	What Jungle Graffiti Says About the Destruction of Guatemala’s Sierra Lacandón National Park	What Jungle Graffiti Says About the Destruction of Guatemala’s Sierra Lacandón National Park As I approached the first monumental structure of the ancient Mayan city located deep inside Guatemala’s Sierra Lacandón National Park, the bright red graffiti on one of the exterior walls looked out of place. It was a clear sign that not even these natural wonders were safe from the territorial control of organized crime groups driving deforestation in this jungle region.  It was just…	https://insightcrime.org/news/what-jungle-graffiti-says-about-the-destruction-of-guatemalas-sierra-lacandon-national-park/	insightcrime.org
2026-09-18	OFAC_DESIGNATION	INSIGHTCRIME			0	CJNG	NONE	NONE	MEDIUM	The Tiguerones: US Terrorist Label Meets a Fracturing Gang in Ecuador	The Tiguerones: US Terrorist Label Meets a Fracturing Gang in Ecuador The Tiguerones , the Ecuadorian criminal group, was added to the US State Department’s list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) this month. But although the designations expand the US government’s powers to target the group, its members, and its support networks, the Tiguerones are far from a cohesive organization. In Ecuador, the Tiguerones have been linked to terrorist attacks as well as drug traf…	https://insightcrime.org/news/the-tiguerones-us-terrorist-label-meets-a-fracturing-gang-in-ecuador/	insightcrime.org
2026-09-17	INDICTMENT	INSIGHTCRIME	South America	cocaine	0	CJNG	NONE	NONE	HIGH	Tiguerones	Tiguerones The Tiguerones is one of Ecuador’s most dangerous and influential criminal groups and a key player in transnational cocaine trafficking. Founded by a former prison guard, the group emerged in Guayaquil as a faction of the Choneros and also established a presence in Esmeraldas, in northwestern Ecuador. From these territories, and after breaking away from the Choneros, Los Tiguerones expanded their influence and became one of Ecuador’s most violent criminal groups. At the s…	https://insightcrime.org/ecuador-organized-crime-news/tiguerones/	insightcrime.org
2026-09-10	KINETIC_STRIKE	INSIGHTCRIME	South America	cocaine	0	CJNG	NONE	NONE	MEDIUM	Tiguerones	Tiguerones Within just a few years, the Tiguerones have risen from obscurity to a position as one of Ecuador’s most dangerous and influential criminal organizations and an important link in the international cocaine trafficking supply chain. Founded by an ex-prison guard, the group was born in Guayaquil as a faction of the Choneros prison mafia. But it is rooted in the northwestern city of Esmeraldas and Esmeraldas diaspora communities in Guayaquil. After breaking away from the Chon…	https://insightcrime.org/ecuador-organized-crime-news/tiguerones/	insightcrime.org
2026-09-09	INDICTMENT	INSIGHTCRIME	South America	cocaine	16	CJNG	NONE	NONE	HIGH	Chapitos	Chapitos The Chapitos are one of the Sinaloa Cartel’s most powerful factions and one of Mexico’s most influential criminal networks. The group is led by Iván Archivaldo Guzmán Salazar, Jesús Alfredo Guzmán Salazar, Ovidio Guzmán López, and Joaquín Guzmán López, all sons of the now-jailed former Sinaloa Cartel leader Joaquín Guzmán Loera, alias “ El Chapo .” They operate primarily from the northwest state of Sinaloa, particularly the state capital Culiacán,…	https://insightcrime.org/mexico-organized-crime-news/los-chapitos/	insightcrime.org
2026-09-07	DEA_PRESS	INSIGHTCRIME	Central America		0	CJNG	NONE	NONE	MEDIUM	Violence in Zacatecas, Mexico, Surges as CJNG and Mayiza Clash	Violence in Zacatecas, Mexico, Surges as CJNG and Mayiza Clash A car bomb attack in Zacatecas is raising fears of a new escalation in Mexico’s cartel conflicts. Mexican authorities suspect that the Jalisco Cartel New Generation (Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación – CJNG) was involved in the blast in Ojocaliente, Zacatecas, a strategically important drug-trafficking corridor located between Aguascalientes and Jalisco . The car bomb was detonated outside the police headquarters on A…	https://insightcrime.org/news/violence-zacatecas-mexico-surges-cjng-mayiza-clash/	insightcrime.org
2026-09-07	DEA_PRESS	INSIGHTCRIME	Central America		0	CJNG	NONE	NONE	MEDIUM	Violence in Zacatecas, Mexico Surges as CJNG and Mayiza Clash	Violence in Zacatecas, Mexico Surges as CJNG and Mayiza Clash A car bomb attack in Zacatecas is raising fears of a new escalation in Mexico’s cartel conflicts. Mexican authorities suspect that the Jalisco Cartel New Generation (Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación – CJNG) was involved in the blast in Ojocaliente, Zacatecas, a strategically important drug-trafficking corridor located between Aguascalientes and Jalisco . The car bomb was detonated outside the police headquarters on Au…	https://insightcrime.org/news/violence-zacatecas-mexico-surges-cjng-mayiza-clash/	insightcrime.org
2026-09-03	INDICTMENT	INSIGHTCRIME	South America	cocaine	0	CJNG	NONE	NONE	HIGH	Ismael Zambada Sicairos, alias “Mayito Flaco”	Ismael Zambada Sicairos, alias “Mayito Flaco” Ismael Zambada Sicairos, alias “Mayito Flaco” is one of the sons of Mexican drug trafficker Ismael Zambada García, alias “El Mayo.” He is regarded as one of the leading figures of the Mayiza, the faction of the Sinaloa Cartel that remained loyal to the Zambada family following the arrest of El Mayo in July 2024. He was indicted in the United States in 2014 on drug trafficking charges. What’s in this profile: Recent News on Ma…	https://insightcrime.org/mexico-organized-crime-news/ismael-zambada-sicairos-alias-mayito-flaco/	insightcrime.org
2026-08-26	INTERDICTION	INSIGHTCRIME	South America		0	CJNG	NONE	NONE	MEDIUM	Cheap Drones Are A Costly Problem For Governments in Latin America	Cheap Drones Are A Costly Problem For Governments in Latin America Mexico and the United States recently agreed to deepen security cooperation around counter-drone technology , as governments across Latin America race to adapt to how criminal organizations are transforming the inexpensive commercial technology into increasingly sophisticated tools for surveillance, territorial control, and violence. Drones now play a significant role in Colombia’s armed conflict, Brazil&#…	https://insightcrime.org/news/cheap-drones-are-a-costly-problem-for-governments-in-latin-america/	insightcrime.org
2026-08-25	INTERDICTION	INSIGHTCRIME	South America		0	CJNG	NONE	NONE	MEDIUM	The InSight Take: Organized Crime Adopts the Latest Technologies in the Drone-IED Arms Race	The InSight Take: Organized Crime Adopts the Latest Technologies in the Drone-IED Arms Race Organized crime groups across Latin America are weaponizing commercial drones, pairing them with IEDs to attack rivals, security forces, and civilians. From CJNG’s drone unit in Mexico to gang warfare in Rio’s favelas and ELN surveillance drones in Colombia, InSight Crime co-director Jeremy McDermott joins Deborah Bonello to ask whether governments can actually keep pace wi…	https://insightcrime.org/news/the-insight-take-organized-crime-adopts-the-latest-technologies-in-the-drone-ied-arms-race/	insightcrime.org
2026-08-21	INTERDICTION	INSIGHTCRIME	Eastern Pacific	cocaine	79	CJNG	NONE	NONE	MEDIUM	Lobos	Lobos In the space of just a few years, the Lobos have evolved from a splinter group of the Choneros to one of Ecuador’s most powerful and innovative criminal organizations, with thousands of members spread across the country and within the prisons. Born in Ecuador’s penitentiaries, the Lobos first emerged as an independent criminal group in 2021, when they led a breakaway coalition of gangs that waged war on Ecuador’s most powerful criminal group, the Choneros. Since that time, the…	https://insightcrime.org/ecuador-organized-crime-news/lobos-ecuador/	insightcrime.org
2026-08-20	DEA_PRESS	INSIGHTCRIME	Central America		0	CJNG	NONE	NONE	MEDIUM	Podcast \| The Monster: Forced Disappearances in Mexico	Podcast \| The Monster: Forced Disappearances in Mexico Héctor’s son disappeared in Guadalajara. He suspects that those who should be searching for him may have been involved. *This episode is also available in Spanish . Listen on YouTube Spotify Amazon Apple About the Episode Dani was one of over 8,000 people to go missing in his hometown of Guadalajara, and one of 130,000 aro…	https://insightcrime.org/audio/insight-crime-podcast/podcast-the-monster-forced-disappearances-mexico/	insightcrime.org
2026-08-20	OFAC_DESIGNATION	INSIGHTCRIME			0	CJNG	NONE	NONE	MEDIUM	CJNG Regional Boss ‘Tío Lako’ Evades Capture Once More	CJNG Regional Boss ‘Tío Lako’ Evades Capture Once More News that an alleged high-ranking Jalisco Cartel New Generation (Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación – CJNG ) boss slipped through the Mexican military’s net this week cast a spotlight on Heraclio Guerrero Martínez, alias “Tío Lako,” one of the organization’s most prominent regional power brokers in Michoacán. Mexican army special forces reportedly raided the communities of Tinaja de Vargas and Coles…	https://insightcrime.org/news/cjng-regional-boss-tio-lako-evades-capture-once-more/	insightcrime.org
2026-08-13	ARREST	INSIGHTCRIME	Central America	heroin	0	CJNG	NONE	NONE	MEDIUM	Guerreros Unidos	Guerreros Unidos The Guerreros Unidos are a splinter group of the Beltran Leyva Organization (BLO) based in central Mexico. The group is dedicated mainly to extortion and kidnapping but also sends drugs to the United States . The Guerreros Unidos are characterized by their aggressive tactics and use of extreme violence, which have attracted the attention of security forces and threatened the group’s long-term survival. Table of contents Recent Guerreros Unidos News…	https://insightcrime.org/mexico-organized-crime-news/guerreros-unidos-mexico/	insightcrime.org
2026-08-13	INDICTMENT	INSIGHTCRIME	South America	cocaine	0	CJNG	NONE	NONE	HIGH	On the Radar: Cartel Coalition’s Gaps and a CJNG Weapons Bust	On the Radar: Cartel Coalition’s Gaps and a CJNG Weapons Bust What can Washington’s new “cartel coalition” deliver?  What does the arrest of CJNG operators in Europe say about the group’s resilience? And can a joint police push stop Brazil’s two biggest gangs from carving up Bolivia’s border with Brazil? This week’s top three organized crime stories in On the Radar. ‘Shield of the Americas’ Meets in Panama The Amer…	https://insightcrime.org/news/on-the-radar-cartel-coalitions-gaps-and-a-cjng-weapons-bust/	insightcrime.org
2026-08-07	INDICTMENT	INSIGHTCRIME	Caribbean	cocaine	0	CJNG	NONE	NONE	HIGH	Gulf Cartel (Cartel del Golfo)	Gulf Cartel (Cartel del Golfo) The Gulf Cartel is one of Mexico’s oldest criminal groups, but it no longer operates as a unified organization. It is divided into rival factions that have lost territory and influence, although they still control strategic areas of Tamaulipas, particularly the border cities of Matamoros and Reynosa. The Scorpions and the Cyclones are the most powerful factions. From the border, these groups smuggle migrants and drugs into the United States, move weapons an…	https://insightcrime.org/mexico-organized-crime-news/gulf-cartel-profile/	insightcrime.org
2026-08-06	INDICTMENT	INSIGHTCRIME	South America	cocaine	0	CJNG	NONE	NONE	HIGH	Jalisco Cartel New Generation (CJNG)	Jalisco Cartel New Generation (CJNG) The Jalisco Cartel New Generation (Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación – CJNG) is a transnational criminal group that emerged from the Milenio Cartel following a series of killings, arrests, and internal fractures. It is known for its aggressive use of violence and its public relations campaigns. Despite the capture of certain top leaders, it remains one of Mexico’s foremost criminal threats and appears set to continue expanding. Latest Updates o…	https://insightcrime.org/mexico-organized-crime-news/jalisco-cartel-new-generation/	insightcrime.org
2026-08-05	DEA_PRESS	INSIGHTCRIME	Central America		0	CJNG	NONE	NONE	MEDIUM	The Sinaloa Cartel’s Fractured Future	The Sinaloa Cartel’s Fractured Future The Sinaloa Cartel has long ruled the drug trade in the Western hemisphere. But now, it’s tearing itself apart. Since July 2024, two of the group’s most powerful factions have been locked in a brutal war, split along family lines between the empires built by Joaquín Guzmán Loera, alias “ El Chapo ,” and Ismael Zambada García, alias “ El Mayo .” This post is part of our annual Summer InSights series. See the full series here . T…	https://insightcrime.org/news/the-new-era-of-the-sinaloa-cartel/	insightcrime.org
2026-08-05	INDICTMENT	INSIGHTCRIME	Central America	cocaine	0	CJNG	NONE	NONE	HIGH	Cárteles Unidos	Cárteles Unidos The Cárteles Unidos (CU) is a criminal organization that was born out of an alliance between the Cartel de Tepalcatepec, Los Viagras and other groups to combat advances made by the Jalisco Cartel New Generation (Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación – CJNG) into Mexico’s state of Michoacán. It operates under a name previously used by other allied groups in the state to combat the Zetas . The CU is known for its involvement in illicit economies across Michoacán&#8…	https://insightcrime.org/sin-categorizar/carteles-unidos/	insightcrime.org
2026-07-30	OFAC_DESIGNATION	INSIGHTCRIME	Pacific	cocaine	0	CJNG	NONE	NONE	MEDIUM	On The Radar: Airstrikes Aren’t Stopping Cocaine, DEA Admits	On The Radar: Airstrikes Aren’t Stopping Cocaine, DEA Admits Have US airstrikes in the Caribbean and Pacific actually slowed the flow of cocaine? Who is “El 03,” the man the United States now says is running the CJNG? How will Peru’s new president, Keiko Fujimori, address the country’s organized crime crisis? This week’s top three organized crime stories in On the Radar. 1. US Authorities Admit Airstrikes Are Not Halting Cocaine The dead…	https://insightcrime.org/news/on-the-radar-airstrikes-arent-stopping-cocaine-dea-admits/	insightcrime.org

Date	Type	Actor	Region	Cuba tie	Killed	Drug · kg	Title / Vessel / Perpetrator	Source
2026-10-15	OFAC_DESIGNATION	INSIGHTCRIME	Caribbean	⚪ NONE	—	—	Ex-OFAC Official: The Cartel Risk Companies Can’t See \| The InSight Take 🎭 CJNG Ex-OFAC Official: The Cartel Risk Companies Can’t See \| The InSight Take Claire McCleskey, a former head of compliance at the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) spoke to InSight Crime’s managing e…	📎 insightcrime.org ↗
2026-10-12	OFAC_DESIGNATION	INSIGHTCRIME	South America	⚪ NONE	—	—	Tiguerones Leader ‘Willy’ Is Living Free in Spain 🎭 CJNG Tiguerones Leader ‘Willy’ Is Living Free in Spain William Joffre Alcívar Bautista, alias “Willy,” the alleged leader of the Tiguerones , one of the most powerful gangs in Ecuador and a US-…	📎 insightcrime.org ↗
2026-10-05	INDICTMENT	INSIGHTCRIME	Central America	⚪ NONE	—	cocaine —	R1’s Arrest Exposes the CJNG’s Network of ‘R’ Commanders 🎭 CJNG R1’s Arrest Exposes the CJNG’s Network of ‘R’ Commanders After the murder of a mayor, Carlos Manzo, and influencer Valeria Márquez, Mexican authorities say they have their suspect in custod…	📎 insightcrime.org ↗
2026-09-29	OFAC_DESIGNATION	INSIGHTCRIME	South America	⚪ NONE	—	—	William Joffre Alcívar Bautista, alias ‘Willy’ 🎭 CJNG William Joffre Alcívar Bautista, alias ‘Willy’ William Joffre Alcívar Bautista, alias “El Negro Willy” or just “Willy,” went from prison guard to founder of Ecuador’s Tig…	📎 insightcrime.org ↗
2026-09-29	OFAC_DESIGNATION	INSIGHTCRIME	South America	⚪ NONE	—	—	William Joffre Alcívar Bautista, alias “Willy” 🎭 CJNG William Joffre Alcívar Bautista, alias “Willy” William Joffre Alcívar Bautista, alias “El Negro Willy” or just “Willy,” went from prison guard to founder of Ecuador’s Tig…	📎 insightcrime.org ↗
2026-09-22	INTERDICTION	INSIGHTCRIME	Central America	⚪ NONE	—	cocaine —	What Jungle Graffiti Says About the Destruction of Guatemala’s Sierra Lacandón National Park 🎭 CJNG What Jungle Graffiti Says About the Destruction of Guatemala’s Sierra Lacandón National Park As I approached the first monumental structure of the ancient Mayan city located deep inside Guatemala’s Sierra Lacandón…	📎 insightcrime.org ↗
2026-09-18	OFAC_DESIGNATION	INSIGHTCRIME	—	⚪ NONE	—	—	The Tiguerones: US Terrorist Label Meets a Fracturing Gang in Ecuador 🎭 CJNG The Tiguerones: US Terrorist Label Meets a Fracturing Gang in Ecuador The Tiguerones , the Ecuadorian criminal group, was added to the US State Department’s list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) this m…	📎 insightcrime.org ↗
2026-09-17	INDICTMENT	INSIGHTCRIME	South America	⚪ NONE	—	cocaine —	Tiguerones 🎭 CJNG Tiguerones The Tiguerones is one of Ecuador’s most dangerous and influential criminal groups and a key player in transnational cocaine trafficking. Founded by a former prison guard, the group emerged in Guaya…	📎 insightcrime.org ↗
2026-09-10	KINETIC_STRIKE	INSIGHTCRIME	South America	⚪ NONE	—	cocaine —	Tiguerones 🎭 CJNG Tiguerones Within just a few years, the Tiguerones have risen from obscurity to a position as one of Ecuador’s most dangerous and influential criminal organizations and an important link in the international cocai…	📎 insightcrime.org ↗
2026-09-09	INDICTMENT	INSIGHTCRIME	South America	⚪ NONE	16	cocaine —	Chapitos 🎭 CJNG Chapitos The Chapitos are one of the Sinaloa Cartel’s most powerful factions and one of Mexico’s most influential criminal networks. The group is led by Iván Archivaldo Guzmán Salazar, Jesús Alfredo …	📎 insightcrime.org ↗
2026-09-07	DEA_PRESS	INSIGHTCRIME	Central America	⚪ NONE	—	—	Violence in Zacatecas, Mexico, Surges as CJNG and Mayiza Clash 🎭 CJNG Violence in Zacatecas, Mexico, Surges as CJNG and Mayiza Clash A car bomb attack in Zacatecas is raising fears of a new escalation in Mexico’s cartel conflicts. Mexican authorities suspect that the Jalisco Cartel…	📎 insightcrime.org ↗
2026-09-07	DEA_PRESS	INSIGHTCRIME	Central America	⚪ NONE	—	—	Violence in Zacatecas, Mexico Surges as CJNG and Mayiza Clash 🎭 CJNG Violence in Zacatecas, Mexico Surges as CJNG and Mayiza Clash A car bomb attack in Zacatecas is raising fears of a new escalation in Mexico’s cartel conflicts. Mexican authorities suspect that the Jalisco Cartel …	📎 insightcrime.org ↗
2026-09-03	INDICTMENT	INSIGHTCRIME	South America	⚪ NONE	—	cocaine —	Ismael Zambada Sicairos, alias “Mayito Flaco” 🎭 CJNG Ismael Zambada Sicairos, alias “Mayito Flaco” Ismael Zambada Sicairos, alias “Mayito Flaco” is one of the sons of Mexican drug trafficker Ismael Zambada García, alias “El Mayo.” He is regarded as one of the leadin…	📎 insightcrime.org ↗
2026-08-26	INTERDICTION	INSIGHTCRIME	South America	⚪ NONE	—	—	Cheap Drones Are A Costly Problem For Governments in Latin America 🎭 CJNG Cheap Drones Are A Costly Problem For Governments in Latin America Mexico and the United States recently agreed to deepen security cooperation around counter-drone technology , as governments across Latin Ameri…	📎 insightcrime.org ↗
2026-08-25	INTERDICTION	INSIGHTCRIME	South America	⚪ NONE	—	—	The InSight Take: Organized Crime Adopts the Latest Technologies in the Drone-IED Arms Race 🎭 CJNG The InSight Take: Organized Crime Adopts the Latest Technologies in the Drone-IED Arms Race Organized crime groups across Latin America are weaponizing commercial drones, pairing them with IEDs to atta…	📎 insightcrime.org ↗
2026-08-21	INTERDICTION	INSIGHTCRIME	Eastern Pacific	⚪ NONE	79	cocaine —	Lobos 🎭 CJNG Lobos In the space of just a few years, the Lobos have evolved from a splinter group of the Choneros to one of Ecuador’s most powerful and innovative criminal organizations, with thousands of members spread across…	📎 insightcrime.org ↗
2026-08-20	DEA_PRESS	INSIGHTCRIME	Central America	⚪ NONE	—	—	Podcast \| The Monster: Forced Disappearances in Mexico 🎭 CJNG Podcast \| The Monster: Forced Disappearances in Mexico Héctor’s son disappeared in Guadalajara. He suspects that those who should be searching for him may have been involved. …	📎 insightcrime.org ↗
2026-08-20	OFAC_DESIGNATION	INSIGHTCRIME	—	⚪ NONE	—	—	CJNG Regional Boss ‘Tío Lako’ Evades Capture Once More 🎭 CJNG CJNG Regional Boss ‘Tío Lako’ Evades Capture Once More News that an alleged high-ranking Jalisco Cartel New Generation (Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación – CJNG ) boss slipped through the Mexican …	📎 insightcrime.org ↗
2026-08-13	ARREST	INSIGHTCRIME	Central America	⚪ NONE	—	heroin —	Guerreros Unidos 🎭 CJNG Guerreros Unidos The Guerreros Unidos are a splinter group of the Beltran Leyva Organization (BLO) based in central Mexico. The group is dedicated mainly to extortion and kidnapping but also sends drugs to the …	📎 insightcrime.org ↗
2026-08-13	INDICTMENT	INSIGHTCRIME	South America	⚪ NONE	—	cocaine —	On the Radar: Cartel Coalition’s Gaps and a CJNG Weapons Bust 🎭 CJNG On the Radar: Cartel Coalition’s Gaps and a CJNG Weapons Bust What can Washington’s new “cartel coalition” deliver?  What does the arrest of CJNG operators in Europe say about the…	📎 insightcrime.org ↗
2026-08-07	INDICTMENT	INSIGHTCRIME	Caribbean	⚪ NONE	—	cocaine —	Gulf Cartel (Cartel del Golfo) 🎭 CJNG Gulf Cartel (Cartel del Golfo) The Gulf Cartel is one of Mexico’s oldest criminal groups, but it no longer operates as a unified organization. It is divided into rival factions that have lost territory and influen…	📎 insightcrime.org ↗
2026-08-06	INDICTMENT	INSIGHTCRIME	South America	⚪ NONE	—	cocaine —	Jalisco Cartel New Generation (CJNG) 🎭 CJNG Jalisco Cartel New Generation (CJNG) The Jalisco Cartel New Generation (Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación – CJNG) is a transnational criminal group that emerged from the Milenio Cartel following a series of killings…	📎 insightcrime.org ↗
2026-08-05	DEA_PRESS	INSIGHTCRIME	Central America	⚪ NONE	—	—	The Sinaloa Cartel’s Fractured Future 🎭 CJNG The Sinaloa Cartel’s Fractured Future The Sinaloa Cartel has long ruled the drug trade in the Western hemisphere. But now, it’s tearing itself apart. Since July 2024, two of the group’s most powerful faction…	📎 insightcrime.org ↗
2026-08-05	INDICTMENT	INSIGHTCRIME	Central America	⚪ NONE	—	cocaine —	Cárteles Unidos 🎭 CJNG Cárteles Unidos The Cárteles Unidos (CU) is a criminal organization that was born out of an alliance between the Cartel de Tepalcatepec, Los Viagras and other groups to combat advances made by the Jalisco Cartel …	📎 insightcrime.org ↗
2026-07-30	OFAC_DESIGNATION	INSIGHTCRIME	Pacific	⚪ NONE	—	cocaine —	On The Radar: Airstrikes Aren’t Stopping Cocaine, DEA Admits 🎭 CJNG On The Radar: Airstrikes Aren’t Stopping Cocaine, DEA Admits Have US airstrikes in the Caribbean and Pacific actually slowed the flow of cocaine? Who is “El 03,” the man the United States no…	📎 insightcrime.org ↗

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