💀 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
82
fresh ops tempo
🔴 Direct Cuba tie
9
+ 4 proximity
⚠ Casualties · killed
532
48 detained
⛔ Drug seized · total
5,262.3 t
sum drug_quantity_kg
🚢 Vessel-linked
0
FK / IMO / name
✈ Aircraft-linked
0
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
2026-09-15
⚪ NONE
The InSight Take: Colombia’s Total Peace: What Went Wrong and What Comes Next?
⛔ 1,700.0 t · cocaine
📍 South America · insightcrime.org
2026-08-11
⚪ NONE
The InSight Take: Abelardo de la Espriella Inherits Colombia’s Fractured Criminal Landscape
⛔ 3,000.0 t · cocaine
📍 Caribbean · insightcrime.org
🎭 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 |
| Date | Type | Actor | Region | Cuba tie | Killed | Drug · kg | Title / Vessel / Perpetrator | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-27 | ARREST | INSIGHTCRIME | Central America | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
From Criminal Federation to Gang Wars: Rasquiña’s Legacy 🎭 Cártel de Sinaloa
From Criminal Federation to Gang Wars: Rasquiña’s Legacy
An increasingly fragmented underworld has turned Ecuador into a battleground, with rival gangs driving violence to record levels in recent years. Many facto…
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| 2026-10-26 | DEA_PRESS | INSIGHTCRIME | — | ⚪ NONE | — | cocaine — |
Gangs, Fintechs, and the Amazon: The Crime Agenda Awaiting Lula’s Fourth Term Gangs, Fintechs, and the Amazon: The Crime Agenda Awaiting Lula’s Fourth Term
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazil’s 80-year-old president, completed a stunning turnaround to win a fourth presidential term, but with …
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| 2026-10-22 | DEA_PRESS | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
New Jersey Real Estate Investor and Online Influencer Admits to Committing Multi-Million Dollar Investment Fraud Scheme, Laundering Drug Proceeds, and Bribing a New Jersey Politician Cesar Humberto Pina, a/k/a “Flipping NJ,” of Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, pleaded guilty to committing a multi-million dollar real estate investment fraud scheme, laundering money for drug traffickers, and bribing a …
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| 2026-10-21 | ARREST | INSIGHTCRIME | South America | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
Jorge Luis Zambrano, alias “Rasquiña” 🎭 Cártel de Sinaloa
Jorge Luis Zambrano, alias “Rasquiña”
Jorge Luis Zambrano, alias “Rasquiña” or “JL,” was the charismatic leader of the Choneros , which, for years, was Ecuador’s most enterprising and powerful criminal group. Ras…
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| 2026-10-20 | ARREST | INSIGHTCRIME | Caribbean | ⚪ NONE | — | cocaine — |
Inside the Camp at the Heart of Honduras’ Garífuna Land Struggle Inside the Camp at the Heart of Honduras’ Garífuna Land Struggle
Tucked into the curve of a highway off-ramp in front of the Supreme Court in Tegucigalpa, the camp is a living thing. In the communal kitchen, food …
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| 2026-10-19 | DEA_PRESS | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | fentanyl — |
AG Blanche, Sen. McCormick Hold Press Conference on Progress Fighting Fentanyl |
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| 2026-10-16 | ARREST | DOJ | Central America | ⚪ NONE | — | cocaine 360 kg |
Twice-Deported Illegal Alien from Mexico Arrested on Federal Complaint Charging Him with Possessing 360 Kilograms of Cocaine A twice-deported illegal immigrant from Mexico has been arrested on a federal criminal complaint charging him with possessing approximately 360 kilograms (793.7 pounds) of cocaine in his San Bernardino County apartment, …
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| 2026-10-16 | DEA_PRESS | SOUTHCOM | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
Global Strike leaders held Missile Community Cancer Study Town Hall During a virtual town hall Oct. 16, AFGSC provided missile community members the “Burning of Classified Materials Study” & Phase 2 of the Epidemiology Review results, which indicate no environmental cause for cancers.
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📎 southcom.mil ↗ |
| 2026-10-15 | KINETIC_STRIKE | INSIGHTCRIME | — | ⚪ NONE | — | cocaine — |
Why Ecuador Is Losing Its Fight Against Organized Crime Why Ecuador Is Losing Its Fight Against Organized Crime
Ecuador’s militarized organized crime crackdown on gangs has failed to translate into a sustained reduction in violence. Three years in, President Daniel Nob…
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| 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…
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| 2026-10-13 | KINETIC_STRIKE | SOUTHCOM | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
2026 AUSA Warriors Corner: Beyond the Kinetic Strike—Distinguishing Launched Effects from Loitering Munitions in Large-Scale Combat Operations (LSCO) |
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| 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-…
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| 2026-10-09 | DEA_PRESS | SOUTHCOM | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
Carrier Air Wing 9 completes 10-month combat deployment SAN DIEGO — Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 has concluded a 10-month combat deployment aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), Oct. 8. Since embarking Nov. 21, 2025, the Navy’s premier next-generation…
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| 2026-10-09 | DEA_PRESS | SOUTHCOM | — | ⚪ NONE | — | precursors — |
XVIII Airborne Corps Deception on Kuwaiti Border (15 OCT 1990) Between Oct. 15 and Nov. 28, 1990, the XVIII Airborne Corps conducted a defensive deception operation as part of Operation DESERT SHIELD in Saudi Arabia. This was an informative precursor to a larger offensive deception …
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| 2026-10-08 | DEA_PRESS | INSIGHTCRIME | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
Two Years On, the Sinaloa Cartel War Changes Shape | The InSight Take 🎭 Cártel de Sinaloa
Two Years On, the Sinaloa Cartel War Changes Shape | The InSight Take
Two years after Ismael Zambada Garcia, alias “El Mayo,” was handed over to US authorities in what was deemed a traitoro…
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| 2026-10-08 | ARREST | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | fentanyl — |
23 Skid Row Drug Dealers Arrested as Part of Homeland Security Task Force Takedown Targeting High-Crime Areas of Los Angeles Law enforcement today arrested 23 defendants out of a total of 28 individuals, including residents of West Covina and Studio City, charged in federal criminal complaints with trafficking drugs, including fentanyl and met…
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| 2026-10-08 | DEA_PRESS | SOUTHCOM | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group Departs Thailand Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10, and embarked staffs and accompanying strike group units departed Thailand following a scheduled October port visit.
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| 2026-10-05 | OFAC_DESIGNATION | SOUTHCOM | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
New Command, Same Heart: Inside Kirtland Medical Group’s Next Chapter The 377th Medical Group has been redesignated as the Kirtland Medical Group as part of a Department of the Air Force-wide transition to the newly established Air Force Medical Command.
As part of the transition, medica…
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| 2026-10-05 | INTERDICTION | SOUTHCOM | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
U.S. Marines enhance anti-ship tactics in Hawaii U.S. Marines assigned to 3rd Littoral Combat Team’s Medium-Range Missile (MMSL) Battery conducted a two-part training evolution at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, Sept. 28 to Oct. 2, 2026, to build proficienc…
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| 2026-10-03 | DEA_PRESS | SOUTHCOM | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group Arrives in Thailand PHUKET, Thailand –Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10, and Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) arrived in Phuket …
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| 2026-10-02 | KINETIC_STRIKE | INSIGHTCRIME | Central America | ⚪ NONE | — | cocaine — |
The Garífuna’s Fight for Land on Honduras’ Cocaine Coast The Garífuna’s Fight for Land on Honduras’ Cocaine Coast
It was supposed to be the payoff for a decade-long land-rights struggle for the Garífuna, the Afro-Indigenous people who live on Honduras’…
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| 2026-10-02 | DEA_PRESS | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | methamphetamine — |
Haitian National Found Guilty of Conspiring to Distribute Methamphetamine Djosaha Azulphar a/k/a “T,” age 28, a Haitian national and lawful permanent resident of the United States, has been found guilty of distribution of controlled substances, conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent …
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| 2026-10-02 | DEA_PRESS | SOUTHCOM | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
2d Cavalry Regiment conducts a Purpose-Built Attritable System (PBAS) live-strike U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment, monitor a live Purpose-Built Attritable System (PBAS) feed during a live-fire strike exercise at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Sept. 30, 2026. The PBAS l…
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| 2026-10-02 | DEA_PRESS | SOUTHCOM | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
2d Cavalry Regiment conducts a Purpose-Built Attritable System (PBAS) live-strike U.S. Army Spc. Tripp Mabe, assigned to 1st Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment, shows Col. Timothy Price, commander of the 2d Cavalry Regiment, a live feed from an unmanned aircraft system during a Purpose-Built Attritable Sys…
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| 2026-10-01 | INTERDICTION | INSIGHTCRIME | South America | ⚪ NONE | — | cocaine — |
Border Command 🎭 FARC dissidents
Border Command
The Border Command (Comandos de la Frontera – CDF) is a Colombian criminal group that emerged in 2017. It arose from an alliance between dissidents from the former 32nd and 48th Fronts of the …
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