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	Perpetrator	Cuba tie	Cuba tie strength	Risk	Title	Description	Source URL	Source org
2026-10-27	ARREST	INSIGHTCRIME	Central America		Cártel de Sinaloa	NONE	NONE	MEDIUM	From Criminal Federation to Gang Wars: Rasquiña’s Legacy	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 factors have fueled this crisis, but one criminal figure in particular propelled Ecuador to this moment: Jorge Luis Zambrano, alias “JL,” or “Rasquiña.” SEE ALSO: Jorge Luis Zambrano, alias “Rasquiña” Criminal Profile Rasquiña’s leading role in Ecuador’s crimina…	https://insightcrime.org/news/from-criminal-federation-to-gang-wars-rasquinas-legacy/	insightcrime.org
2026-10-26	DEA_PRESS	INSIGHTCRIME		cocaine		NONE	NONE	MEDIUM	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 rising criminality and an opposition-controlled Congress, he may struggle to implement an effective security agenda. Lula got 51.8% of the votes in the October 25 election, while his opponent, Flávio Bolsonaro, garnered 48.2%. Lula will be inaugurated for his fourth term on…	https://insightcrime.org/news/gangs-fintechs-and-the-amazon-the-crime-agenda-awaiting-lulas-fourth-term/	insightcrime.org
2026-10-21	ARREST	INSIGHTCRIME	South America		Cártel de Sinaloa	NONE	NONE	MEDIUM	Jorge Luis Zambrano, alias “Rasquiña”	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. Rasquiña oversaw the group’s transformation from a localized criminal group into a nationwide prison-based criminal federation with links to transnational drug-trafficking organizations. He was assassinated in 2020. What’s in this profile: What Is Rasquiña’s Story?…	https://insightcrime.org/ecuador-organized-crime-news/jorge-luis-zambrano-alias-rasquina/	insightcrime.org
2026-10-20	ARREST	INSIGHTCRIME	Caribbean	cocaine		NONE	NONE	MEDIUM	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 is prepared for hundreds of people, while children play in the central clearing surrounded by trees hung with signs urging people to “live in community.” It was hard for us to reconcile that scene with what had actually brought people here: the violent eviction of the Garifuna c…	https://insightcrime.org/news/inside-the-camp-at-the-heart-of-honduras-garifuna-land-struggle/	insightcrime.org
2026-10-15	KINETIC_STRIKE	INSIGHTCRIME		cocaine		NONE	NONE	MEDIUM	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 Noboa’s government is now making tentative moves toward a more holistic approach while at the same time embracing the new hyper-militaristic security paradigm of the United States and its regional allies. Last year, Ecuador saw record-high murders, giving it the worst homicid…	https://insightcrime.org/news/why-ecuador-is-losing-its-fight-against-organized-crime/	insightcrime.org
2026-10-15	OFAC_DESIGNATION	INSIGHTCRIME	Caribbean		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		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
2026-10-08	DEA_PRESS	INSIGHTCRIME			Cártel de Sinaloa	NONE	NONE	MEDIUM	Two Years On, the Sinaloa Cartel War Changes Shape \| The InSight Take	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 traitorous act by one faction against another, the war between the Chapitos and the Mayiza factions of the Sinaloa Cartel continues to roil the area. The conflict has implications for the criminal superstructure throughout the country. InSight Crime’s Victoria Dittmar and co-…	https://insightcrime.org/uncategorized/sinaloa-cartel-war-culiacan-two-years/	insightcrime.org
2026-10-05	INDICTMENT	INSIGHTCRIME	Central America	cocaine	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
2026-10-02	KINETIC_STRIKE	INSIGHTCRIME	Central America	cocaine		NONE	NONE	MEDIUM	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’ Caribbean coast.  On the morning of October 14, 2024, government officials and members of the security forces arrived in Punta Piedra, a community in the municipality of Iriona in the department of Colón. They were there to measure , plot by plot, land that had been…	https://insightcrime.org/news/garifunas-fight-land-honduras-cocaine-coast/	insightcrime.org
2026-10-01	INTERDICTION	INSIGHTCRIME	South America	cocaine	FARC dissidents	NONE	NONE	MEDIUM	Border Command	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 Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia – FARC ) and members of La Constru , a criminal organization formed in 2006 following the demobilization of the paramilitary blocs of the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (Autodefensas Un…	https://insightcrime.org/colombia-organized-crime-news/border-command/	insightcrime.org
2026-09-30	INDICTMENT	INSIGHTCRIME	South America	cocaine	FARC dissidents	CUBAN_PORT_CALL	DIRECT	HIGH	Fito’s Wife and Daughter Captured in Colombia \| On the Radar	Fito’s Wife and Daughter Captured in Colombia \| On the Radar Ecuadorian and Colombian authorities captured the wife and daughter of former Choneros leader alias “Fito” in Santander, Colombia, the most recent strike against his family network. Also On the Radar: Chilean police say they have dismantled the PCC’s first cell in the country, and Colombia extradited Border Command leader alias “Araña” to the United States. 1. Fito’s Wife and Daug…	https://insightcrime.org/news/fitos-wife-and-daughter-captured-in-colombia-on-the-radar/	insightcrime.org
2026-09-29	OFAC_DESIGNATION	INSIGHTCRIME	South America		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		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
2026-09-25	KINETIC_STRIKE	INSIGHTCRIME		cocaine		NONE	NONE	MEDIUM	Record Coca Crops in Bolivia Feed a Growing Global Cocaine Demand	Record Coca Crops in Bolivia Feed a Growing Global Cocaine Demand Coca cultivation in Bolivia reached record levels for the third consecutive year, in an expansion that appears to be driven by global demand for cocaine rather than by the country’s legal coca leaf markets. Bolivia has the world’s largest legal coca leaf industry. But while production has grown steadily, the legal trade has not kept pace, according to estimates published in the latest report by the United Nations Of…	https://insightcrime.org/news/record-coca-crops-bolivia-feed-growing-global-cocaine-demand/	insightcrime.org
2026-09-24	OFAC_DESIGNATION	INSIGHTCRIME	Eastern Pacific		Tren de Aragua	NONE	NONE	MEDIUM	Shield of the Americas Blacklists 24 Criminal Groups \| On the Radar	Shield of the Americas Blacklists 24 Criminal Groups \| On the Radar Shield of the Americas governments pledged to sanction anyone supporting Tren de Aragua, the Sinaloa Cartel and 22 other criminal groups. Also on the Radar: prosecutors say the PCC controls São Paulo buses, and the ACSN loses its second-in-command. Fifteen member governments of the Shield of the Americas coalition signed a joint statement on September 22 declaring their intention to freeze assets and…	https://insightcrime.org/news/shield-of-the-americas-blacklists-24-criminal-groups-on-the-radar/	insightcrime.org
2026-09-24	INDICTMENT	INSIGHTCRIME	Caribbean	cocaine	Cartel de los Soles	VENEZUELAN_REGIME	TRANSITIVE	HIGH	The InSight Take: US Drug Certification: Law Enforcement or Politics?	The InSight Take: US Drug Certification: Law Enforcement or Politics? Why did the United States remove Venezuela from its drug blacklist while Colombia and Bolivia remain on it? In this InSight Take, we unpack what Washington’s latest counternarcotics designations reveal about shifting cocaine routes, regional politics, and the Trump administration’s increasingly militarized approach to drug trafficking in Latin America. Transcript Deborah Bonello: [00:00:04] Last…	https://insightcrime.org/news/the-insight-take-us-drug-certification-law-enforcement-or-politics/	insightcrime.org
2026-09-24	OFAC_DESIGNATION	INSIGHTCRIME	Caribbean	marijuana	Clan del Golfo	NONE	NONE	MEDIUM	Conquering Self Defense Forces of the Sierra Nevada (ACSN)	Conquering Self Defense Forces of the Sierra Nevada (ACSN) The Conquering Self-Defense Forces of the Sierra Nevada (Autodefensas Conquistadoras de la Sierra Nevada – ACSN), also known as “Los Pachenca,” are an armed group that emerged following the demobilization of paramilitary organizations in Colombia in the early 2000s. Since then, the ACSN have consolidated their power in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta , in Magdalena department, where they control multiple drug trafficking c…	https://insightcrime.org/colombia-organized-crime-news/pachenca/	insightcrime.org
2026-09-23	INTERDICTION	INSIGHTCRIME				NONE	NONE	MEDIUM	Trafficking of Contraband Weight Loss Drugs From Paraguay to Brazil Spikes	Trafficking of Contraband Weight Loss Drugs From Paraguay to Brazil Spikes Weight loss and diabetes medications are now one of the most smuggled contraband products in Brazil. Pharmaceuticals produced in neighboring Paraguay are being stolen and diverted into organized crime-controlled smuggling routes as social media drives spiking demand in Brazil.  The amount of contraband weight loss medication seized by Brazil’s Federal Revenue Service (Receita Federal do Brasil – RFB…	https://insightcrime.org/news/trafficking-of-contraband-weight-loss-drugs-from-paraguay-to-brazil-spikes/	insightcrime.org
2026-09-23	INDICTMENT	INSIGHTCRIME	Caribbean	cocaine	Cartel de los Soles	VENEZUELAN_REGIME	TRANSITIVE	HIGH	The InSight Take: US Drug Certification: Law Enforcement or Politics?	The InSight Take: US Drug Certification: Law Enforcement or Politics? Why did the United States remove Venezuela from its drug blacklist while Colombia and Bolivia remain on it? In this InSight Take, we unpack what Washington’s latest counternarcotics designations reveal about shifting cocaine routes, regional politics, and the Trump administration’s increasingly militarized approach to drug trafficking in Latin America. Transcript Deborah Bonello: [00:00:04] La…	https://insightcrime.org/news/the-insight-take-us-drug-certification-law-enforcement-or-politics/	insightcrime.org
2026-09-22	INTERDICTION	INSIGHTCRIME	Central America	cocaine	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			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	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
2026-09-17	INDICTMENT	INSIGHTCRIME	South America	cocaine	Tren de Aragua	NONE	NONE	HIGH	On The Radar \| US Drops Venezuela From Its Drugs Blacklist. Colombia Could Be Next	On The Radar \| US Drops Venezuela From Its Drugs Blacklist. Colombia Could Be Next Is Venezuela no longer a major drug transit point? What does the US win from Alex Saab’s cooperation—and what does Venezuela lose? How do criminal groups prey on the people defending Latin America’s land and resources? Which is the latest country to sign on to Trump’s Shield of the Americas? This week’s top three organized crime stories in On the Radar. 1: White…	https://insightcrime.org/news/on-the-radar-us-drops-venezuela-from-its-drugs-blacklist-colombia-could-be-next/	insightcrime.org
2026-09-16	INTERDICTION	INSIGHTCRIME		cocaine		NONE	NONE	MEDIUM	Despite Crackdowns, Argentina’s Menores Persist	Despite Crackdowns, Argentina’s Menores Persist Earlier this year, Argentina’s government announced that it had dismantled the criminal group the Menores in Rosario, the country’s third-largest city, where drug-related violence is rife. But the group has continued to surface in criminal investigations and violent incidents, and grown to become one of the most powerful criminal entities in Rosario following the weakening of other gangs, the Monos and the Alvar a d…	https://insightcrime.org/news/despite-crackdowns-argentinas-menores-persist/	insightcrime.org

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…	📎 insightcrime.org ↗
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 …	📎 insightcrime.org ↗
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…	📎 insightcrime.org ↗
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 …	📎 insightcrime.org ↗
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…	📎 insightcrime.org ↗
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 ↗
2026-10-08	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…	📎 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 ↗
2026-10-02	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’…	📎 insightcrime.org ↗
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 …	📎 insightcrime.org ↗
2026-09-30	INDICTMENT	INSIGHTCRIME	South America	🔴 DIRECT	—	cocaine —	Fito’s Wife and Daughter Captured in Colombia \| On the Radar 🎭 FARC dissidents Fito’s Wife and Daughter Captured in Colombia \| On the Radar Ecuadorian and Colombian authorities captured the wife and daughter of former Choneros leader alias “Fito” in Santander, Colombia, the…	📎 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 ↗
2026-09-25	KINETIC_STRIKE	INSIGHTCRIME	—	⚪ NONE	—	cocaine —	Record Coca Crops in Bolivia Feed a Growing Global Cocaine Demand Record Coca Crops in Bolivia Feed a Growing Global Cocaine Demand Coca cultivation in Bolivia reached record levels for the third consecutive year, in an expansion that appears to be driven by global demand for co…	📎 insightcrime.org ↗
2026-09-24	OFAC_DESIGNATION	INSIGHTCRIME	Eastern Pacific	⚪ NONE	—	—	Shield of the Americas Blacklists 24 Criminal Groups \| On the Radar 🎭 Tren de Aragua Shield of the Americas Blacklists 24 Criminal Groups \| On the Radar Shield of the Americas governments pledged to sanction anyone supporting Tren de Aragua, the Sinaloa Cartel and 22 other criminal groups.…	📎 insightcrime.org ↗
2026-09-24	INDICTMENT	INSIGHTCRIME	Caribbean	🟠 TRANSITIVE	—	cocaine —	The InSight Take: US Drug Certification: Law Enforcement or Politics? 🎭 Cartel de los Soles The InSight Take: US Drug Certification: Law Enforcement or Politics? Why did the United States remove Venezuela from its drug blacklist while Colombia and Bolivia remain on it? In this InSight Take, w…	📎 insightcrime.org ↗
2026-09-24	OFAC_DESIGNATION	INSIGHTCRIME	Caribbean	⚪ NONE	—	marijuana —	Conquering Self Defense Forces of the Sierra Nevada (ACSN) 🎭 Clan del Golfo Conquering Self Defense Forces of the Sierra Nevada (ACSN) The Conquering Self-Defense Forces of the Sierra Nevada (Autodefensas Conquistadoras de la Sierra Nevada – ACSN), also known as “Los Pachenca,” are an arm…	📎 insightcrime.org ↗
2026-09-23	INTERDICTION	INSIGHTCRIME	—	⚪ NONE	—	—	Trafficking of Contraband Weight Loss Drugs From Paraguay to Brazil Spikes Trafficking of Contraband Weight Loss Drugs From Paraguay to Brazil Spikes Weight loss and diabetes medications are now one of the most smuggled contraband products in Brazil. Pharmaceuticals produced in neighbori…	📎 insightcrime.org ↗
2026-09-23	INDICTMENT	INSIGHTCRIME	Caribbean	🟠 TRANSITIVE	—	cocaine —	The InSight Take: US Drug Certification: Law Enforcement or Politics? 🎭 Cartel de los Soles The InSight Take: US Drug Certification: Law Enforcement or Politics? Why did the United States remove Venezuela from its drug blacklist while Colombia and Bolivia remain on it? In this InSight Take,…	📎 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 ↗
2026-09-17	INDICTMENT	INSIGHTCRIME	South America	⚪ NONE	—	cocaine —	On The Radar \| US Drops Venezuela From Its Drugs Blacklist. Colombia Could Be Next 🎭 Tren de Aragua On The Radar \| US Drops Venezuela From Its Drugs Blacklist. Colombia Could Be Next Is Venezuela no longer a major drug transit point? What does the US win from Alex Saab’s cooperation—and what does Vene…	📎 insightcrime.org ↗
2026-09-16	INTERDICTION	INSIGHTCRIME	—	⚪ NONE	—	cocaine —	Despite Crackdowns, Argentina’s Menores Persist Despite Crackdowns, Argentina’s Menores Persist Earlier this year, Argentina’s government announced that it had dismantled the criminal group the Menores in Rosario, the country’s third-largest city,…	📎 insightcrime.org ↗

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