💀 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-26 | 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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📎 justice.gov ↗ |
| 2026-10-19 | DEA_PRESS | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | fentanyl — |
AG Blanche, Sen. McCormick Hold Press Conference on Progress Fighting Fentanyl |
📎 justice.gov ↗ |
| 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 ↗ |
| 2026-10-09 | 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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📎 southcom.mil ↗ |
| 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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📎 southcom.mil ↗ |
| 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 | 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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📎 southcom.mil ↗ |
| 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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📎 southcom.mil ↗ |
| 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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📎 justice.gov ↗ |
| 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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📎 southcom.mil ↗ |
| 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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📎 southcom.mil ↗ |
| 2026-10-01 | 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 li…
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📎 southcom.mil ↗ |
| 2026-10-01 | 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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📎 southcom.mil ↗ |
| 2026-09-30 | DEA_PRESS | SOUTHCOM | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
From the Middle East to Waiʻōhinu: Deployed Soldier Expresses Deep Gratitude for Hawaiʻi National Guard Hurricane Lala Recovery While serving thousands of miles away in the Middle East, U.S. Army 1st Lt. Makena Galimba experienced the anxiety that comes with watching a natural disaster strike your hometown from afar. Galimba, a 66H Medical-Surgic…
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📎 southcom.mil ↗ |
| 2026-09-29 | DEA_PRESS | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | methamphetamine — |
Suspected members of an interstate drug ring make their initial appearance in federal court Two Michigan men and a Montanan made their initial appearance in federal court today on suspicion of trafficking methamphetamine onto the Fort Peck Indian Reservation.
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📎 justice.gov ↗ |
| 2026-09-29 | DEA_PRESS | SOUTHCOM | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
Five Defense Companies Selected to Develop Precision Strike Missile Increment 4 Prototypes The U.S. Army awarded five separate Other Transaction Authority (OTA) agreements on Sept. 29, 2026, to develop prototype systems for the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) Increment 4. The recipients are Anduril, Castelion,…
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📎 southcom.mil ↗ |
| 2026-09-25 | DEA_PRESS | DOJ | South America | ⚪ NONE | — | cocaine — |
Alleged Narco-Terrorist Leader “Araña” Extradited from Colombia as Part of Homeland Security Task Force Investigation SAN DIEGO – Geovany Andres Rojas, aka “Araña,” a Colombian national and alleged high-level narco-terrorist and prolific cocaine trafficker, was extradited from Colombia to the United States today. Rojas was handed over …
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📎 justice.gov ↗ |
| 2026-09-25 | DEA_PRESS | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | fentanyl — |
Wilmington Man Charged with Fentanyl Trafficking and Firearm Offenses David Loper, 23, of Wilmington, made his initial appearance today, September 24, 2026, for fentanyl trafficking and firearms offenses. He appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Sherry R. Fallon.
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📎 justice.gov ↗ |
| 2026-09-25 | DEA_PRESS | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | methamphetamine — |
Federal Jury Finds Man Guilty of Conspiracy to Distribute and Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine |
📎 justice.gov ↗ |
| 2026-09-25 | DEA_PRESS | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | fentanyl — |
Las Vegas Woman Charged for Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl and Possession of Firearms A Las Vegas woman made her initial appearance in federal court on Wednesday for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, a Schedule II controlled substance, and possession of two firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking c…
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📎 justice.gov ↗ |
| 2026-09-25 | DEA_PRESS | SOUTHCOM | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
Air Force Global Strike Command directs stop use of AN/PRM-10 test oscillator set AFGSC has directed units within the command to stop use of the AN/PRM-10 test oscillator set, a signal generator used to examine ICBM communications systems.
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📎 southcom.mil ↗ |
| 2026-09-24 | DEA_PRESS | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
U.S. Attorney Ryan Raybould meets with Guatemalan leaders to strengthen joint efforts against cartel networks United States Attorney Ryan Raybould and Criminal Chief Fabio Leonardi of the Northern District of Texas traveled to Guatemala this week to expand cooperative efforts with Guatemalan justice‑sector partners to prosecute …
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| 2026-09-24 | DEA_PRESS | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | fentanyl — |
Charlotte Man Charged with Selling Fentanyl, Methamphetamine, Firearms, and a “Glock Switch” Appears in Federal Court |
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| 2026-09-24 | DEA_PRESS | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | marijuana — |
Atlantic City Director of Constituent Services Charged for Accepting Bribes Related to a Cannabis Business An Atlantic City public official was charged in connection with a scheme to solicit bribes from a cannabis business.
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