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	Kg	Killed	Perpetrator	Cuba tie	Cuba tie strength	Risk	Title	Description	Source URL	Source org
2026-10-05	INTERDICTION	SOUTHCOM				0		NONE	NONE	MEDIUM	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 proficiency in Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System operations, distributed command and control, and foundational field skills.	https://www.dvidshub.net/news/576391/us-marines-enhance-anti-ship-tactics-hawaii	southcom.mil
2026-10-01	INTERDICTION	INSIGHTCRIME	South America	cocaine		0	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
2026-09-28	INTERDICTION	DOJ				0		NONE	NONE	MEDIUM	Burlington Man Convicted on Drug Charges Following Record Meth Seizure as Part of Homeland Security Task Force Initiative		https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdnc/pr/burlington-man-convicted-drug-charges-following-record-meth-seizure-part-homeland	justice.gov
2026-09-23	INTERDICTION	INSIGHTCRIME				0		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	INTERDICTION	DOJ		methamphetamine		0		NONE	NONE	MEDIUM	14 Individuals Charged in Joint Federal and State Investigation of Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Organization	DES MOINES, Iowa – Fourteen individuals are facing federal criminal charges as a part of a joint federal and state investigation of a methamphetamine trafficking organization. Eleven of these defendants were arrested on September 22, 2026, during the execution of 10 federal search warrants in Marshalltown, Perry, and Des Moines. Those warrants resulted in the seizure of $21,193, six firearms, and 18 phones.	https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdia/pr/14-individuals-charged-joint-federal-and-state-investigation-drug-trafficking-and	justice.gov
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
2026-09-17	INTERDICTION	DOJ		marijuana	984.75	0		NONE	NONE	HIGH	Takedown of “Operation Klean Strip” Dismantles Two Methamphetamine Conversion Labs; Nine Arrested, Three Indicted	The United States Attorney’s Office announced the results of Operation Klean Strip, a multi‑agency investigation that dismantled two large‑scale clandestine methamphetamine conversion laboratories in Bakersfield and Visalia. The operation began in  November 2025 and ended today with nine arrests and the execution of 16 search warrants where agents seized 4,000 marijuana plants, $20,000 drug proceeds, and 20 firearms adding to the 2,171 pounds of crystal methamphetamine and hundreds of gall…	https://www.justice.gov/usao-edca/pr/takedown-operation-klean-strip-dismantles-two-methamphetamine-conversion-labs-nine	justice.gov
2026-09-16	INTERDICTION	INSIGHTCRIME		cocaine		0		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
2026-09-14	INTERDICTION	INSIGHTCRIME	South America	cocaine		0		NONE	NONE	MEDIUM	Hiding in Plain Sight: The Liquid Cocaine Boom Explained	Hiding in Plain Sight: The Liquid Cocaine Boom Explained The use of liquids to conceal and traffic cocaine through commercial supply chains is growing, and driving an evolution in Europe’s role in the global cocaine supply chain, which is evolving beyond bring a major consumption market into an intermediary processing point as well, according to experts . What is Liquid Cocaine? “Liquid cocaine” refers to powdered cocaine hydrochloride—the crystalline salt form of…	https://insightcrime.org/news/liquid-cocaine-explainer/	insightcrime.org
2026-09-11	INTERDICTION	DOJ				0		NONE	NONE	MEDIUM	Brooklyn Adult Daycare Owner Sentenced to Prison for Leadership Role in $64M Medicaid Fraud Scheme	A Brooklyn woman was sentenced yesterday to 76 months in prison in connection with her leadership of a vast $64 million Medicaid fraud and illegal kickback scheme at her two social adult daycare centers and home health care company. The defendant was also ordered to pay over $56 million in restitution and to forfeit $5 million in fraud proceeds, including two properties, cash, and gold jewelry seized during a search of her home, as pictured below.	https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/brooklyn-adult-daycare-owner-sentenced-prison-leadership-role-64m-medicaid-fraud-scheme	justice.gov
2026-09-10	INTERDICTION	INSIGHTCRIME	Caribbean			0		NONE	NONE	MEDIUM	On the Radar: Ecuador Boat Strikes, Peru Prisons, and Bolivia’s Coca Surge	On the Radar: Ecuador Boat Strikes, Peru Prisons, and Bolivia’s Coca Surge What’s different about the US anti-drug strategy in Ecuador? Is Keiko Fujimori delivering on her tough-on-crime campaign promises in Peru? Can Bolivia’s new government rein in its coca boom? This week’s top three organized crime stories in On the Radar. 1. US Forces Sink Another Ecuadorian Boat Linked to the Choneros The US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) sank another Ecuad…	https://insightcrime.org/news/on-the-radar-ecuador-boat-strikes-peru-prisons-and-bolivias-coca-surge/	insightcrime.org
2026-09-08	INTERDICTION	INSIGHTCRIME	South America	cocaine	10000	0		NONE	NONE	MEDIUM	Sebastián Marset	Sebastián Marset Sebastián Marset was Uruguay’s most famous drug trafficker and the leader of an international network known as the First Uruguayan Cartel (Primer Cartel Uruguayo – PCU). Marset had ties with foreign criminal groups, including Paraguay’s Insfrán Clan, Brazil’s First Capital Command (Primeiro Comando da Capital – PCC ), and Italy’s ‘Ndrangheta . Though mainly associated with drug trafficking and money laundering, Marset was also connected to several murders, includi…	https://insightcrime.org/bolivia-organized-crime-news/sebastian-marset/	insightcrime.org
2026-09-03	INTERDICTION	DOJ				0		NONE	NONE	MEDIUM	Final Defendants Convicted in Macon’s Operation Mobile Order Sentenced	MACON, Ga. – The final two defendants involved in an armed drug trafficking network affiliated with a criminal street gang were sentenced to federal prison because of Operation Mobile Order, an investigation led by the FBI and the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, which resulted in the seizure of dozens of firearms, including a machine gun.	https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdga/pr/final-defendants-convicted-macons-operation-mobile-order-sentenced	justice.gov
2026-09-03	INTERDICTION	DOJ				0		NONE	NONE	MEDIUM	Suburban Chicago Man Sentenced to Four Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Synthetic Cannabinoids to Jail Inmates	Synthetic cannabinoids pose a risk of overdose and could cause seizures, stroke, heart attacks, and death.	https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndil/pr/suburban-chicago-man-sentenced-four-years-federal-prison-distributing-synthetic	justice.gov
2026-08-27	INTERDICTION	DOJ		cocaine		0		NONE	NONE	MEDIUM	Las Cruces Brothers Sentenced for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses	Eddie Linarez and Nathan Quintana were sentenced in federal court for drug trafficking and firearms offenses after law enforcement seized fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine and multiple firearms during searches of their residence and vehicle.	https://www.justice.gov/usao-nm/pr/las-cruces-brothers-sentenced-drug-trafficking-and-firearms-offenses	justice.gov
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
2026-08-26	INTERDICTION	DOJ				0		NONE	NONE	MEDIUM	Justice Department and FBI Seize Platforms Operated and Used by China State-Sponsored Hackers to Target U.S. Critical Infrastructure	The Justice Department and FBI announced court-authorized domain seizures today to deny malicious cyber actors access to two complementary hacking platforms known as “QScan” and “QTRouter,” used to target U.S. critical infrastructure and other sensitive networks.	https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-and-fbi-seize-platforms-operated-and-used-china-state-sponsored-hackers	justice.gov
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
2026-08-25	INTERDICTION	DOJ		fentanyl		0		NONE	NONE	MEDIUM	U.S. Attorney’s Office, in Partnership with Federal and Local Law Enforcement, Targets Fentanyl Trafficking in Downtown Portland	United States Attorney Scott E. Bradford announced in a press conference today that, over the past three years, federal charges have been brought against more than 100 defendants for trafficking fentanyl in downtown Portland. Those arrests included seizures of more than 40 guns.	https://www.justice.gov/usao-or/pr/us-attorneys-office-partnership-federal-and-local-law-enforcement-targets-fentanyl	justice.gov
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	INTERDICTION	INSIGHTCRIME	Eastern Pacific		300	0	Cártel de Sinaloa	NONE	NONE	MEDIUM	On the Radar: US Eyes Ground War Against Crime	On the Radar: US Eyes Ground War Against Crime What’s next for the US military campaign against Latin America’s criminal groups? What’s behind Chile and Peru’s recent security crackdowns?  And are explosives and drones becoming standard weapons for criminal groups in the region? This week’s top three organized crime stories in On the Radar. 1. Washington Moves to Take Its Anti-Crime War to Land US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced…	https://insightcrime.org/news/on-the-radar-us-eyes-ground-war-against-crime/	insightcrime.org
2026-08-19	INTERDICTION	SOUTHCOM				0		NONE	NONE	MEDIUM	Beyond language: Amistad expands Air Force psychologist’s clinical reach	The 12-year-old patient knew what a seizure felt like. What the patient did not know was how to stop the fear that another one was coming. When the patient’s heart began racing and breathing became difficult, fear of another seizure intensified into a panic attack severe enough to prompt a visit to the emergency room at Hospital Regional Dr. Luis Manuel Morillo King. The patient was referred to the hospital’s mental health team, where U.S. Air Force Maj. Milagros Gargurevich worked with the p…	https://www.dvidshub.net/news/572782/beyond-language-amistad-expands-air-force-psychologists-clinical-reach	southcom.mil
2026-08-12	INTERDICTION	DOJ	Central America	cocaine		0		NONE	NONE	MEDIUM	Illegal Alien from Mexico Indicted after Utah Agents Seize Narcotics, Including Methamphetamine from Alleged Drug Trafficker	SALT LAKE CITY , Utah – A federal grand jury in Salt Lake City returned an indictment today charging an illegal alien from Mexico with a drug crime after he sold cocaine during an undercover operation, and after agents seized methamphetamine from the defendant’s residence.	https://www.justice.gov/usao-ut/pr/illegal-alien-mexico-indicted-after-utah-agents-seize-narcotics-including	justice.gov
2026-08-12	INTERDICTION	DOJ		cocaine		0		NONE	NONE	MEDIUM	California Alleged Drug Trafficker Indicted in the District of Utah	SALT LAKE CITY , Utah – A federal grand jury in Salt Lake City returned an indictment today charging an alleged drug trafficker from California with multiple drug crimes after an interstate stop led to the seizure of fentanyl pills, fentanyl powder, and cocaine in the District of Utah.	https://www.justice.gov/usao-ut/pr/california-alleged-drug-trafficker-indicted-district-utah	justice.gov
2026-08-11	INTERDICTION	INSIGHTCRIME	Caribbean	cocaine	3000000	0	Clan del Golfo	NONE	NONE	HIGH	The InSight Take: Abelardo de la Espriella Inherits Colombia’s Fractured Criminal Landscape	The InSight Take: Abelardo de la Espriella Inherits Colombia’s Fractured Criminal Landscape Colombia’s new president faces one of the most complicated criminal landscapes in the world. In this week’s InSight Take, Co-Director Jeremy McDermott and Senior Colombia Analyst Sara Garcia unpack what Abelardo de la Espriella inherits: powerful armed groups like the Gaitanistas and the ELN, record cocaine production, and booming illegal gold mining. They weigh Washi…	https://insightcrime.org/news/the-insight-take-abelardo-de-la-espriella-inherits-colombias-fractured-criminal-landscape/	insightcrime.org

Date	Type	Actor	Region	Cuba tie	Killed	Drug · kg	Title / Vessel / Perpetrator	Source
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…	📎 southcom.mil ↗
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 ↗
2026-09-28	INTERDICTION	DOJ	—	⚪ NONE	—	—	Burlington Man Convicted on Drug Charges Following Record Meth Seizure as Part of Homeland Security Task Force Initiative	📎 justice.gov ↗
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	INTERDICTION	DOJ	—	⚪ NONE	—	methamphetamine —	14 Individuals Charged in Joint Federal and State Investigation of Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Organization DES MOINES, Iowa – Fourteen individuals are facing federal criminal charges as a part of a joint federal and state investigation of a methamphetamine trafficking organization. Eleven of these defendants were arrested on …	📎 justice.gov ↗
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 ↗
2026-09-17	INTERDICTION	DOJ	—	⚪ NONE	—	marijuana 985 kg	Takedown of “Operation Klean Strip” Dismantles Two Methamphetamine Conversion Labs; Nine Arrested, Three Indicted The United States Attorney’s Office announced the results of Operation Klean Strip, a multi‑agency investigation that dismantled two large‑scale clandestine methamphetamine conversion laboratories in Bakersfield and Visa…	📎 justice.gov ↗
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 ↗
2026-09-14	INTERDICTION	INSIGHTCRIME	South America	⚪ NONE	—	cocaine —	Hiding in Plain Sight: The Liquid Cocaine Boom Explained Hiding in Plain Sight: The Liquid Cocaine Boom Explained The use of liquids to conceal and traffic cocaine through commercial supply chains is growing, and driving an evolution in Europe’s role in the global cocai…	📎 insightcrime.org ↗
2026-09-11	INTERDICTION	DOJ	—	⚪ NONE	—	—	Brooklyn Adult Daycare Owner Sentenced to Prison for Leadership Role in $64M Medicaid Fraud Scheme A Brooklyn woman was sentenced yesterday to 76 months in prison in connection with her leadership of a vast $64 million Medicaid fraud and illegal kickback scheme at her two social adult daycare centers and home health c…	📎 justice.gov ↗
2026-09-10	INTERDICTION	INSIGHTCRIME	Caribbean	⚪ NONE	—	—	On the Radar: Ecuador Boat Strikes, Peru Prisons, and Bolivia’s Coca Surge On the Radar: Ecuador Boat Strikes, Peru Prisons, and Bolivia’s Coca Surge What’s different about the US anti-drug strategy in Ecuador? Is Keiko Fujimori delivering on her tough-on-crime campaign promis…	📎 insightcrime.org ↗
2026-09-08	INTERDICTION	INSIGHTCRIME	South America	⚪ NONE	—	cocaine 10.0 t	Sebastián Marset Sebastián Marset Sebastián Marset was Uruguay’s most famous drug trafficker and the leader of an international network known as the First Uruguayan Cartel (Primer Cartel Uruguayo – PCU). Marset had ties with …	📎 insightcrime.org ↗
2026-09-03	INTERDICTION	DOJ	—	⚪ NONE	—	—	Final Defendants Convicted in Macon’s Operation Mobile Order Sentenced MACON, Ga. – The final two defendants involved in an armed drug trafficking network affiliated with a criminal street gang were sentenced to federal prison because of Operation Mobile Order, an investigation led by the F…	📎 justice.gov ↗
2026-09-03	INTERDICTION	DOJ	—	⚪ NONE	—	—	Suburban Chicago Man Sentenced to Four Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Synthetic Cannabinoids to Jail Inmates Synthetic cannabinoids pose a risk of overdose and could cause seizures, stroke, heart attacks, and death.	📎 justice.gov ↗
2026-08-27	INTERDICTION	DOJ	—	⚪ NONE	—	cocaine —	Las Cruces Brothers Sentenced for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses Eddie Linarez and Nathan Quintana were sentenced in federal court for drug trafficking and firearms offenses after law enforcement seized fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine and multiple firearms during searches of the…	📎 justice.gov ↗
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 ↗
2026-08-26	INTERDICTION	DOJ	—	⚪ NONE	—	—	Justice Department and FBI Seize Platforms Operated and Used by China State-Sponsored Hackers to Target U.S. Critical Infrastructure The Justice Department and FBI announced court-authorized domain seizures today to deny malicious cyber actors access to two complementary hacking platforms known as “QScan” and “QTRouter,” used to target U.S. critical i…	📎 justice.gov ↗
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 ↗
2026-08-25	INTERDICTION	DOJ	—	⚪ NONE	—	fentanyl —	U.S. Attorney’s Office, in Partnership with Federal and Local Law Enforcement, Targets Fentanyl Trafficking in Downtown Portland United States Attorney Scott E. Bradford announced in a press conference today that, over the past three years, federal charges have been brought against more than 100 defendants for trafficking fentanyl in downtown Port…	📎 justice.gov ↗
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	INTERDICTION	INSIGHTCRIME	Eastern Pacific	⚪ NONE	—	300 kg	On the Radar: US Eyes Ground War Against Crime 🎭 Cártel de Sinaloa On the Radar: US Eyes Ground War Against Crime What’s next for the US military campaign against Latin America’s criminal groups? What’s behind Chile and Peru’s recent security crackdowns?  …	📎 insightcrime.org ↗
2026-08-19	INTERDICTION	SOUTHCOM	—	⚪ NONE	—	—	Beyond language: Amistad expands Air Force psychologist’s clinical reach The 12-year-old patient knew what a seizure felt like. What the patient did not know was how to stop the fear that another one was coming. When the patient’s heart began racing and breathing became difficult, fear of an…	📎 southcom.mil ↗
2026-08-12	INTERDICTION	DOJ	Central America	⚪ NONE	—	cocaine —	Illegal Alien from Mexico Indicted after Utah Agents Seize Narcotics, Including Methamphetamine from Alleged Drug Trafficker SALT LAKE CITY , Utah – A federal grand jury in Salt Lake City returned an indictment today charging an illegal alien from Mexico with a drug crime after he sold cocaine during an undercover operation, and after agents s…	📎 justice.gov ↗
2026-08-12	INTERDICTION	DOJ	—	⚪ NONE	—	cocaine —	California Alleged Drug Trafficker Indicted in the District of Utah SALT LAKE CITY , Utah – A federal grand jury in Salt Lake City returned an indictment today charging an alleged drug trafficker from California with multiple drug crimes after an interstate stop led to the seizure of fen…	📎 justice.gov ↗
2026-08-11	INTERDICTION	INSIGHTCRIME	Caribbean	⚪ NONE	—	cocaine 3,000.0 t	The InSight Take: Abelardo de la Espriella Inherits Colombia’s Fractured Criminal Landscape 🎭 Clan del Golfo The InSight Take: Abelardo de la Espriella Inherits Colombia’s Fractured Criminal Landscape Colombia’s new president faces one of the most complicated criminal landscapes in the world. In t…	📎 insightcrime.org ↗

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