💀 Narco-Trafficking Intel 639
SOUTHCOM strikes · USCG / DEA / DOJ interdictions · OFAC narco designations — Cuba ties scored
⇩ CSV
💀 Total events
639
all-time
📅 Last 30 days
86
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
1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-21 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | cocaine — |
Pittsfield Man Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy BOSTON – A Pittsfield man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Springfield to conspiring to traffic large quantities of cocaine in Western Massachusetts.
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| 2026-07-21 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | fentanyl — |
Baltimore County Felon Sentenced for Federal Drug-and-Firearm Crimes Baltimore, Maryland – A federal judge sentenced a Baltimore County man to prison, today, in connection with drug-and-firearm charges related to a federal drug investigation. U.S. District Judge Adam B. Abelson sent…
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| 2026-07-21 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | heroin — |
Memphis Man Sentenced to Over 24 Years in Prison for Distributing Heroin and Carfentanil, Resulting in Fatal Overdose Memphis, TN – A federal Judge has sentenced Steven McCurdy, 46, (aka "Stephen McCurdy", aka "Kroger Man", aka "Plug Tunchii") to over 24 years in prison for distributing heroin and carfentanil that resulted …
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| 2026-07-21 | ARREST | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | cocaine — |
Federal, State, Local, and Tribal Law Enforcement Conduct “Operation Black Book” to Take Down Multi-State Cocaine Trafficking Organization as Part of Operation Take Back America United States Attorney Ronald A. Parsons, Jr. announced at a joint press conference held today in Rapid City, South Dakota, that a multi-agency law enforcement operation has resulted in the arrest of 14 individuals locat…
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| 2026-07-21 | DEA_PRESS | SOUTHCOM | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
USACRC Risk Management Newsletter 20-24 JULY 2026 This week's RM newsletter focuses on tail rotor strikes, following SOPs, range complacency, water-related safety and driver battle drills.
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| 2026-07-20 | OFAC_DESIGNATION | INSIGHTCRIME | South America | ⚪ NONE | — | cocaine — |
First Capital Command (PCC): Brazil’s Most Powerful Criminal Organization 🎭 FARC dissidents
First Capital Command (PCC): Brazil’s Most Powerful Criminal Organization
The First Capital Command (Primeiro Comando da Capital – PCC) is Brazil’s largest and most powerful criminal organization, with opera…
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| 2026-07-20 | OFAC_DESIGNATION | INSIGHTCRIME | Caribbean | ⚪ NONE | — | marijuana — |
Conquering Self Defense Forces of the Sierra Nevada (ACSN) 🎭 FARC dissidents
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, is an armed …
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| 2026-07-19 | DEA_PRESS | SOUTHCOM | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
U.S. and Malaysian soldiers conduct joint walking blood bank training During Exercise Keris Strike 26, soldiers from the Illinois Army National Guard’s 709th Medical Company Support Area led a walking blood bank training event near Kota Belud in Sabah, Malaysia, on July 17, 2026. The sessi…
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| 2026-07-19 | DEA_PRESS | SOUTHCOM | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
CENTCOM Ends Weekend Wave of Strikes Against Iran CENTCOM Ends Weekend Wave of Strikes Against Iran
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| 2026-07-18 | DEA_PRESS | SOUTHCOM | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
U.S. Completes 8th Consecutive Night of Strikes Against Iran U.S. Completes 8th Consecutive Night of Strikes Against Iran
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| 2026-07-17 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
Essex County Man Convicted of Narcotics Trafficking Offenses Following Trial An Essex County, N.J., man was convicted yesterday by a federal jury for his involvement in a significant drug trafficking organization operating in New Jersey.
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| 2026-07-17 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
PCP Trafficker Sentenced to 60 Months for Role in Wide-Ranging Narcotics Conspiracy Kenneth Watts, 59, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 60 months in prison in connection with his role in a conspiracy to distribute phencyclidine (PCP), announced U.S. Attorney Jea…
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| 2026-07-17 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
Former Rhode Island resident sentenced to 15 years in prison for massive international drug smuggling attempt Seattle –A 69-year-old former resident of Rhode Island, Texas, and Chicago, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle for three federal felonies connected to his 2021 scheme to smuggle duffle bags full of dru…
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| 2026-07-17 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
New Orleans Man Sentenced for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Violations NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – TERRELL KELLEY (“KELLEY”) , age 34, was sentenced to a ninety-seven (97) month term of imprisonment on July 14, 2026, by U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan. KELLEY was ordered to pay a $600 …
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| 2026-07-17 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | methamphetamine — |
Iowa Woman Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine Vallene Marie Bell, 35, of Sioux City, Iowa, was sentenced on July 9, 2026, in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.
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| 2026-07-17 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | methamphetamine — |
Lincoln Man Sentenced to More Than 20 Years for Drug Distribution Conspiracy and Gun Charge Peter Jacobsson, 39, of Lincoln, Nebraska, was sentenced on July 9, 2026, in federal court in Lincoln for conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and 500 grams or more of a mixture or substance conta…
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| 2026-07-17 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | methamphetamine — |
Council Bluffs Man Sentenced to More Than 19 Years on Methamphetamine Charges Fernando Hernandez, 45, of Council Bluffs, Iowa, was sentenced on July 10, 2026, in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, after having been found guilty by a jury trial of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and distrib…
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| 2026-07-17 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | methamphetamine — |
Nebraska Man Sentenced to More Than 15 Years for Methamphetamine Charge Leonel DeLeon, 64, of Wahoo, Nebraska, was sentenced on July 10, 2026, in federal court in Omaha for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.
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| 2026-07-17 | DEA_PRESS | SOUTHCOM | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
CENTCOM Finishes Latest Wave of Strikes Against Iran CENTCOM Finishes Latest Wave of Strikes Against Iran
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| 2026-07-16 | ARREST | INSIGHTCRIME | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
Rotela Clan Rotela Clan
Rotela Clan is a criminal group run by the Rotela family in Paraguay. It was originally specialized in the microtrafficking of crack in poorer neighborhoods of Asunción and Concepción, but has sin…
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| 2026-07-16 | INTERDICTION | INSIGHTCRIME | Caribbean | ⚪ NONE | — | cocaine — |
On the Radar: The Rise of Liquid Cocaine 🎭 Cártel de Sinaloa
On the Radar: The Rise of Liquid Cocaine
Could liquid cocaine become the go-to trick for traffickers across the region?
Will “El Mayo” Zambada spend his final years in a hospital wing instead of a…
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| 2026-07-16 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | Central America | ⚪ NONE | — | fentanyl — |
Mexican National Sentenced For Federal Drug Crime MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Jorge Luis Mejia-Mejia, 40, of Mexico, was sentenced to 57 months in prison for one count of Possession with I…
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| 2026-07-16 | DEA_PRESS | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | methamphetamine — |
Two Montana women plead guilty to drug charges A woman from Corvallis and another from Helena who were bringing methamphetamine into Montana from Washington admitted to charges this week.
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| 2026-07-16 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | methamphetamine — |
Texas Resident Sentenced For Possessing Methamphetamine With Intent To Distribute MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Ronald James Yates, age 61, of Tyler, Texas, was sentenced to 123 months in prison for one count of Possession…
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| 2026-07-16 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | fentanyl — |
Dallas man sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, Ryan Raybould, announced that Demario White, a 40-year-old Dallas man who distributed fentanyl pills to minors, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison on Ju…
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