💀 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-16 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
Ten Charged in Alleged Peach County Armed Drug Trafficking Ring MACON, Ga. – U.S. Attorney William R. “Will” Keyes today announced the unsealing of a 38-count federal indictment charging 10 Fort Valley, Georgia, men with alleged crimes associated with an armed drug trafficking ring r…
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| 2026-07-16 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | cocaine — |
Barry County Man Sentenced to 96 Months for Drug Trafficking and Illegally Possessing Firearm Dennis E. McMullen, 69, of Purdy, Mo., was sentenced in federal court for trafficking fentanyl, cocaine, and heroin, and illegally possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
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| 2026-07-16 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | methamphetamine — |
Billings man pleads guilty to trafficking methamphetamine on Crow and Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservations A Billings man who trafficked methamphetamine on the Crow and Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservations admitted to charges today.
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| 2026-07-16 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
Alabama man pleads guilty to his role in international drug trafficking ring involving pharmaceuticals U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Leeladhar H. Tandel, 44, of Mobile, AL, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribu…
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| 2026-07-16 | DEA_PRESS | SOUTHCOM | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
National Guard Counterdrug Program recognizes FY25 award recipients for exceptional mission impact The National Guard Bureau Counterdrug Division honored six service members and one state program during the Fiscal Year 2025 National Guard Counterdrug Awards Ceremony on July 15 in Arlington, Virginia. The annual awards…
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| 2026-07-16 | DEA_PRESS | SOUTHCOM | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
Expeditionary Strike Group 2 Changes Command Rear Adm. Craig “Bo” Sicola relieved Rear Adm. Neil Koprowski as Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group Two (ESG-2) during a ceremony in the hangar bay of Assault Craft Unit FOUR (ACU 4), July 16.
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| 2026-07-15 | INDICTMENT | INSIGHTCRIME | South America | ⚪ NONE | — | cocaine — |
Jalisco Cartel New Generation (CJNG) 🎭 CJNG
Jalisco Cartel New Generation (CJNG)
The Jalisco Cartel New Generation (Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación – CJNG) is a transnational criminal group that emerged from the Milenio Cartel following a series of killings…
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| 2026-07-15 | ARREST | INSIGHTCRIME | South America | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
La Unión Tepito 🎭 Tren de Aragua
La Unión Tepito
La Unión Tepito is a criminal network made up of cells operating in Mexico City., taking its name from Tepito, one of the capital’s best-known neighborhoods. It is one of the city’s dominant crimin…
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| 2026-07-15 | INTERDICTION | INSIGHTCRIME | Central America | ⚪ NONE | — | methamphetamine 2.4 t |
Mexican Meth Expertise Spreads to African Labs 🎭 CJNG
Mexican Meth Expertise Spreads to African Labs
The presence of Mexican methamphetamine cooks at laboratories in Africa was once considered an anomaly, but a series of recent arrests suggests the global synthetic d…
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| 2026-07-15 | DEA_PRESS | SOUTHCOM | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
CENTCOM Conducts Morning Round of Strikes Against Iran TAMPA, Fla. — U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) completed a morning round of strikes against Iran at 7:30 a.m. ET on July 15.
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| 2026-07-14 | INDICTMENT | INSIGHTCRIME | South America | ⚪ NONE | — | fentanyl — |
The InSight Take: CJNG’s New Boss? Not So Fast 🎭 CJNG
The InSight Take: CJNG’s New Boss? Not So Fast
Following the death of CJNG leader “El Mencho” in a February 2026 military operation, US authorities have named his stepson, Juan Carlos…
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| 2026-07-14 | INTERDICTION | INSIGHTCRIME | South America | ⚪ NONE | — | cocaine — |
Familia Michoacana 🎭 CJNG
Familia Michoacana
At the height of its power, the Familia Michoacana’s brutal tactics, strong base of operations and pseudo-religious ideology made it a formidable operation and a point of fascination for outside…
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| 2026-07-14 | ARREST | INSIGHTCRIME | South America | ⚪ NONE | — | cocaine — |
José Manuel Sierra Sabogal, alias ‘Zarco Aldinever’ 🎭 ELN
José Manuel Sierra Sabogal, alias ‘Zarco Aldinever’
José Manuel Sierra Sabogal, alias “Zarco Aldinever,” was a former FARC commander who served with the 51st, 52nd, and 26th fronts in the departments …
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| 2026-07-14 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
More Than 40 Gang Members From Newburgh And Poughkeepsie Sentenced To Prison For Racketeering, Violence, Narcotics, And Firearms Offenses United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, announced today the last sentencing of gang members and narcotics distributors as a result of a long-running investigation conducted by the Feder…
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| 2026-07-14 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | 12 kg |
Butte woman sentenced to 11 years in prison for trafficking meth A Butte woman who was pulled over with 27 pounds of meth in her car was sentenced today to 11 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release.
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| 2026-07-14 | DEA_PRESS | SOUTHCOM | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
Gen. Donovan Visits Ecuador U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Commander of U.S. Southern Command, was in Ecuador for a two-day scheduled visit where he met with Ecuadorian Chief of the Joint Command of the Armed Forces, Gen. Henry Santiago…
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| 2026-07-14 | DEA_PRESS | SOUTHCOM | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
CENTCOM Completes More Strikes Against Iran TAMPA, Fla. — U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) completed an additional round of strikes against Iran at 10 p.m. ET, July 14, hitting dozens of military targets near the Strait of Hormuz and Iranian coastal areas.
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| 2026-07-14 | DEA_PRESS | SOUTHCOM | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
U.S., Papua New Guinea launch Tamiok Strike 26 PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea, Soldiers from the U.S. Army and the Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) stood shoulder to shoulder on the parade field at Murray Barracks during the opening ceremony for Exercise Tamiok…
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| 2026-07-13 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | cocaine 200 kg |
Philippine National Pleads Guilty to Knowingly Bringing Nearly 200 Kilograms of Cocaine on El Segundo-Bound Oil Tanker A Philippine national pleaded guilty today to knowingly bringing nearly 200 kilograms of cocaine on an oil tanker inbound from Ecuador to El Segundo earlier this year.
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| 2026-07-13 | DEA_PRESS | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
Sioux City Man Found Guilty of Multiple Drug Trafficking Charges |
📎 justice.gov ↗ |
| 2026-07-13 | DEA_PRESS | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | methamphetamine — |
Bergen County Woman Charged with Distribution of Methamphetamine A Bergen County woman was charged on with distributing methamphetamine.
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| 2026-07-13 | DEA_PRESS | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | marijuana — |
New Orleans Man Guilty of Machinegun Possession and Drug Trafficking NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA –RALPH PRICE (“PRICE”) , age 28, pleaded guilty on July 9, 2026 before U.S. District Judge Carl J. Barbier to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, Suboxone, and marijuana, in viola…
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| 2026-07-13 | DEA_PRESS | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | methamphetamine 27 kg |
California Man to Serve 30 Years in Federal Prison for Transporting More Than 60 Pounds of Methamphetamine to Oklahoma |
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| 2026-07-13 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | Central America | ⚪ NONE | — | cocaine — |
Two sentenced to federal prison in Eastern District of Texas cocaine trafficking conspiracy PLANO, Texas – Two individuals were sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.Jonathan Guerra, 30, of Irving, p…
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| 2026-07-13 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | fentanyl — |
Admitted Leader of La Nuestra Familia Prison Gang Sentenced to 10 Years for Trafficking Fentanyl from his Prison Cell |
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