💀 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-18 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | methamphetamine — |
Madison Man Federally Charged for Armed Meth Trafficking and Firearms Offense Tallahassee, Florida – Frederick Allen Smith, Jr., 54, of Madison, Florida, was indicted by a federal grand jury charging him with possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and 5…
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| 2026-06-18 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
Multiple defendants sentenced after pleading guilty in southern Georgia drug trafficking conspiracy Three additional defendants in a southern Georgia drug trafficking operation have been sentenced to prison in federal court.
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| 2026-06-18 | DEA_PRESS | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | fentanyl — |
St. Peters Man Charged After Toddler Overdoses on Fentanyl First responders administered Narcan to a 12-month-old suffering from an apparent fentanyl overdose.
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| 2026-06-18 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | cocaine — |
Mexican national sentenced to 20 years for international cocaine trafficking conspiracy A 51-year-old Houston man has been sentenced for his role in an ongoing cocaine distribution scheme that spanned nearly a decade
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| 2026-06-17 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | fentanyl — |
Florida Couple Indicted for Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Distribution, Gun Charges Pensacola, Florida – Andre Darrell Perry, 37, of Pensacola, Florida, and Loredano Alessandra Bassolino, 38, of Navarre, Florida have each been indicted in federal court on one count of possession with intent to dis…
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| 2026-06-17 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | cocaine — |
Two Gainesville Men Indicted for Drug Conspiracy Gainesville, Florida – Cleveland Tyrone Ferguson II, 54, and Damien Charles Curtis, 46, of Gainesville, Florida, have been indicted in federal court for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute over 500 …
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| 2026-06-17 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | cocaine 956 kg |
Coast-to-Coast Cocaine Trafficker Responsible for Distributing 956 Kilograms of Cocaine Along East Coast Sentenced to 275 Months in Prison WILMINGTON, Del. – A Queens, New York, man was sentenced on May 29, 2026, to 275 months in prison for his role in a nationwide cocaine-trafficking conspiracy. U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika imposed the sentence. T…
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| 2026-06-17 | INTERDICTION | DOJ | Central America | ⚪ NONE | — | methamphetamine 91 kg |
Illegal Alien Faces Federal Charges Following Massive Clayton County Methamphetamine Seizure Maira Porras Corras, an illegal alien from Mexico, is facing federal drug charges related to the recent seizure of roughly 200 pounds of methamphetamine from a residence in Forest Park, Georgia.
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| 2026-06-17 | DEA_PRESS | SOUTHCOM | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
U.S. Marine F-35s land on Finnish highway for the first time, showcasing NATO agility In a historic first, U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 224 (VMFA-224), successfully conducted landing and takeoff operations on a highway strip in Tervo, Finla…
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| 2026-06-15 | INTERDICTION | INSIGHTCRIME | South America | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
Niño Guerrero Is Dead. This Is How He Built Latin America’s Most Notorious Criminal Franchise 🎭 Tren de Aragua
Niño Guerrero Is Dead. This Is How He Built Latin America’s Most Notorious Criminal Franchise
Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, alias “ Niño Guerrero ,” top leader of the Venezuelan criminal group Tren de…
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| 2026-06-15 | KINETIC_STRIKE | INSIGHTCRIME | South America | 🟠 TRANSITIVE | — | cocaine — |
The InSight Take: The Future of Tren de Aragua After the Death of Niño Guerrero 🎭 Tren de Aragua
The InSight Take: The Future of Tren de Aragua After the Death of Niño Guerrero
The killing of Hector Guerrero Flores, also known as Niño Guerrero, by US and Venezuelan forces struck a substantial blow…
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| 2026-06-14 | DEA_PRESS | SOUTHCOM | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
USS Gridley Conducts Damage Control Training Sailors feed a hose to the lower decks to combat a flooding casualty exercise during damage control training aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101) in the Atlantic Ocean, June 13, 2026.…
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| 2026-06-13 | KINETIC_STRIKE | INSIGHTCRIME | South America | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
Tren de Aragua Leader ‘Niño Guerrero’ Killed in Venezuela 🎭 Tren de Aragua
Tren de Aragua Leader ‘Niño Guerrero’ Killed in Venezuela
Tren de Aragua leader Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, alias “Niño Guerrero,” has been killed during joint operations between the United S…
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| 2026-06-12 | ARREST | INSIGHTCRIME | South America | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
The Day the Bombs Fell: The Anti-Gang Op Where Venezuela’s Security Forces Ran Wild The Day the Bombs Fell: The Anti-Gang Op Where Venezuela’s Security Forces Ran Wild
This explainer is part of a series produced by InSight Crime and the Venezuelan human rights organization Defiende Venezuela. E…
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| 2026-06-12 | ARREST | INSIGHTCRIME | Caribbean | 🟠 TRANSITIVE | — | cocaine — |
When Tren del Llano Went to War: Stolen Elections and Vengeance in Venezuela 🎭 Tren de Aragua
When Tren del Llano Went to War: Stolen Elections and Vengeance in Venezuela
This article is part of a series produced by InSight Crime and the Venezuelan human rights organization Defiende Venezuela. Explore t…
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| 2026-06-12 | DEA_PRESS | SOUTHCOM | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
USS Gridley Conducts Refueling-At-sea A line feeds through a pulley system during a refueling-at-sea aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101) in the Atlantic Ocean. June 10, 2026. Gridley is deployed with Nimitz Carrier Strik…
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📎 southcom.mil ↗ |
| 2026-06-11 | INDICTMENT | INSIGHTCRIME | South America | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
On the Radar: Colombia’s ‘Otoniel,’ Venezuela’s Illegal Miners, and Mexico’s World Cup 🎭 Tren de Aragua
On the Radar: Colombia’s ‘Otoniel,’ Venezuela’s Illegal Miners, and Mexico’s World Cup
What do the latest government moves on illegal mining in Venezuela show?
What does Colombi…
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| 2026-06-11 | DEA_PRESS | INSIGHTCRIME | South America | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
The InSight Take: The Real Risks of Mexico’s World Cup 🎭 CJNG
The InSight Take: The Real Risks of Mexico’s World Cup
InSight Crime’s Co-Director Steven Dudley and Managing Editor Deborah Bonello separate fact from fiction around the security risks in …
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| 2026-06-10 | INTERDICTION | INSIGHTCRIME | Central America | ⚪ NONE | — | cocaine 262 kg |
What a Drug Bust Involving a MrBeast Winner Says About LatAm’s Marijuana Trade What a Drug Bust Involving a MrBeast Winner Says About LatAm’s Marijuana Trade
A private jet co-piloted by the winner of a MrBeast YouTube challenge was seized by Paraguayan authorities after more than 250 k…
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| 2026-06-09 | INTERDICTION | INSIGHTCRIME | Central America | ⚪ NONE | — | cocaine — |
Northeast Cartel 🎭 CJNG
Northeast Cartel
The Northeast Cartel (Cartel del Noreste – CDN) is a Mexican criminal group involved in drug trafficking, extortion, kidnapping, human trafficking, and migrant smuggling. The organization em…
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| 2026-06-09 | DEA_PRESS | INSIGHTCRIME | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
‘I’m Just a Regular Girl’: The ‘Narco’ Influencer Who Survived a Kidnapping 🎭 Cártel de Sinaloa
‘I’m Just a Regular Girl’: The ‘Narco’ Influencer Who Survived a Kidnapping
When a white sedan pulled up alongside her Tesla Cybertruck on the side of a road in Culiacán, Sinaloa, social media influencer Nicole Pa…
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| 2026-06-09 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
Bangor Man Sentenced for Drug Trafficking Andrew Marin , 38, was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release.
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| 2026-06-09 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | methamphetamine — |
Illegal alien living in Rockwall County sentenced to federal prison as part of Homeland Security Task Force investigation for trafficking methamphetamine in the Eastern District of Texas An illegal alien has been sentenced to over 14 years in federal prison as part of a Homeland Security Task Force investigation for trafficking methamphetamine in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay…
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| 2026-06-09 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | methamphetamine — |
Dallas methamphetamine dealer sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for drug trafficking violation in the Eastern District of Texas A Dallas drug dealer has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for trafficking methamphetamine in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.
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| 2026-06-09 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | cocaine — |
Norfolk cocaine dealer sentenced to 30 years in prison for drug-trafficking and firearms crimes Maurice Owen Johnson, 38, was sentenced to 30 years in prison for drug-trafficking and firearms crimes.
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