💀 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
↗ source
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
↗ source
2026-09-09 ⚪ NONE
Chapitos
⚠ 16 killed
🎭 CJNG
📍 South America · insightcrime.org
↗ source
2026-09-08 ⚪ NONE
Sebastián Marset
⛔ 10.0 t · cocaine
📍 South America · insightcrime.org
↗ source
2026-08-21 ⚪ NONE
Lobos
⚠ 79 killed
🎭 CJNG
📍 Eastern Pacific · insightcrime.org
↗ source
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
↗ source
🎭 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 (414) insightcrime.org (147) southcom.mil (77)
Date Type Actor Region Cuba tie Killed Drug · kg Title / Vessel / Perpetrator Source
2026-05-24 DEA_PRESS SOUTHCOM — ⚪ NONE — —
Always Ready: V Corps proves global response capability and lethality
During Saber Strike 26, from May 18–21, 2026, in Vuosanka, Finland, U.S. Army Soldiers from the 4th Battalion, 70th Armor Regiment joined Polish, Italian, and Hungarian paratroopers to form a multinational battalion, con…
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2026-05-22 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — —
Lewisville man, Michigan woman indicted in the Eastern District of Texas for synthetic drug scheme
A man and woman have been indicted for a drug trafficking scheme in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. law.
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2026-05-22 INTERDICTION INSIGHTCRIME South America ⚪ NONE — cocaine —
The Different Faces of Balkan Organized Crime in Latin America
🎭 Cártel de Sinaloa
The Different Faces of Balkan Organized Crime in Latin America The recent arrest of alleged Albanian drug trafficker Ervin Mata in Brazil is the latest example of how Balkan-origin criminal service providers opera…
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2026-05-22 DEA_PRESS DOJ — ⚪ NONE — —
Jefferson County man guilty of drug trafficking as part of Homeland Security Task Force investigation in the Eastern District of Texas
A Beaumont man has pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking violations following a Homeland Security Task Force investigation in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.
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2026-05-22 INDICTMENT DOJ Central America ⚪ NONE — methamphetamine —
Illegal Alien Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking and Firearm Offenses
Alexi Zamora-Chona, 30, an illegal alien from Mexico, was sentenced on May 19, 2026, in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a short-barreled rifle …
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2026-05-22 ARREST DOJ — ⚪ NONE — cocaine 227 kg
Philippines National Arrested on Federal Criminal Complaint Charging Him with Importing Quarter Ton of Cocaine from Ecuador
A Philippines man has been arrested on a federal criminal complaint charging him with smuggling 227 kilograms (500 pounds) of cocaine on an oil tanker inbound from Ecuador to El Segundo, narcotics that were intended to b…
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2026-05-22 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — methamphetamine —
Decorah Methamphetamine Dealer Sentenced to Federal Prison
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2026-05-22 DEA_PRESS SOUTHCOM — ⚪ NONE — —
Army Air Defenders assess IonStrike interceptors to support Eastern Flank Deterrence Initiative
The 52nd Air Defense Artillery Brigade (52d ADA BDE) is testing and assessing new counter-unmanned aircraft systems (c-UAS) capabilities, including IonStrike, a radar-agnostic, low-cost kinetic interceptor designed to st…
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2026-05-22 DEA_PRESS SOUTHCOM — ⚪ NONE — —
Seconds count: Edwards firefighters sharpen emergency response
When an emergency strikes, hesitation is not an option.
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2026-05-22 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — —
Members of Transnational Money Laundering Organization Charged with Laundering Cartel Funds
🎭 CJNG
An indictment returned in the Eastern District of Virginia was unsealed yesterday charging Ruhuan Zhen and Hongce Wu, both Chinese nationals, with conspiracy to commit money laundering in connection with transnational cr…
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2026-05-22 DEA_PRESS DOJ — ⚪ NONE — marijuana 1.0 t
Five Gang Members Plead Guilty to Racketeering Conspiracy
Tampa, FL – Mohamed Jaber (33, Tampa), Irving Bruzon (28, Tampa), Christian Andujar (28, Tampa), Kyle Miller (34, Orlando), and Julissa Collazo (29, Tampa) have each pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy and possessi…
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2026-05-22 DEA_PRESS DOJ — ⚪ NONE — —
Members of transnational money laundering organization charged with laundering cartel funds
Ruhuan Zhen and Hongce Wu, both Chinese nationals, are charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering in connection with transnational criminal organizations.
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2026-05-22 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — cocaine —
Pittsburgh Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Distribute Fentanyl and Cocaine
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2026-05-22 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — cocaine —
Lawrence Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Nine Kilograms of Cocaine
BOSTON – A Lawrence man was sentenced in federal court in Boston for conspiracy to distribute cocaine.
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2026-05-21 ARREST INSIGHTCRIME South America ⚪ NONE — —
On the Radar: Alex Saab’s Deportation, Colombian Elections, and Sinaloa Cartel Investigations
🎭 Cártel de Sinaloa
On the Radar: Alex Saab’s Deportation, Colombian Elections, and Sinaloa Cartel Investigations Why is the deportation of a key Chavista figure to the US so important? How will Colombia’s elections affe…
📎 insightcrime.org ↗
2026-05-21 DEA_PRESS SOUTHCOM — ⚪ NONE — —
1-23 IN Neros Archer UAS LFX
Lt. Col. Jonathan Peterson, Commander of 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment (1-23 IN), 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT), 7th Infantry Division (Multi-Domain Command - Pacific) watches a live feed during a drone …
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2026-05-20 DEA_PRESS INSIGHTCRIME Central America ⚪ NONE — fentanyl —
Visual Explainer: Mapping Fentanyl Corridors in Mexico
Visual Explainer: Mapping Fentanyl Corridors in Mexico Before fentanyl reaches the streets, a wide range of actors influence its movement across Mexico and into the United States, from precursor chemical suppliers…
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2026-05-20 INDICTMENT DOJ Central America ⚪ NONE — —
Mexican National Pleads Guilty to Providing Material Support to Cartel Designated as Foreign Terrorist Organization Following a Homeland Security Task Force Investigation
Jose C. Valencia-Soriano, aka   Jose C. Soriano-Valencia, 34, of Kansas City, Mo., pleaded guilty in federal court today for providing material support to a Michoacan, Mexico-based cartel which was designated as a F…
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2026-05-20 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — fentanyl —
Russellville Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl
Douglas Scott Reeves, who has a lengthy criminal history, including a previous federal drug conviction, will spend the next 120 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute …
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2026-05-20 DEA_PRESS SOUTHCOM — ⚪ NONE — —
H-1s Become Drone Control Platforms
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. — In a significant leap forward for aerial warfare, the U.S. Marine Corps has successfully integrated its iconic H-1 helicopter fleet with advanced, low-cost drone technology, dem…
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2026-05-19 OFAC_DESIGNATION INSIGHTCRIME South America 🟠 TRANSITIVE — cocaine —
Venezuela Says It is Fighting Organized Crime. Is It?
🎭 Cartel de los Soles
Venezuela Says It is Fighting Organized Crime. Is It? Since the capture and extradition of Nicolás Maduro in early January by United States military forces, Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodríguez has been tr…
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2026-05-19 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — —
Three Sentenced in Macon’s Operation Mobile Order Investigation
MACON, Ga. – Three more members of an armed drug trafficking organization have been sentenced to federal prison for distributing large quantities of drugs in Macon because of Operation Mobile Order, a coordinated investi…
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2026-05-19 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — cocaine —
Nine Indicted In Multi-Count Drug And Money Laundering Case
DENVER – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that  Juan Omar Gonazlez-Guzman, 24, Abel Joshua Thomas, 41, Paris Kayla Gonazles, 33, Karla Lyn Cipares, 46, Diego Yair Hernandez-…
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2026-05-19 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — —
Homeland Security Task Force Investigation Leads to Illegal Alien Being Indicted for Running a Continuing Criminal Enterprise, Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering
BOSTON – A Dominican national residing in Saugus was indicted and extradited back to the United States from the Dominican Republic to face multiple federal charges stemming from a Homeland Security Task Force investigati…
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2026-05-19 INTERDICTION DOJ — ⚪ NONE — —
Upstate Trio Indicted for Roles in Deadly Interstate Robbery and Kidnapping Plot
GREENVILLE, S.C.  — A federal grand jury in Greenville returned a 10-count indictment, presented by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, charging Elisa Marie Rosario, 33, and  Jeremy Todd Lark, a/k/a “Jeremy A…
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