💀 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
2026-05-19 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — methamphetamine —
Assumption Parish Man Sentenced for Trying to Fly From New Orleans International Airport with Zatarain’s Pro Boil Container Full of Meth
NEW ORLEANS , LOUISIANA  – EMANUEL HARRIS (“HARRIS”) ,   age 41, of Plattenville, Louisiana, was sentenced on May 14, 2026, by United States District Judge Brandon Long, after previously pleading guilty t…
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2026-05-19 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — methamphetamine —
Decatur Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine
📎 justice.gov ↗
2026-05-19 DEA_PRESS SOUTHCOM — ⚪ NONE — —
EOD Schoolhouse Opens Human Performance Center: Institutionalizing the Warrior Ethos for the EOD Community
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – On April 29, 2026, Naval School Explosive Ordnance Disposal (NAVSCOLEOD) celebrated a historic milestone for the Navy EOD community with the grand opening of its brand-new 6,000-square-foot H…
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2026-05-18 ARREST INSIGHTCRIME Central America 🟡 PROXIMITY — cocaine —
Jobanis de Jesús Ávila Villadiego, alias ‘Chiquito Malo’
🎭 Cártel de Sinaloa
Jobanis de Jesús Ávila Villadiego, alias ‘Chiquito Malo’ Jobanis de Jesús Ávila Villadiego, alias “Chiquito Malo,” is the current commander of the Gaitanist Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (Autodefensas Gaitanistas d…
📎 insightcrime.org ↗
2026-05-18 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — —
Dominican National Pleads Guilty to Role in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy in Case Brought by New Hampshire’s Homeland Security Task Force
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2026-05-18 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — methamphetamine —
Arizona Woman Sentenced for Drug Conspiracy Following Homeland Security Task Force Investigation
Brandy Miller, 48, of Flagstaff, Arizona, was sentenced on May 13, 2026, in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.
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2026-05-18 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — fentanyl —
Three People from St. John The Baptist Parish and Jefferson Parish Sentenced in Fentanyl Distribution Case
NEW ORLEANS – JESSICA   PORTWAY , age 42 of St. John the Baptist Parish, RACHEL PORTWAY , age 23 of Jefferson Parish, and  TYLER SALADINO , age 25 of Jefferson Parish were sentenced on May 13, 2026 by Uni…
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2026-05-18 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — fentanyl —
District Drug Dealer Sentenced to 121 Months in Federal Prison for PCP Trafficking
Norman Morris, 45, a career drug dealer residing in the District of Columbia, was sentenced today to 121 months in prison for his role in a drug trafficking operation that distributed PCP and fentanyl…
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2026-05-18 ARREST DOJ — ⚪ NONE — —
Out of state trucker arrested in failed human smuggling attempt of 42 in hot, locked trailer
A 43-year-old Beaver, Oklahoma, resident has been charged with smuggling numerous illegal aliens as well as possession with intent to distribute meth
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2026-05-18 DEA_PRESS SOUTHCOM — ⚪ NONE — —
Operation Hood Strike 26 Strengthens Total Army Readiness
Soldiers from the Active Duty Army, Army Reserve, Texas Army National Guard, and Canadian Armed Forces trained together during Operation Hood Strike 26, held May 13–16, 2026, at Fort Hood, Texas.
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2026-05-18 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — fentanyl —
Detroit Man Sentenced to Prison for Fentanyl Crime and Violating Supervised Release
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2026-05-18 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — methamphetamine —
Omaha Man Sentenced to 138 Months for Firearms and Drug Trafficking Crimes
Muhammad Ali Hasan, 52, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced on May 7, 2026, in federal court in Omaha for distribution of methamphetamine, possession of a firearm by a felon, and for possession of a firearm in furtherance …
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2026-05-18 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — methamphetamine —
Lincoln Man Sentenced to More Than 12 Years for Drug Charge
Da’Marsell Contrell Miller, 26, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced on May 7, 2026, in federal court in Lincoln, Nebraska, for one count of distribution/possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methampheta…
📎 justice.gov ↗
2026-05-18 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — marijuana —
Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking Offenses
Tallahassee, Florida  – Antonio Carlos Shine, 38, of Dania, Florida, pleaded guilty in federal court to possession with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine and marijuana. 
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2026-05-18 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — methamphetamine —
Sioux Falls, South Dakota Woman Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Methamphetamine
United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court, has sentenced a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, woman convicted of   Conspiracy to Distribute a Control…
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2026-05-18 INTERDICTION DOJ — ⚪ NONE — cocaine —
Owner of group homes for at-risk youth and her drug-dealing boyfriend charged with money laundering
Kristin Draper has been arraigned on federal charges of money laundering conspiracy for allegedly conspiring with her boyfriend, Antwaun Brown, to funnel proceeds of Brown’s fentanyl dealing through a Dayton, Ohio group …
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2026-05-18 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — —
New York City Based Drug Supplier Sentenced for Role in Ulster County Drug Trafficking Organization
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2026-05-18 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — cocaine —
Brevard County Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Drug and Firearm Offenses
Orlando, Florida – Victor Raul Cordero Arocho (39, Melbourne) has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Julie S. Sneed to 15 years in federal prison for distributing and possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl, met…
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2026-05-18 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — fentanyl —
Central Florida Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Counterfeit Fentanyl Pills
Orlando, Florida – Jose Manuel Gonzalez Roman (31, Orlando) has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Carlos E. Mendoza to seven years in federal prison for distributing counterfeit pills containing fentanyl. Gonzalez Ro…
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2026-05-18 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — —
Manchester Man Sentenced to 80 Months in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking and Firearm Violations
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2026-05-18 DEA_PRESS SOUTHCOM — ⚪ NONE — —
Integrated training: Expeditionary Strike Group 2 completes dynamic exercise
Expeditionary Strike Group 2 (ESG-2) completed an integrated amphibious force exercise hosted and co-developed by Tactical Training Group Atlantic (TTGL), May 15.
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2026-05-16 DEA_PRESS SOUTHCOM — ⚪ NONE — —
Defeating the swarm: Project Flytrap accelerates NATO’s counter-drone lethality
PABRADĖ, Lithuania — Above the pine forest of the Pabradė Training Area, roughly 30 kilometers from the Belarusian border, a small quadcopter rises into a sky shared with dozens of other drones. Friendly and adversary, s…
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2026-05-16 DEA_PRESS SOUTHCOM — ⚪ NONE — —
The World’s Largest Aircraft Carrier and Strike Group Return from Historic 11-Month Deployment
NORFOLK, Va. — Nearly 4,500 Sailors of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) returned to Naval Station Norfolk the morning of May 16, following a historic and successful 11-month depl…
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2026-05-15 INTERDICTION DOJ — ⚪ NONE — methamphetamine 82 kg
Oklahoma City Trio Charged with Drug Trafficking Conspiracy after Seizure of Nearly 180 Pounds of Methamphetamine by Law Enforcement
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2026-05-15 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — methamphetamine —
Former California Department Of Corrections And Rehabilitation Employee Pleads Guilty To Possession With Intent To Distribute Over 300 Grams Of Methamphetamine To Inmates At San Quentin Rehabilitation Center
SAN FRANCISCO – Former California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation employee, Keith Reindeer Randle, pleaded guilty in federal court today to possession with intent to distribute over 300 grams of methamphetam…
📎 justice.gov ↗
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