Cuba Intel — Narco

💀 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

fresh ops tempo

🔴 Direct Cuba tie

+ 4 proximity

⚠ Casualties · killed

532

48 detained

⛔ Drug seized · total

5,262.3 t

sum drug_quantity_kg

🚢 Vessel-linked

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✈ Aircraft-linked

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🎯 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

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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

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2026-09-09 ⚪ NONE

Chapitos

⚠ 16 killed

🎭 CJNG

📍 South America · insightcrime.org

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2026-09-08 ⚪ NONE

Sebastián Marset

⛔ 10.0 t · cocaine

📍 South America · insightcrime.org

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2026-08-21 ⚪ NONE

Lobos

⚠ 79 killed

🎭 CJNG

📍 Eastern Pacific · insightcrime.org

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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

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🎭 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	Drug	Kg	Killed	Perpetrator	Cuba tie	Cuba tie strength	Risk	Title	Description	Source URL	Source org
2026-05-15	ARREST	DOJ		cocaine		0		NONE	NONE	MEDIUM	Five Members of New Jersey and Philadelphia Drug Trafficking Organization—including Two Jamaican Nationals—Arrested in NJ-Homeland Security Task Force Operation	Five members and associates of a drug trafficking organization (DTO) operating in southern New Jersey and Philadelphia—including two Jamaican citizens—were arrested this week and charged with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cocaine.	https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/pr/five-members-new-jersey-and-philadelphia-drug-trafficking-organization-including-two	justice.gov
2026-05-15	INDICTMENT	DOJ		fentanyl		0		NONE	NONE	HIGH	Jamestown man sentenced for his role in narcotics conspiracy	U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Curtis Snyder, 53, of Jamestown, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamine, was sentenced to serve 84 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo.	https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdny/pr/jamestown-man-sentenced-his-role-narcotics-conspiracy	justice.gov
2026-05-14	ARREST	INSIGHTCRIME	South America			0	Clan del Golfo	NONE	NONE	MEDIUM	On the Radar: Brazil’s Anti-Crime Push, an Arrest in Honduras, and Colombia’s Total Peace Gamble	On the Radar: Brazil’s Anti-Crime Push, an Arrest in Honduras, and Colombia’s Total Peace Gamble This week in On the Radar, Brazil has a new, multibillion-dollar strategy against organized crime, Honduras arrests a former mayor connected to a murder, and Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro is told no after trying to suspend warrants for Gulf Clan leaders. Transcript What’s in Brazil’s President Lula’s new anti-crime push? How does the arrest of a former Ho…	https://insightcrime.org/news/on-the-radar-brazils-anti-crime-push-an-arrest-in-honduras-and-colombias-total-peace-gamble/	insightcrime.org
2026-05-14	INTERDICTION	INSIGHTCRIME	South America	cocaine		0		NONE	NONE	MEDIUM	What Spain’s Record Cocaine Bust Says About the Drug Trade	What Spain’s Record Cocaine Bust Says About the Drug Trade Spanish authorities made the largest cocaine seizure in history in Atlantic waters south of the Canary Islands in early May. More than 30 metric tons of cocaine were aboard the ship the Arconian when it was intercepted after departing from Sierra Leone in West Africa. Authorities also found 42,000 liters of gasoline intended to refuel go-fast boats that would have been used to unload the shipment on the Iberian Peninsula.…	https://insightcrime.org/news/what-spains-record-cocaine-bust-says-about-the-drug-trade/	insightcrime.org
2026-05-13	INDICTMENT	INSIGHTCRIME	Central America	cocaine		0	Cártel de Sinaloa	NONE	NONE	HIGH	Gaitanistas – Gulf Clan	Gaitanistas – Gulf Clan The Gaitanistas, also known as the Gulf Clan, Urabeños, and Gaitanist Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (Autodefensas Gaitanistas de Colombia – AGC), emerged from the ashes of Colombia’s paramilitary movement to become the dominant criminal force in Colombia, with national reach.  The Gaitanistas are primarily involved in transnational drug trafficking. The group controls territories where it regulates or directs the coca paste production market and…	https://insightcrime.org/colombia-organized-crime-news/urabenos-profile/	insightcrime.org
2026-05-13	OFAC_DESIGNATION	INSIGHTCRIME	South America			0	Tren de Aragua	NONE	NONE	MEDIUM	How AI Illuminated Tren de Aragua’s Money Laundering Methods	How AI Illuminated Tren de Aragua’s Money Laundering Methods Tren de Aragua is currently one of the most infamous criminal organizations in Latin America and one that InSight Crime has covered extensively. Our reporting has traced the group’s evolution, growth, and criminal economies, from its inception as a prison gang to its designation as a foreign terrorist organization, but had not examined its financial systems as closely. We wanted to know more about how various Tren de Arag…	https://insightcrime.org/news/how-ai-illuminated-tren-de-araguas-money-laundering-methods/	insightcrime.org
2026-05-13	ARREST	INSIGHTCRIME	South America	cocaine		0	ELN	NONE	NONE	MEDIUM	The Shottas	The Shottas The Shottas are one of the leading criminal groups in Colombia’s port city of Buenaventura. The group gained notoriety due to its fierce and violent rivalry with the city’s other principal criminal group, the Spartans (Espartanos). In 2022, both groups agreed to participate in President Gustavo Petro’s “Total Peace” plan, which seeks to establish an “urban peace laboratory” in Buenaventura as part of the greater aim to end the country’s decades-long conflict. In this p…	https://insightcrime.org/colombia-organized-crime-news/the-shottas/	insightcrime.org
2026-05-12	INTERDICTION	INSIGHTCRIME	Pacific	cocaine		0	Cártel de Sinaloa	NEAR_CUBAN_EEZ	PROXIMITY	MEDIUM	Costa Rica Profile	Costa Rica Profile Costa Rica has traditionally been perceived as a bastion of security in crime-ravaged Central America. But recently the country has experienced record levels of violence and drug trafficking, which authorities have attributed to its growing role as a drug transshipment point. Local crime groups are growing ever more sophisticated and resorting to lethal violence to secure control. They now pose a major security threat for the government and are becoming increasi…	https://insightcrime.org/costa-rica-organized-crime-news/costa-rica/	insightcrime.org
2026-05-12	ARREST	INSIGHTCRIME	Central America	cocaine		0		NONE	NONE	MEDIUM	Meet the First Costa Ricans to Be Extradited on Drug Charges to the US	Meet the First Costa Ricans to Be Extradited on Drug Charges to the US From alleged narco-politicians to traffickers seeking to dominate the Caribbean coast, several high-profile Costa Rican figures are now facing US justice for their alleged roles in transnational cocaine trafficking networks linked to Colombia and Mexico. Costa Rica’s long-standing image as one of Central America’s most stable democracies is being eroded by the deepening hold of organized crime over the country, a…	https://insightcrime.org/news/meet-the-first-costa-ricans-to-be-extradited-on-drug-charges-to-the-us/	insightcrime.org
2026-05-11	ARREST	INSIGHTCRIME	South America			0	Tren de Aragua	NONE	NONE	MEDIUM	How Tren de Aragua’s Expansion Sparked Financial Evolution	How Tren de Aragua’s Expansion Sparked Financial Evolution A Tren de Aragua money laundering scheme discovered in Chile highlights how the gang’s transnational expansion has spurred financial evolution. Police arrested 22 individuals accused of laundering at least $4.5 million in profits from drug sales, extortion, and contract killings, the chief prosecutor of Valparaiso’s Criminal Analysis and Investigative Focus Unit (SACFI) announced on April 22. The scheme, based i…	https://insightcrime.org/news/tren-de-aragua-money-laundering-schemes-reveal-factions-ongoing-refinement/	insightcrime.org
2026-05-08	ARREST	INSIGHTCRIME	South America			0	Cártel de Sinaloa	NONE	NONE	MEDIUM	How Influencers Launder Money for Criminal Groups	How Influencers Launder Money for Criminal Groups The arrest of several influencers in Brazil shows how social media facilitates money laundering for criminal groups. Brazilian influencer Chrys Dias was arrested by authorities on April 15 as part of Operation “Narco Fluxo.” He is accused of allegedly being part of a money laundering network connected to the First Capital Command (Primeiro Comando da Capital – PCC ), Brazil’s largest criminal organization and one of Latin…	https://insightcrime.org/news/how-influencers-launder-money-for-criminal-groups/	insightcrime.org
2026-05-07	INTERDICTION	INSIGHTCRIME	Caribbean	cocaine	45000	0		NONE	NONE	HIGH	On the Radar: More Indictments, Seizures, and Control Strategies	On the Radar: More Indictments, Seizures, and Control Strategies This week in On the Radar, the US indicts Sinaloa’s governor for criminal ties, Spain seizes a record cocaine shipment, and the US unveils a new drug strategy focusing on narco-terrorism and trafficking. Transcript Three key pieces of news from this week regarding drug trafficking: The indictment of a governor in Mexico. A historic cocaine seizure in Spain. And what…	https://insightcrime.org/news/on-the-radar-more-indictments-seizures-control-strategies/	insightcrime.org
2026-05-05	INTERDICTION	SOUTHCOM JTF	Caribbean			0		UNKNOWN		HIGH	SOUTHCOM Operation Southern Spear — Caribbean Narco Interdiction	SOUTHCOM Operation Southern Spear May 5 2026: kinetic strike on narco-vessel in Caribbean. JTF-engaged. Cuba-nexus tie MEDIUM confidence.
2026-05-05	KINETIC_STRIKE	INSIGHTCRIME	Eastern Pacific					NONE	NONE	CRITICAL	US drug-boat strikes — cumulative tracker (not a single event)	AGGREGATE TRACKER, not one incident: a running tally of all US kinetic strikes on alleged drug vessels (~194 killed cumulatively across many strikes; e.g. a May 8 2026 eastern-Pacific strike killed three). Per-event casualty count nulled so it is not summed as a single mass-casualty event.	https://insightcrime.org/news/mapping-out-us-alleged-drug-boat-strikes/	insightcrime.org

Date	Type	Actor	Region	Cuba tie	Killed	Drug · kg	Title / Vessel / Perpetrator	Source
2026-05-15	ARREST	DOJ	—	⚪ NONE	—	cocaine —	Five Members of New Jersey and Philadelphia Drug Trafficking Organization—including Two Jamaican Nationals—Arrested in NJ-Homeland Security Task Force Operation Five members and associates of a drug trafficking organization (DTO) operating in southern New Jersey and Philadelphia—including two Jamaican citizens—were arrested this week and charged with conspiracy to distribute met…	📎 justice.gov ↗
2026-05-15	INDICTMENT	DOJ	—	⚪ NONE	—	fentanyl —	Jamestown man sentenced for his role in narcotics conspiracy U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Curtis Snyder, 53, of Jamestown, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamine, wa…	📎 justice.gov ↗
2026-05-14	ARREST	INSIGHTCRIME	South America	⚪ NONE	—	—	On the Radar: Brazil’s Anti-Crime Push, an Arrest in Honduras, and Colombia’s Total Peace Gamble 🎭 Clan del Golfo On the Radar: Brazil’s Anti-Crime Push, an Arrest in Honduras, and Colombia’s Total Peace Gamble This week in On the Radar, Brazil has a new, multibillion-dollar strategy against organized crime, Hondu…	📎 insightcrime.org ↗
2026-05-14	INTERDICTION	INSIGHTCRIME	South America	⚪ NONE	—	cocaine —	What Spain’s Record Cocaine Bust Says About the Drug Trade What Spain’s Record Cocaine Bust Says About the Drug Trade Spanish authorities made the largest cocaine seizure in history in Atlantic waters south of the Canary Islands in early May. More than 30 metric tons…	📎 insightcrime.org ↗
2026-05-13	INDICTMENT	INSIGHTCRIME	Central America	⚪ NONE	—	cocaine —	Gaitanistas – Gulf Clan 🎭 Cártel de Sinaloa Gaitanistas – Gulf Clan The Gaitanistas, also known as the Gulf Clan, Urabeños, and Gaitanist Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (Autodefensas Gaitanistas de Colombia – AGC), emerged from the ashes of Colombia’…	📎 insightcrime.org ↗
2026-05-13	OFAC_DESIGNATION	INSIGHTCRIME	South America	⚪ NONE	—	—	How AI Illuminated Tren de Aragua’s Money Laundering Methods 🎭 Tren de Aragua How AI Illuminated Tren de Aragua’s Money Laundering Methods Tren de Aragua is currently one of the most infamous criminal organizations in Latin America and one that InSight Crime has covered extensively. Our rep…	📎 insightcrime.org ↗
2026-05-13	ARREST	INSIGHTCRIME	South America	⚪ NONE	—	cocaine —	The Shottas 🎭 ELN The Shottas The Shottas are one of the leading criminal groups in Colombia’s port city of Buenaventura. The group gained notoriety due to its fierce and violent rivalry with the city’s other principal criminal group,…	📎 insightcrime.org ↗
2026-05-12	INTERDICTION	INSIGHTCRIME	Pacific	🟡 PROXIMITY	—	cocaine —	Costa Rica Profile 🎭 Cártel de Sinaloa Costa Rica Profile Costa Rica has traditionally been perceived as a bastion of security in crime-ravaged Central America. But recently the country has experienced record levels of violence and drug trafficking, wh…	📎 insightcrime.org ↗
2026-05-12	ARREST	INSIGHTCRIME	Central America	⚪ NONE	—	cocaine —	Meet the First Costa Ricans to Be Extradited on Drug Charges to the US Meet the First Costa Ricans to Be Extradited on Drug Charges to the US From alleged narco-politicians to traffickers seeking to dominate the Caribbean coast, several high-profile Costa Rican figures are now facing…	📎 insightcrime.org ↗
2026-05-11	ARREST	INSIGHTCRIME	South America	⚪ NONE	—	—	How Tren de Aragua’s Expansion Sparked Financial Evolution 🎭 Tren de Aragua How Tren de Aragua’s Expansion Sparked Financial Evolution A Tren de Aragua money laundering scheme discovered in Chile highlights how the gang’s transnational expansion has spurred financial evolution. …	📎 insightcrime.org ↗
2026-05-08	ARREST	INSIGHTCRIME	South America	⚪ NONE	—	—	How Influencers Launder Money for Criminal Groups 🎭 Cártel de Sinaloa How Influencers Launder Money for Criminal Groups The arrest of several influencers in Brazil shows how social media facilitates money laundering for criminal groups. Brazilian influencer Chrys Dias was arre…	📎 insightcrime.org ↗
2026-05-07	INTERDICTION	INSIGHTCRIME	Caribbean	⚪ NONE	—	cocaine 45.0 t	On the Radar: More Indictments, Seizures, and Control Strategies On the Radar: More Indictments, Seizures, and Control Strategies This week in On the Radar, the US indicts Sinaloa’s governor for criminal ties, Spain seizes a record cocaine shipme…	📎 insightcrime.org ↗
2026-05-05	INTERDICTION	SOUTHCOM JTF	Caribbean	⚪ NONE	—	—	SOUTHCOM Operation Southern Spear — Caribbean Narco Interdiction SOUTHCOM Operation Southern Spear May 5 2026: kinetic strike on narco-vessel in Caribbean. JTF-engaged. Cuba-nexus tie MEDIUM confidence.	—
2026-05-05	KINETIC_STRIKE	INSIGHTCRIME	Eastern Pacific	⚪ NONE	—	—	US drug-boat strikes — cumulative tracker (not a single event) AGGREGATE TRACKER, not one incident: a running tally of all US kinetic strikes on alleged drug vessels (~194 killed cumulatively across many strikes; e.g. a May 8 2026 eastern-Pacific strike killed three). Per-event casu…	📎 insightcrime.org ↗

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