💀 Narco-Trafficking Intel 635
SOUTHCOM strikes · USCG / DEA / DOJ interdictions · OFAC narco designations — Cuba ties scored
⇩ CSV
💀 Total events
635
all-time
📅 Last 30 days
82
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
0
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
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— | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-06 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | cocaine — |
Fentanyl and Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison A 36-year-old career offender has been sentenced for trafficking fentanyl and cocaine throughout Northeast Ohio.
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| 2026-10-06 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
Twenty Atlanta Residents Charged with Federal Crimes Arising from Massive Gun Heists and Gang-Related Drug Trafficking Twenty individuals, including five members of the GoodFellas criminal street gang and four convicted felons, have been indicted on federal gun and drug charges, including firearms-trafficking charges arising from the the…
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| 2026-10-05 | INDICTMENT | INSIGHTCRIME | Central America | ⚪ NONE | — | cocaine — |
R1’s Arrest Exposes the CJNG’s Network of ‘R’ Commanders 🎭 CJNG
R1’s Arrest Exposes the CJNG’s Network of ‘R’ Commanders
After the murder of a mayor, Carlos Manzo, and influencer Valeria Márquez, Mexican authorities say they have their suspect in custod…
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| 2026-10-05 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | cocaine — |
Guatemalan Man Illegally in the United States Sentenced to 70 Months for Immigration, Drug, and Firearm Offenses Marvin Amilcar Cermeno-Perez, 28, a Guatemalan man unlawfully in the United States, was sentenced on September 30, 2026, to 70 months in prison for possessing with intent to distribute cocaine, carrying a firearm during …
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| 2026-10-05 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | methamphetamine — |
Omaha Woman Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine Maria Asuncion Gonzalez, 41, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced on October 2, 2026, in federal court in Omaha for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of actual methamphetamine.&…
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| 2026-10-05 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
Lexington Man Sentenced for Armed Drug Trafficking and Illegal Firearm Possession Charges |
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| 2026-10-05 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | fentanyl — |
Las Vegas Man Sentenced for Selling Firearms Without a Federal Firearms License and Distributing Fentanyl LAS VEGAS – A Las Vegas man was sentenced today to 33 months in prison for engaging in the business of dealing firearms without a Federal Firearms License and for distributing fentanyl pills. The government recomme…
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| 2026-10-05 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
New Britain Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison ARNALDO PEREZ-RIOS, 28, of New Britain, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to 60 months of imprisonment and four years of supervised release for trafficking narcotics.
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| 2026-10-05 | OFAC_DESIGNATION | SOUTHCOM | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
New Command, Same Heart: Inside Kirtland Medical Group’s Next Chapter The 377th Medical Group has been redesignated as the Kirtland Medical Group as part of a Department of the Air Force-wide transition to the newly established Air Force Medical Command.
As part of the transition, medica…
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| 2026-10-05 | INTERDICTION | SOUTHCOM | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
U.S. Marines enhance anti-ship tactics in Hawaii U.S. Marines assigned to 3rd Littoral Combat Team’s Medium-Range Missile (MMSL) Battery conducted a two-part training evolution at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, Sept. 28 to Oct. 2, 2026, to build proficienc…
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| 2026-10-03 | DEA_PRESS | SOUTHCOM | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group Arrives in Thailand PHUKET, Thailand –Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10, and Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) arrived in Phuket …
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| 2026-10-02 | KINETIC_STRIKE | INSIGHTCRIME | Central America | ⚪ NONE | — | cocaine — |
The Garífuna’s Fight for Land on Honduras’ Cocaine Coast The Garífuna’s Fight for Land on Honduras’ Cocaine Coast
It was supposed to be the payoff for a decade-long land-rights struggle for the Garífuna, the Afro-Indigenous people who live on Honduras’…
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| 2026-10-02 | DEA_PRESS | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | methamphetamine — |
Haitian National Found Guilty of Conspiring to Distribute Methamphetamine Djosaha Azulphar a/k/a “T,” age 28, a Haitian national and lawful permanent resident of the United States, has been found guilty of distribution of controlled substances, conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent …
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| 2026-10-02 | DEA_PRESS | SOUTHCOM | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
2d Cavalry Regiment conducts a Purpose-Built Attritable System (PBAS) live-strike U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment, monitor a live Purpose-Built Attritable System (PBAS) feed during a live-fire strike exercise at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Sept. 30, 2026. The PBAS l…
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| 2026-10-02 | DEA_PRESS | SOUTHCOM | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
2d Cavalry Regiment conducts a Purpose-Built Attritable System (PBAS) live-strike U.S. Army Spc. Tripp Mabe, assigned to 1st Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment, shows Col. Timothy Price, commander of the 2d Cavalry Regiment, a live feed from an unmanned aircraft system during a Purpose-Built Attritable Sys…
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| 2026-10-01 | INTERDICTION | INSIGHTCRIME | South America | ⚪ NONE | — | cocaine — |
Border Command 🎭 FARC dissidents
Border Command
The Border Command (Comandos de la Frontera – CDF) is a Colombian criminal group that emerged in 2017. It arose from an alliance between dissidents from the former 32nd and 48th Fronts of the …
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| 2026-10-01 | DEA_PRESS | SOUTHCOM | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
2d Cavalry Regiment conducts a Purpose-Built Attritable System (PBAS) live-strike U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment, monitor a live Purpose-Built Attritable System (PBAS) feed during a live-fire strike exercise at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Sept. 30, 2026.The PBAS li…
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| 2026-10-01 | DEA_PRESS | SOUTHCOM | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
2d Cavalry Regiment conducts a Purpose-Built Attritable System (PBAS) live-strike U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment, monitor a live Purpose-Built Attritable System (PBAS) feed during a live-fire strike exercise at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Sept. 30, 2026. The PBAS l…
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| 2026-09-30 | INDICTMENT | INSIGHTCRIME | South America | 🔴 DIRECT | — | cocaine — |
Fito’s Wife and Daughter Captured in Colombia | On the Radar 🎭 FARC dissidents
Fito’s Wife and Daughter Captured in Colombia | On the Radar
Ecuadorian and Colombian authorities captured the wife and daughter of former Choneros leader alias “Fito” in Santander, Colombia, the…
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| 2026-09-30 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | cocaine 50 kg |
Illegal Alien who Distributed Cartel Cocaine in St. Louis Area Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison Jose Luis Mata-Cedillo was involved in the receipt of at least 37 kilograms of cocaine and 50 kilograms of methamphetamine.
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| 2026-09-30 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
New Haven Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Narcotics from Branford Hotel Room TERRENCE DAVIS, 41, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Sarah F. Russell in New Haven to 60 months of imprisonment and four years of supervised release for trafficking narcotics.
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| 2026-09-30 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | cocaine — |
Buffalo smoke shop owner going to prison on cocaine charge U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Basheer Saleh, 42, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute 500 grams of cocaine, was sentenced to serve 108 months in prison by U.S. …
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| 2026-09-30 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | methamphetamine — |
Las Vegas Man Sentenced to Over Four Years in Prison for Distribution of Methamphetamine LAS VEGAS – A Las Vegas man was sentenced today by United States District Judge Gloria M. Navarro to 54 months in prison and three years of supervised release for selling methamphetamine, a Schedule II controlled substa…
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| 2026-09-30 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
Homeland Security Task Force investigation results in prison sentence for drug trafficker Seattle – A 54-year-old Federal Way, Washington, man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to three years in prison for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy that preyed, in part, on unhoused people i…
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| 2026-09-30 | DEA_PRESS | SOUTHCOM | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
From the Middle East to Waiʻōhinu: Deployed Soldier Expresses Deep Gratitude for Hawaiʻi National Guard Hurricane Lala Recovery While serving thousands of miles away in the Middle East, U.S. Army 1st Lt. Makena Galimba experienced the anxiety that comes with watching a natural disaster strike your hometown from afar. Galimba, a 66H Medical-Surgic…
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