💀 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
|
— | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | OFAC_DESIGNATION | INSIGHTCRIME | South America | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
William Joffre Alcívar Bautista, alias ‘Willy’ 🎭 CJNG
William Joffre Alcívar Bautista, alias ‘Willy’
William Joffre Alcívar Bautista, alias “El Negro Willy” or just “Willy,” went from prison guard to founder of Ecuador’s Tig…
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| 2026-09-29 | OFAC_DESIGNATION | INSIGHTCRIME | South America | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
William Joffre Alcívar Bautista, alias “Willy” 🎭 CJNG
William Joffre Alcívar Bautista, alias “Willy”
William Joffre Alcívar Bautista, alias “El Negro Willy” or just “Willy,” went from prison guard to founder of Ecuador’s Tig…
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📎 insightcrime.org ↗ |
| 2026-09-29 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
Shelby County Man Sentenced for Armed Drug Trafficking |
📎 justice.gov ↗ |
| 2026-09-29 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | cocaine — |
Randolph Man Sentenced to More Than Seven Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking and Firearm Crimes BOSTON – A Randolph man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for cocaine trafficking and firearm charges, following a series of arrests targeting gangs in the Brockton and Randolph areas.
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| 2026-09-29 | DEA_PRESS | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | methamphetamine — |
Suspected members of an interstate drug ring make their initial appearance in federal court Two Michigan men and a Montanan made their initial appearance in federal court today on suspicion of trafficking methamphetamine onto the Fort Peck Indian Reservation.
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| 2026-09-29 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | cocaine — |
Nineteen defendants charged in sweeping federal drug trafficking indictment following Homeland Security Task Force investigation United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Ryan Raybould announced today that nineteen individuals have been federally charged in a sweeping 24-count indictment that alleges their involvement in a years‑lo…
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| 2026-09-29 | DEA_PRESS | SOUTHCOM | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
Five Defense Companies Selected to Develop Precision Strike Missile Increment 4 Prototypes The U.S. Army awarded five separate Other Transaction Authority (OTA) agreements on Sept. 29, 2026, to develop prototype systems for the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) Increment 4. The recipients are Anduril, Castelion,…
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📎 southcom.mil ↗ |
| 2026-09-28 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | fentanyl — |
Ocala Man Pleads Guilty to Multiple Counts of Distributing Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Ocala, Florida – Ervin Jones, III (36, Ocala), a/k/a “Downy,” has pleaded guilty to five counts of distribution or possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl. He faces a minimum penalty of 10 years…
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📎 justice.gov ↗ |
| 2026-09-28 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
Cleveland Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison A 38-year-old man has been sentenced to federal prison for trafficking substantial amounts of controlled substances and for illegal possession of a firearm.
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📎 justice.gov ↗ |
| 2026-09-28 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | fentanyl — |
Marion County Man Pleads Guilty to Multiple Counts of Distribution of Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Ocala, Florida – Jeremy De Jesus Almonte Contreras (20, Marion County) has pleaded guilty to six counts of distribution and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl. He faces a minimum penalty of…
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📎 justice.gov ↗ |
| 2026-09-28 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | fentanyl — |
Wyoming Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 135 Months for Dealing Fentanyl & Carfentanil |
📎 justice.gov ↗ |
| 2026-09-28 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | cocaine — |
Recidivist Ohio Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Cocaine and Methamphetamine Conviction |
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| 2026-09-28 | INTERDICTION | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
Burlington Man Convicted on Drug Charges Following Record Meth Seizure as Part of Homeland Security Task Force Initiative |
📎 justice.gov ↗ |
| 2026-09-28 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
New Orleans Man Sentenced For Drug-Trafficking and Firearms Offenses NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – ROBERT POLK (“POLK”) , age 23, of New Orleans, was sentenced on September 24, 2026 by Chief U.S. District Judge Wendy B. Vitter to 80 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised releas…
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📎 justice.gov ↗ |
| 2026-09-25 | DEA_PRESS | DOJ | South America | ⚪ NONE | — | cocaine — |
Alleged Narco-Terrorist Leader “Araña” Extradited from Colombia as Part of Homeland Security Task Force Investigation SAN DIEGO – Geovany Andres Rojas, aka “Araña,” a Colombian national and alleged high-level narco-terrorist and prolific cocaine trafficker, was extradited from Colombia to the United States today. Rojas was handed over …
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📎 justice.gov ↗ |
| 2026-09-25 | KINETIC_STRIKE | INSIGHTCRIME | — | ⚪ NONE | — | cocaine — |
Record Coca Crops in Bolivia Feed a Growing Global Cocaine Demand Record Coca Crops in Bolivia Feed a Growing Global Cocaine Demand
Coca cultivation in Bolivia reached record levels for the third consecutive year, in an expansion that appears to be driven by global demand for co…
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📎 insightcrime.org ↗ |
| 2026-09-25 | DEA_PRESS | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | fentanyl — |
Wilmington Man Charged with Fentanyl Trafficking and Firearm Offenses David Loper, 23, of Wilmington, made his initial appearance today, September 24, 2026, for fentanyl trafficking and firearms offenses. He appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Sherry R. Fallon.
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📎 justice.gov ↗ |
| 2026-09-25 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
Maryland Men Indicted in Connection With Federal Drug-Trafficking Takedown Baltimore, Maryland – Two Baltimore men are facing indictment, today, stemming from a federal drug-trafficking takedown operation. Charles “Bok” Byers, 48, and Darryl “DJ” Hairston, Jr., 48, who operated a large-sc…
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| 2026-09-25 | DEA_PRESS | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | methamphetamine — |
Federal Jury Finds Man Guilty of Conspiracy to Distribute and Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine |
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| 2026-09-25 | DEA_PRESS | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | fentanyl — |
Las Vegas Woman Charged for Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl and Possession of Firearms A Las Vegas woman made her initial appearance in federal court on Wednesday for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, a Schedule II controlled substance, and possession of two firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking c…
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📎 justice.gov ↗ |
| 2026-09-25 | DEA_PRESS | SOUTHCOM | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
Air Force Global Strike Command directs stop use of AN/PRM-10 test oscillator set AFGSC has directed units within the command to stop use of the AN/PRM-10 test oscillator set, a signal generator used to examine ICBM communications systems.
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📎 southcom.mil ↗ |
| 2026-09-24 | OFAC_DESIGNATION | INSIGHTCRIME | Eastern Pacific | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
Shield of the Americas Blacklists 24 Criminal Groups | On the Radar 🎭 Tren de Aragua
Shield of the Americas Blacklists 24 Criminal Groups | On the Radar
Shield of the Americas governments pledged to sanction anyone supporting Tren de Aragua, the Sinaloa Cartel and 22 other criminal groups.…
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📎 insightcrime.org ↗ |
| 2026-09-24 | INDICTMENT | INSIGHTCRIME | Caribbean | 🟠 TRANSITIVE | — | cocaine — |
The InSight Take: US Drug Certification: Law Enforcement or Politics? 🎭 Cartel de los Soles
The InSight Take: US Drug Certification: Law Enforcement or Politics?
Why did the United States remove Venezuela from its drug blacklist while Colombia and Bolivia remain on it? In this InSight Take, w…
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📎 insightcrime.org ↗ |
| 2026-09-24 | OFAC_DESIGNATION | INSIGHTCRIME | Caribbean | ⚪ NONE | — | marijuana — |
Conquering Self Defense Forces of the Sierra Nevada (ACSN) 🎭 Clan del Golfo
Conquering Self Defense Forces of the Sierra Nevada (ACSN)
The Conquering Self-Defense Forces of the Sierra Nevada (Autodefensas Conquistadoras de la Sierra Nevada – ACSN), also known as “Los Pachenca,” are an arm…
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| 2026-09-24 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
York Drug Trafficker Sentenced To Six Years In Prison |
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