💀 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
↗ 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 (412) insightcrime.org (146) southcom.mil (76)
Date Type Actor Region Cuba tie Killed Drug · kg Title / Vessel / Perpetrator Source
2026-09-24 DEA_PRESS DOJ — ⚪ NONE — —
U.S. Attorney Ryan Raybould meets with Guatemalan leaders to strengthen joint efforts against cartel networks
United States Attorney Ryan Raybould and Criminal Chief Fabio Leonardi of the Northern District of Texas traveled to Guatemala this week to expand cooperative efforts with Guatemalan justice‑sector partners to prosecute …
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2026-09-24 DEA_PRESS DOJ — ⚪ NONE — fentanyl —
Charlotte Man Charged with Selling Fentanyl, Methamphetamine, Firearms, and a “Glock Switch” Appears in Federal Court
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2026-09-24 DEA_PRESS DOJ — ⚪ NONE — marijuana —
Atlantic City Director of Constituent Services Charged for Accepting Bribes Related to a Cannabis Business
An Atlantic City public official was charged in connection with a scheme to solicit bribes from a cannabis business.
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2026-09-24 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — methamphetamine —
Lincoln Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine
David Samuel Leibbrandt, 44, of Lincoln, Nebraska, was sentenced on September 24, 2026, in federal court in Lincoln for conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetam…
📎 justice.gov ↗
2026-09-23 INTERDICTION INSIGHTCRIME — ⚪ NONE — —
Trafficking of Contraband Weight Loss Drugs From Paraguay to Brazil Spikes
Trafficking of Contraband Weight Loss Drugs From Paraguay to Brazil Spikes Weight loss and diabetes medications are now one of the most smuggled contraband products in Brazil. Pharmaceuticals produced in neighbori…
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2026-09-23 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,…
📎 insightcrime.org ↗
2026-09-23 INTERDICTION DOJ — ⚪ NONE — methamphetamine —
14 Individuals Charged in Joint Federal and State Investigation of Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Organization
DES MOINES, Iowa – Fourteen individuals are facing federal criminal charges as a part of a joint federal and state investigation of a methamphetamine trafficking organization. Eleven of these defendants were arrested on …
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2026-09-23 ARREST DOJ — ⚪ NONE — —
Coordinated state-federal operation targets drivers of violence in Stockton and Lodi
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies today announced the results of a months-long operation aimed at disrupting the flow of illegal weapons and narcotics in San Joaquin County. The inve…
📎 justice.gov ↗
2026-09-23 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — cocaine —
Washington Square Park Drug Ringleader Convicted Of Causing Lethal Overdoses As Part Of Yearslong Drug Conspiracy
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jamie McDonald, Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”), Jessica S. Tisch, and Special Agent in Charge of the New York Task Force Divisio…
📎 justice.gov ↗
2026-09-23 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — methamphetamine —
California Man Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Distribution of Large Quantities of Methamphetamine
LAS VEGAS – A California man was sentenced today by United States District Judge Gloria M. Navarro to 36 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release for his role in distributing large quantities…
📎 justice.gov ↗
2026-09-23 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — —
Bronx Felon Convicted Of 2021 Drug-Related Double Murder
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jamie McDonald, announced that a jury found CLIFTON SAVAGE, a/k/a “Lucky,” guilty today of two counts of murder as well as narcotics and firearms offenses.&nb…
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2026-09-22 INTERDICTION INSIGHTCRIME Central America ⚪ NONE — cocaine —
What Jungle Graffiti Says About the Destruction of Guatemala’s Sierra Lacandón National Park
🎭 CJNG
What Jungle Graffiti Says About the Destruction of Guatemala’s Sierra Lacandón National Park As I approached the first monumental structure of the ancient Mayan city located deep inside Guatemala’s Sierra Lacandón…
📎 insightcrime.org ↗
2026-09-22 ARREST DOJ — ⚪ NONE — cocaine 23 kg
Routine Traffic Stop Yields 50 Pounds of Cocaine
A routine traffic stop in Tulsa County resulted in the arrest of two New York men after deputies found about 50 pounds of cocaine and bundles of cash inside their rental van.
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2026-09-22 DEA_PRESS DOJ — ⚪ NONE — cocaine —
Three Admit Role in St. Louis Murder-For-Hire
Andrew Hubbard has admitted hatching a plan to kill his mother with spiked cocaine base in order to receive $150,000 in insurance proceeds.
📎 justice.gov ↗
2026-09-22 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — methamphetamine —
Markham, Illinois Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Methamphetamine Distribution
MOLINE, Ill., - A Markham, Illinois, man, Orlando Dampier, 47, of the 15000 block of Whipple Street was sentenced on September 16, 2026, to 15 years of imprisonment, to be followed by five years of supervised release for…
📎 justice.gov ↗
2026-09-22 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — fentanyl —
Fort Erie man going to prison for sneaking meth and fentanyl across the border
BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Eric Hagen, 57, of Fort Erie, Canada, who was convicted of importation of controlled substances, was sentenced to serve 36 months in prison by U.S. Distr…
📎 justice.gov ↗
2026-09-22 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — cocaine —
Federal grand jury indicts Buffalo man on multiple gun and drug charges
U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that a federal grand jury returned a superseding indictment charging Aden Ibrahim, 30, of Buffalo, NY, with being a felon in possession of ammunition, possession with inten…
📎 justice.gov ↗
2026-09-21 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — —
Lexington Man Sentenced to 27.5 Years for Several Drug Trafficking and Firearms Charges
📎 justice.gov ↗
2026-09-21 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — cocaine —
Gainesville Armed Drug Trafficker Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun & Drug Charges
Gainesville, Florida  – Quardarell Henry Robinson, 38, of Gainesville, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute cocaine, cocaine base, and marijuana and possession of a firearm during and in relat…
📎 justice.gov ↗
2026-09-21 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — cocaine —
Gainesville Armed Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison
Gainesville, Florida  – Eddie Jerome Scott, 39, of Gainesville, Florida, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for distribution of 5 grams or more of methamphetamine, distribution of 5 grams or more of methamp…
📎 justice.gov ↗
2026-09-21 DEA_PRESS DOJ — ⚪ NONE — fentanyl —
Federal Jury Convicts Dominican National for Involvement in Multistate Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy
📎 justice.gov ↗
2026-09-21 DEA_PRESS SOUTHCOM — ⚪ NONE — —
America's Contingency Corps trains against the drone threat of the next war
Scarlet Dragon 26-3, conducted Sept. 11-17, 2026, at Fort Bragg, brought XVIII Airborne Corps Soldiers and industry partners together to evaluate emerging technologies against realistic unmanned aircraft threats. The exe…
📎 southcom.mil ↗
2026-09-18 DEA_PRESS DOJ — ⚪ NONE — fentanyl —
Mississippi Man Pled Guilty to Distribution of Fentanyl
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – KEVIN DEAN , age 34, a resident of Mississippi, pled guilty on September 10, 2026, to two counts of distribution of fentanyl, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) an…
📎 justice.gov ↗
2026-09-18 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — fentanyl —
Tangipahoa Parish Man Pleads Guilty to Violating the Federal Controlled Substances Act and Federal Gun Control Act
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – SHYHIEM PINES , age 31, a resident of Tangipahoa Parish, pled guilty on September 17, 2026, before United States District Judge Carl J. Barbier to a three-count superseding bill of information ch…
📎 justice.gov ↗
2026-09-18 OFAC_DESIGNATION INSIGHTCRIME — ⚪ NONE — —
The Tiguerones: US Terrorist Label Meets a Fracturing Gang in Ecuador
🎭 CJNG
The Tiguerones: US Terrorist Label Meets a Fracturing Gang in Ecuador The Tiguerones , the Ecuadorian criminal group, was added to the US State Department’s list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) this m…
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