💀 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
2026-09-18 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — —
Indian national sentenced for his role in international drug trafficking ring involving pharmaceuticals following Homeland Security Task Force investigation
U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Leeladhar H. Tandel, 45, a native of India living of Mobile, AL, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, controlled su…
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2026-09-18 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — methamphetamine —
Fayette County Man Sentenced for Armed Methamphetamine and Firearms Trafficking
📎 justice.gov ↗
2026-09-18 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — methamphetamine —
Methamphetamine Trafficker Sentenced to Decade in Prison
📎 justice.gov ↗
2026-09-18 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — cocaine —
Marion County Man Sentenced to Over Eight Years in Federal Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl, Methamphetamine, and Cocaine
Ocala, Florida – Jimmy Deon Lofton (46, Ocala) has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber to eight years and one month in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute controlled substances.&nbs…
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2026-09-18 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — —
Mason City Man Sentenced to More Than 25 Years in Federal Prison for Meth and Firearm Convictions
📎 justice.gov ↗
2026-09-18 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — methamphetamine —
Sumter County Man Arrested for Distribution of Methamphetamine
Ocala, Florida – Gerquon Lavares Thomas (32, Wildwood), a/k/a “Q-Baby,” has been charged by indictment with three counts of distribution and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. If convicted, Thomas face…
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2026-09-18 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — methamphetamine —
Leesburg Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Possession With Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine
Ocala, Florida – Paul Richardson (56, Leesburg) has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber to three years in federal prison for possession with the intent to distribute five grams or m…
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2026-09-18 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — marijuana —
Long Beach Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Role in Gun Murder of Victim Shot and Killed During Inglewood Marijuana Deal
A Long Beach man was sentenced today to 30 years in federal prison for his primary role in the March 2021 murder of a victim who was shot to death in Inglewood during a marijuana deal.
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2026-09-18 DEA_PRESS SOUTHCOM — ⚪ NONE — —
U.S., Canadian Forces to Rehearse Joint Maritime Strikes in the Bering Sea
U.S. and Canadian forces will conduct joint maneuvers in the Bering Sea, Sept. 18-22, approximately 100 nautical miles north of Dutch Harbor, under the command and control of U.S. Northern Command and Alaskan Command’s O…
📎 southcom.mil ↗
2026-09-18 DEA_PRESS SOUTHCOM — ⚪ NONE — —
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) arrive in Guam
APRA HARBOR, Guam – Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 3, Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121), and the embarked…
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2026-09-17 INDICTMENT INSIGHTCRIME South America ⚪ NONE — cocaine —
Tiguerones
🎭 CJNG
Tiguerones The Tiguerones is one of Ecuador’s most dangerous and influential criminal groups and a key player in transnational cocaine trafficking. Founded by a former prison guard, the group emerged in Guaya…
📎 insightcrime.org ↗
2026-09-17 INDICTMENT INSIGHTCRIME South America ⚪ NONE — cocaine —
On The Radar | US Drops Venezuela From Its Drugs Blacklist. Colombia Could Be Next
🎭 Tren de Aragua
On The Radar | US Drops Venezuela From Its Drugs Blacklist. Colombia Could Be Next Is Venezuela no longer a major drug transit point? What does the US win from Alex Saab’s cooperation—and what does Vene…
📎 insightcrime.org ↗
2026-09-17 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — —
Dumfries woman sentenced to over 10 years in prison for facilitating narcotics trafficking in her motel
Kosha Sharma, 53, as sentenced to 10 years and 10 months in prison for facilitating narcotics trafficking at the Red Carpet Inn in Dumfries.
📎 justice.gov ↗
2026-09-17 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — cocaine —
High-Ranking Sinaloa Cartel Member Pleads Guilty to Importing Thousands of Kilograms of Cocaine, Laundering Millions of Dollars for Cartel in Homeland Security Task Force Investigation
🎭 Cártel de Sinaloa
📎 justice.gov ↗
2026-09-17 INTERDICTION DOJ — ⚪ NONE — marijuana 985 kg
Takedown of “Operation Klean Strip” Dismantles Two Methamphetamine Conversion Labs; Nine Arrested, Three Indicted
The United States Attorney’s Office announced the results of Operation Klean Strip, a multi‑agency investigation that dismantled two large‑scale clandestine methamphetamine conversion laboratories in Bakersfield and Visa…
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2026-09-17 INDICTMENT DOJ Central America ⚪ NONE — —
Illegal Alien from Mexico and Utah Restaurant Owner Indicted for Drug Trafficking and Immigration Crimes
SALT LAKE CITY , Utah – A federal grand jury in Salt Lake City returned an indictment charging a previously removed illegal alien from Mexico with drug trafficking and immigration crimes after he allegedly trafficked nar…
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2026-09-16 INTERDICTION INSIGHTCRIME — ⚪ NONE — cocaine —
Despite Crackdowns, Argentina’s Menores Persist
Despite Crackdowns, Argentina’s Menores Persist Earlier this year, Argentina’s government announced that it had dismantled the criminal group the Menores in Rosario, the country’s third-largest city,…
📎 insightcrime.org ↗
2026-09-16 ARREST DOJ — ⚪ NONE — cocaine —
Wilmington Man Arrested for Possession of More Than 400 Grams of Fentanyl
A Wilmington man was arrested yesterday, September 15, 2026, on charges of possessing with intent to distribute more than 400 grams of fentanyl and a quantity of cocaine.
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2026-09-16 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — —
Stamford Man Receives Effective Sentence of More Than 18 Years in Prison for Role in Southwestern Connecticut Drug Ring
RAMION BAKER, also known as “Ray Ray,” 46, of Stamford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 162 months of imprisonment and three years of supervised release for trafficking narcotics…
📎 justice.gov ↗
2026-09-16 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — cocaine —
Boston Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Illegal Possession of a Loaded Semi-Automatic Pistol and Drug Trafficking
BOSTON – A Boston man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for being a felon in possession of a loaded 9mm semi-automatic pistol as well as cocaine base, methamphetamine and oxycodone. 
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2026-09-16 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — —
Illegal Alien Previously Convicted of Drug Trafficking and Identity Theft Sentenced for Illegal Reentry
BOSTON – A Dominican national who unlawfully resided in Dorchester, Mass. was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for illegally reentering the United States after having been deported on three separate occasions. …
📎 justice.gov ↗
2026-09-16 ARREST DOJ — ⚪ NONE — methamphetamine —
Takedown Dismantles Methamphetamine Conversion Lab; Three Arrested
Three individuals were charged today following a multi‑agency investigation that dismantled a clandestine methamphetamine conversion laboratory in Terra Bella.
📎 justice.gov ↗
2026-09-15 OFAC_DESIGNATION INSIGHTCRIME South America ⚪ NONE — cocaine 1,700.0 t
The InSight Take: Colombia’s Total Peace: What Went Wrong and What Comes Next?
🎭 Clan del Golfo
The InSight Take: Colombia’s Total Peace: What Went Wrong and What Comes Next? Colombia’s armed groups nearly doubled in size during Gustavo Petro’s Total Peace plan. Managing Editor Deborah Bonello an…
📎 insightcrime.org ↗
2026-09-15 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — —
Drug Trafficker Engaged in Armed Robbery Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison
📎 justice.gov ↗
2026-09-15 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — methamphetamine —
Career offender sentenced to over 21 years in prison for federal drug and firearms crimes
Alonzo Lee Bonner Jr., 39, of Petersburg, was sentenced to 21 years and 10 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
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