💀 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-18 | 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 |
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| 2026-09-18 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | methamphetamine — |
Methamphetamine Trafficker Sentenced to Decade in Prison |
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| 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 |
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| 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…
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| 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…
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| 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…
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| 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.
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| 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
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| 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,…
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| 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…
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| 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. …
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| 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.
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| 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…
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| 2026-09-15 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
Drug Trafficker Engaged in Armed Robbery Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison |
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| 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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