💀 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | methamphetamine — |
Howell County Man Indicted in Possession of 34 Firearms and Meth Gregory Porter, 57, of Mountain View, Mo., was indicted by a federal grand jury with illegally possessing 34 firearms and more than 150 grams of methamphetamine.
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| 2026-09-15 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | Central America | ⚪ NONE | — | fentanyl — |
Illegal alien from Mexico sentenced to six years in prison for dealing fentanyl and unlawfully possessing firearms Seattle – A 22-year-old Mexican national illegally present in the U.S. was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to six years in prison for drug and gun crimes, announced First Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles…
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| 2026-09-15 | ARREST | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | cocaine — |
Prior felon charged with new cocaine charge U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that David Garrett, 56, of Buffalo, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with attempting to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, which carries a maximum…
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| 2026-09-15 | ARREST | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | cocaine 18 kg |
Agents seize 18 kilograms of suspected cocaine and a large amount of currency during a significant law enforcement operation in Lubbock LUBBOCK, Texas — United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Ryan Raybould announced that Paul Rene Rocha, Jr., 36, of Lubbock, has been charged by criminal complaint with possession with intent to distribu…
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| 2026-09-14 | INTERDICTION | INSIGHTCRIME | South America | ⚪ NONE | — | cocaine — |
Hiding in Plain Sight: The Liquid Cocaine Boom Explained Hiding in Plain Sight: The Liquid Cocaine Boom Explained
The use of liquids to conceal and traffic cocaine through commercial supply chains is growing, and driving an evolution in Europe’s role in the global cocai…
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| 2026-09-14 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | marijuana — |
Seattle man who recruited and armed juveniles for a string of marijuana dispensary robberies sentenced to 17-years in prison Seattle – A 26-year-old Seattle man was sentenced late Friday September 11th, in U.S. District Cout in Seattle to 17 years in prison for armed bank robbery, robbery, and conspiracy to commit robbery, announced First…
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| 2026-09-14 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | methamphetamine — |
Huntington Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Methamphetamine That Caused Fatal Overdose of 15-Year-Old |
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| 2026-09-14 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | cocaine — |
Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison ROMAN SANTIAGO JR., 43, formerly of Danbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Sarala V. Nagala in Hartford 120 months of imprisonment and 10 years of supervised release for trafficking cocaine from Puerto Rico …
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| 2026-09-14 | DEA_PRESS | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | cocaine — |
New Orleans Man Guilty of Conspiracy to Distribute 500 Grams or More of Cocaine NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – RAYNELL PEARSON (“PEARSON”) , age 48, a resident of New Orleans, pled guilty on September 10, 2026 to conspiracy to distribute, and possess with the intent to distribute, 500 grams or more o…
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| 2026-09-14 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | cocaine — |
Perry Man Sent Back to Federal Prison for Second Drug Trafficking Conviction Tallahassee, Florida – Nicholas Michael Freeman, 48, of Perry, Florida, was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of methamphetamine, cocaine, and coca…
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| 2026-09-14 | DEA_PRESS | SOUTHCOM | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
Ready When It Matters: Buffalo District Builds a Culture of Preparedness National Preparedness Month highlights the importance of preparing before disaster strikes. For the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, preparedness strengthens mission readiness and ensures personnel are rea…
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| 2026-09-11 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | fentanyl — |
Illegal Alien Sentenced For Possession With Intent To Distribute Fentanyl And Unlawful Reentry MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Adrian Alcantar-Sanchez, a/k/a Pedro Ruiz-Betancur, age 46, a Mexican national unlawfully present in McIntosh …
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| 2026-09-11 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | fentanyl — |
Cincinnati Man Sentenced in Fentanyl Distribution leading to Overdose Death |
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| 2026-09-11 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | fentanyl — |
Lexington Man Sentenced in Fentanyl Distribution leading to Overdose Death |
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| 2026-09-11 | INTERDICTION | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
Brooklyn Adult Daycare Owner Sentenced to Prison for Leadership Role in $64M Medicaid Fraud Scheme A Brooklyn woman was sentenced yesterday to 76 months in prison in connection with her leadership of a vast $64 million Medicaid fraud and illegal kickback scheme at her two social adult daycare centers and home health c…
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| 2026-09-11 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | fentanyl — |
Federal jury convicts Wellsville man on multiple charges, including distribution of fentanyl causing death, kidnapping and witness intimidation U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that a federal jury has convicted Simon Gogolack a/k/a Greek, 42, of Wellsville, NY, of possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of fentanyl, which resul…
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| 2026-09-11 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | methamphetamine — |
Leesville Man Sentenced to Over 14 Years in Federal Prison for Methamphetamine Conspiracy |
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| 2026-09-11 | DEA_PRESS | SOUTHCOM | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
AMCOM Safety supports Gauntlet 2 drone evaluation at Fort Carson The U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command supported the Drone Dominance Program’s Gauntlet 2 at Fort Carson, Colorado, from Aug. 16 through Sept. 5, 2026. AMCOM Safety engineers joined Army, Navy and industry partners t…
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| 2026-09-10 | INTERDICTION | INSIGHTCRIME | Caribbean | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
On the Radar: Ecuador Boat Strikes, Peru Prisons, and Bolivia’s Coca Surge On the Radar: Ecuador Boat Strikes, Peru Prisons, and Bolivia’s Coca Surge
What’s different about the US anti-drug strategy in Ecuador?
Is Keiko Fujimori delivering on her tough-on-crime campaign promis…
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| 2026-09-10 | KINETIC_STRIKE | INSIGHTCRIME | South America | ⚪ NONE | — | cocaine — |
Tiguerones 🎭 CJNG
Tiguerones
Within just a few years, the Tiguerones have risen from obscurity to a position as one of Ecuador’s most dangerous and influential criminal organizations and an important link in the international cocai…
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| 2026-09-10 | INDICTMENT | INSIGHTCRIME | Central America | ⚪ NONE | — | cocaine — |
Gaitanistas – Gulf Clan 🎭 Cártel de Sinaloa
Gaitanistas – Gulf Clan
The Gaitanistas, also known as the Gulf Clan, Urabeños, and Gaitanist Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (Autodefensas Gaitanistas de Colombia – AGC), emerged from the ashes of Colombia’…
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| 2026-09-10 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
Hartford Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 7 Years in Federal Prison JOSE BARET, 35, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley to 84 months of imprisonment and four years of supervised release for trafficking narcotics.
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| 2026-09-10 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | cocaine — |
District Man Sentenced for Possession of Firearm After Ditching Cocaine Trafficking Evidence in a Trash Can Tavon Valentine Lee, 29, of the District of Columbia, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 60 months in prison in connection with his possession of a loaded Glock 23 while participating in a cocaine trafficking …
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| 2026-09-10 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | marijuana — |
Owner of Illicit Drug Website Charged with Trafficking DMT and MDMA Near D.C. College Campus Perry Young, owner and operator of the website “Forest Floor DC,” was charged in an indictment unsealed today for alleged drug trafficking operations involving illegal narcotics, including DMT, MDMA, marijuana, and hallu…
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| 2026-09-10 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
Man Sentenced to 40 Years for Role in the Murders of a Couple and their Unborn Child During a Drug Trafficking Conspiracy SAN DIEGO – Benjamin Madrigal-Birrueta, a Mexican national in the country illegally who was living in Yakima, Washington, was sentenced in federal court today to 40 years in prison for his role in the murders of a man, h…
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