💀 Narco-Trafficking Intel 639 SOUTHCOM strikes · USCG / DEA / DOJ interdictions · OFAC narco designations — Cuba ties scored ⇩ CSV
💀 Total events
639
all-time
📅 Last 30 days
86
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
1
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 (414) insightcrime.org (147) southcom.mil (77)
Date Type Actor Region Cuba tie Killed Drug · kg Title / Vessel / Perpetrator Source
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 …
📎 justice.gov ↗
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…
📎 justice.gov ↗
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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2026-09-10 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — fentanyl —
Honolulu Man Involved in Trans-Pacific Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison in Homeland Security Task Force Investigation
HONOLULU – United States Attorney Ken Sorenson announced that Kennard Hinano Boyd Kekona, 58, of Honolulu, Hawaii, was sentenced yesterday in federal court by Senior United States District Judge Leslie E. Kobayashi to 12…
📎 justice.gov ↗
2026-09-09 INDICTMENT INSIGHTCRIME South America ⚪ NONE 16 cocaine —
Chapitos
🎭 CJNG
Chapitos The Chapitos are one of the Sinaloa Cartel’s most powerful factions and one of Mexico’s most influential criminal networks. The group is led by Iván Archivaldo Guzmán Salazar, Jesús Alfredo …
📎 insightcrime.org ↗
2026-09-09 OFAC_DESIGNATION INSIGHTCRIME South America ⚪ NONE — cocaine —
The InSight Take: Organized Crime in Brazil’s Elections
The InSight Take: Organized Crime in Brazil’s Elections With Brazil’s presidential election just weeks away, public security has become a defining campaign issue. In this week’s InSight Take, InS…
📎 insightcrime.org ↗
2026-09-09 DEA_PRESS INSIGHTCRIME South America 🟠 TRANSITIVE — —
How a Food Program Fueled Venezuela’s Organized Crime
🎭 Tren de Aragua
How a Food Program Fueled Venezuela’s Organized Crime Delcy Rodríguez’s silent dismantling of a subsidized food program, the CLAP (Comités Locales de Abastecimiento y Producción), shutters a scheme that epitomized…
📎 insightcrime.org ↗
2026-09-09 DEA_PRESS DOJ — ⚪ NONE — fentanyl —
Three Defendants Charged with Fentanyl Trafficking
📎 justice.gov ↗
2026-09-09 DEA_PRESS DOJ — ⚪ NONE — cocaine —
12 Robertson County Defendants Charged in Federal Cocaine Trafficking Case
📎 justice.gov ↗
2026-09-09 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — —
Buffalo man going to prison for his role in narcotics conspiracy
U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Bryan Gutierrez, 27, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of narcotics conspiracy, was sentenced to serve 80 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo.&…
📎 justice.gov ↗
2026-09-09 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — fentanyl —
Man Pleads Guilty and Faces at Least 20 Years’ Imprisonment for Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl Resulting in the Death of a Young Woman
📎 justice.gov ↗
2026-09-09 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — marijuana —
Convicted felon pleads guilty to drug and gun charges
U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Martino Carter, 39, of Sloan, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District judge Lawrence J. Vilardo to possession with intent to distribute marijuana and being felon in po…
📎 justice.gov ↗
2026-09-09 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — methamphetamine —
Man Sentenced to 20 Years’ Imprisonment for Supervisory Role in Methamphetamine Trafficking Conspiracy Linked to Sureños and Sinaloa Cartel
🎭 Cártel de Sinaloa
📎 justice.gov ↗
2026-09-09 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — fentanyl —
HSTF Investigation Leads to Rio Rico Man Being Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Drug and Money Laundering Conspiracies
TUCSON, Ariz. – Hugo Jesus Munoz, 34, of Rio Rico, Arizona, was sentenced last week by United States District Judge Rosemary Márquez to 60 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release. Munoz previously …
📎 justice.gov ↗
2026-09-09 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — cocaine —
Pensacola Man Sentenced for Drug Distribution & Weapons Charges
Pensacola, Florida  – Marcel Mickles, 49, of Pensacola, Florida, was sentenced to 132 months in federal prison after previously pleading guilty to multiple counts of distributing cocaine, unlawful possession of fire…
📎 justice.gov ↗
2026-09-09 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — —
Prior Felon Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking & Firearm Offenses
Tallahassee, Florida  – Michael Dontavious James, 34, of Marianna, Florida, pleaded guilty in federal court to possession with intent to distribute controlled substances, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a …
📎 justice.gov ↗
2026-09-09 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — methamphetamine —
Rapid City Man Sentenced to Over 10 Years in Federal Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Methamphetamine in Western South Dakota and on the Pine Ridge Reservation
United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that United States District Judge Camela C. Theeler has sentenced an Arizona man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance.  The sentencing took …
📎 justice.gov ↗
2026-09-09 INDICTMENT DOJ Central America ⚪ NONE — methamphetamine —
Illegal Alien from Mexico Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug, Immigration Charges
HARRISONBURG, Va. – An illegal alien from Mexico, who had been removed from the United States on at least two previous occasions before illegally reentering the country, pled guilty recently to distributing thousands of …
📎 justice.gov ↗
2026-09-09 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — methamphetamine —
Las Vegas Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Methamphetamine in South Dakota
United States Attorney Ronald A. Parsons, Jr. announced today that U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier has sentenced a man from Las Vegas, Nevada, convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance.…
📎 justice.gov ↗
2026-09-09 DEA_PRESS SOUTHCOM — ⚪ NONE — —
USAREUR-AF Band, Moldovan Counterparts Strike a Chord for Armed Forces Day
CHISINAU, Moldova – The U.S. Army Europe and Africa Band joined its Moldovan counterparts for a historic joint performance in Alunelul Park on Sept. 5, 2026, celebrating Moldova’s 35th National Armed Forces Day. The conc…
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2026-09-08 INTERDICTION INSIGHTCRIME South America ⚪ NONE — cocaine 10.0 t
Sebastián Marset
Sebastián Marset Sebastián Marset was Uruguay’s most famous drug trafficker and the leader of an international network known as the First Uruguayan Cartel (Primer Cartel Uruguayo – PCU). Marset had ties with …
📎 insightcrime.org ↗
2026-09-08 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — —
Lafourche Parish Resident Sentenced for Furthering a Drug Trafficking Conspiracy
NEW ORLEANS, LA –  First Assistant United States Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced today that  MICHAEL LEWIS ,  (“LEWIS”) , age 44, of Thibodaux, Louisiana was sentenced on September 3, 2026 to 48 mont…
📎 justice.gov ↗
2026-09-08 DEA_PRESS SOUTHCOM — ⚪ NONE — —
Hawaii Guard, partners build toward expanded HADR exercise during Super Garuda Shield 26
Military, civilian and international partners came together during Super Garuda Shield 26 for a Humanitarian Assistance Disaster Relief Table Top Exercise focused on strengthening coordination before disaster strikes. Th…
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2026-09-08 DEA_PRESS SOUTHCOM — ⚪ NONE — —
Indonesian, U.S. forces conduct combined joint land strike during Super Garuda Shield
BATURAJA, Indonesia — Indonesian and U.S. forces integrated rocket artillery and aviation during a combined joint land strike live-fire event at Baturaja Combat Training Center Sept. 4 and 7, 2026, as part of Super Garud…
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