💀 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-07 | DEA_PRESS | INSIGHTCRIME | Central America | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
Violence in Zacatecas, Mexico, Surges as CJNG and Mayiza Clash 🎭 CJNG
Violence in Zacatecas, Mexico, Surges as CJNG and Mayiza Clash
A car bomb attack in Zacatecas is raising fears of a new escalation in Mexico’s cartel conflicts. Mexican authorities suspect that the Jalisco Cartel…
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| 2026-09-07 | DEA_PRESS | INSIGHTCRIME | Central America | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
Violence in Zacatecas, Mexico Surges as CJNG and Mayiza Clash 🎭 CJNG
Violence in Zacatecas, Mexico Surges as CJNG and Mayiza Clash
A car bomb attack in Zacatecas is raising fears of a new escalation in Mexico’s cartel conflicts. Mexican authorities suspect that the Jalisco Cartel …
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| 2026-09-06 | DEA_PRESS | SOUTHCOM | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group departs Thailand PATTAYA, Thailand — Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 3, and embarked staffs and accompanying strike group units departed Thailand following a scheduled po…
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| 2026-09-04 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | fentanyl — |
Seventeen Charged in Homeland Security Task Force Investigation of Fentanyl Trafficking Network in San Diego SAN DIEGO – Two complaints were unsealed in federal court this week charging 17 alleged members of a San Diego-based fentanyl trafficking organization with distributing large quantities of fentanyl throughout San Diego. …
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| 2026-09-04 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | Central America | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
Mexican National Pleads Guilty to Laundering More than $4M in Drug Trafficking Proceeds A Mexican national, Carlos Erick Vazquez Gonzalez, 48, pleaded guilty today for his role in the laundering of approximately $4 million in drug trafficking proceeds in the United States and the return of those proceeds vi…
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| 2026-09-04 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
Fairbanks man sentenced to 30 years for carrying a machinegun during a drug trafficking crime |
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| 2026-09-03 | OFAC_DESIGNATION | INSIGHTCRIME | South America | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
On the Radar: The End of Colombia’s Total Peace? On the Radar: The End of Colombia’s Total Peace?
How is Colombia’s new president backing up his hardline campaign promises?
Is Ecuador closing in on who ordered the most high-profile murder in its…
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| 2026-09-03 | INDICTMENT | INSIGHTCRIME | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
Arrest of Jhonsson Pulpo Unlikely to Slow Peru’s Extortion Crisis Arrest of Jhonsson Pulpo Unlikely to Slow Peru’s Extortion Crisis
Jhonsson Smit Cruz Torres, alias “Jhonsson Pulpo,” the alleged leader of the Peruvian criminal group the Pulpos , was arrested in Boli…
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| 2026-09-03 | INDICTMENT | INSIGHTCRIME | South America | ⚪ NONE | — | cocaine — |
Ismael Zambada Sicairos, alias “Mayito Flaco” 🎭 CJNG
Ismael Zambada Sicairos, alias “Mayito Flaco”
Ismael Zambada Sicairos, alias “Mayito Flaco” is one of the sons of Mexican drug trafficker Ismael Zambada García, alias “El Mayo.” He is regarded as one of the leadin…
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| 2026-09-03 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | fentanyl — |
Illegal Alien Pleads Guilty to Selling Firearm and Fentanyl to Undercover Law Enforcement BOSTON – An illegal alien from the Dominican Republic, who is an associate of the D Street Projects gang in the South Boston area, pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to selling a firearm and fentanyl to …
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| 2026-09-03 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | fentanyl — |
Convicted Drug Dealer Arrested for Selling Fentanyl While on Federal Supervised Release BOSTON – A Randolph, Mass. man has been arrested for distribution of fentanyl while on supervised release for a prior federal drug conviction.
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| 2026-09-03 | INTERDICTION | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
Final Defendants Convicted in Macon’s Operation Mobile Order Sentenced MACON, Ga. – The final two defendants involved in an armed drug trafficking network affiliated with a criminal street gang were sentenced to federal prison because of Operation Mobile Order, an investigation led by the F…
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| 2026-09-03 | INTERDICTION | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
Suburban Chicago Man Sentenced to Four Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Synthetic Cannabinoids to Jail Inmates Synthetic cannabinoids pose a risk of overdose and could cause seizures, stroke, heart attacks, and death.
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| 2026-09-02 | KINETIC_STRIKE | INSIGHTCRIME | Caribbean | 🟡 PROXIMITY | — | cocaine — |
The US Anti-Drug Missile Strikes Are Back. But Are They Working? The US Anti-Drug Missile Strikes Are Back. But Are They Working?
The United States launched new strikes on vessels suspected of transporting drugs in late August—the first attacks after a two-month hiatus. The lat…
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| 2026-09-02 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | methamphetamine — |
Convicted Bank Robber Sentenced for Distributing Methamphetamine |
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| 2026-09-02 | DEA_PRESS | DOJ | Central America | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
FBI Operation Tempest Targets Worst of the Worst in Rio Arriba County A coordinated, multi-agency law enforcement operation targeting the 10 most dangerous offenders identified by tribal and local law enforcement partners has resulted in federal charges against individuals accused of viole…
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| 2026-09-02 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
Massachusetts Woman Pleads Guilty to Role in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy |
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| 2026-09-02 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
Eastern District of Texas prosecutes multiple defendants as part of Homeland Security Task Force investigations in August 2026 In the Eastern District of Texas, three defendants were sentenced to a total of 386 months in federal prison during the month of August as part of the Homeland Security Task Force, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.&n…
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| 2026-09-02 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | fentanyl — |
Jefferson City Man Indicted for Distribution of Fentanyl Resulting in Death Bryan Isiah Thomas, 37 Jefferson City, Mo., man was indicted by a federal grand jury for multiple counts of distribution of fentanyl, including one count of distribution of fentanyl resulting in death.
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| 2026-09-02 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | cocaine — |
Dallas man receives lengthy federal prison sentence as part of Homeland Security Task Force investigation for trafficking cocaine in the Eastern District of Texas A Dallas man has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison as part of a Homeland Security Task Force investigation for trafficking cocaine in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.
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| 2026-09-02 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | methamphetamine — |
Beaumont man receives 40 year federal prison sentence as part of Homeland Security Task Force investigation for trafficking methamphetamine in the Eastern District of Texas A Beaumont man has been sentenced to 40 years in federal prison as part of a Homeland Security Task Force investigation for trafficking methamphetamine in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Com…
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| 2026-09-02 | ARREST | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | cocaine — |
Prior felon arrested on gun and drug charges U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Javaris Corbit, 36, of Rochester, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl and 500 gr…
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| 2026-09-02 | DEA_PRESS | SOUTHCOM | — | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
USNS William McLean Receives Presidential Unit Citation for Historic Deployment Norfolk, Va. (Sept. 2, 2026) – U.S. Navy Capt. Elizabeth Nelson, commodore, Military Sealift Command Atlantic (MSC Atlantic), welcomed home the civil service mariner (CIVMAR) crew of USNS William McLean (T-AKE 12), Sept.…
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| 2026-09-01 | INDICTMENT | INSIGHTCRIME | South America | ⚪ NONE | — | — |
The InSight Take: Who Killed Fernando Villavicencio? Ecuador’s Reckoning. The InSight Take: Who Killed Fernando Villavicencio? Ecuador’s Reckoning.
Three years after presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was assassinated in Quito, Ecuador could be closing in on…
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| 2026-09-01 | INDICTMENT | DOJ | — | ⚪ NONE | — | cocaine — |
Davenport Man Sentenced to Over 6 Years in Federal Prison for Drug and Firearm Charges DAVENPORT, Iowa – A Davenport man was sentenced on September 1, 2026, to 78 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute cocaine base and possession of a firearm in furtherance of his drug traffickin…
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