💀 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
2026-10-27 ARREST INSIGHTCRIME Central America ⚪ NONE — —
From Criminal Federation to Gang Wars: Rasquiña’s Legacy
🎭 Cártel de Sinaloa
From Criminal Federation to Gang Wars: Rasquiña’s Legacy An increasingly fragmented underworld has turned Ecuador into a battleground, with rival gangs driving violence to record levels in recent years. Many facto…
📎 insightcrime.org ↗
2026-10-27 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — fentanyl —
Lake Worth Man Sentenced for Distributing Fentanyl and Oxycodone Resulting in Minor’s Death
A Lake Worth man has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for distributing fentanyl and oxycodone to a minor, resulting in the minor’s fatal overdose.
📎 justice.gov ↗
2026-10-27 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — methamphetamine —
Davenport Man Sentenced to 340 Months in Federal Prison for Drug and Firearm Charges
DAVENPORT, Iowa – A Davenport man was sentenced on October 27, 2026, to more than 28 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking o…
📎 justice.gov ↗
2026-10-26 DEA_PRESS INSIGHTCRIME — ⚪ NONE — cocaine —
Gangs, Fintechs, and the Amazon: The Crime Agenda Awaiting Lula’s Fourth Term
Gangs, Fintechs, and the Amazon: The Crime Agenda Awaiting Lula’s Fourth Term Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazil’s 80-year-old president, completed a stunning turnaround to win a fourth presidential term, but with …
📎 insightcrime.org ↗
2026-10-23 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — cocaine —
Rochester drug trafficker going to prison for more than 10 years
U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Reinaldo Suarez aka Popeye, 54, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, 400 grams or more of fentanyl, 50 grams or more…
📎 justice.gov ↗
2026-10-23 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — cocaine —
Glenvil Man Convicted for Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine
Luis Molina, 33, of Glenvil, Nebraska, was sentenced on October 22, 2026, in federal court in Lincoln, Nebraska, for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture or substa…
📎 justice.gov ↗
2026-10-22 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — —
Monroe Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses
📎 justice.gov ↗
2026-10-22 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — —
Arizona man sentenced to 3 years in prison for smuggling meth into Montana
A Phoenix man who smuggled meth from Arizona to Billings was sentenced today to three years and one month in prison, followed by four years of supervised release.
📎 justice.gov ↗
2026-10-22 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — fentanyl —
Beaverton Man Sentenced to Two Years and Nine Months in Federal Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl
U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon Scott Bradford announced today that Eder Fletes Calix , 24, of Beaverton, Oregon, was sentenced to two years and nine months in federal prison, to be followed by five years of su…
📎 justice.gov ↗
2026-10-22 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — cocaine —
Cartel Commander Charged with International Cocaine and Methamphetamine Trafficking Conspiracy and Firearm Offenses
A federal grand jury in the District of Columbia returned an indictment today charging Ivan Cazarin Molina, 42, a Mexican national, with conspiracy to distribute cocaine and methamphetamine for importation into…
📎 justice.gov ↗
2026-10-22 DEA_PRESS DOJ — ⚪ NONE — —
New Jersey Real Estate Investor and Online Influencer Admits to Committing Multi-Million Dollar Investment Fraud Scheme, Laundering Drug Proceeds, and Bribing a New Jersey Politician
Cesar Humberto Pina, a/k/a “Flipping NJ,” of Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, pleaded guilty to committing a multi-million dollar real estate investment fraud scheme, laundering money for drug traffickers, and bribing a …
📎 justice.gov ↗
2026-10-21 ARREST INSIGHTCRIME South America ⚪ NONE — —
Jorge Luis Zambrano, alias “Rasquiña”
🎭 Cártel de Sinaloa
Jorge Luis Zambrano, alias “Rasquiña” Jorge Luis Zambrano, alias “Rasquiña” or “JL,” was the charismatic leader of the Choneros , which, for years, was Ecuador’s most enterprising and powerful criminal group. Ras…
📎 insightcrime.org ↗
2026-10-21 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — methamphetamine 1 kg
California Man Sentenced to Over 16 Years in Prison for Attempted Shipment of 2 Pounds of Meth to McNairy County
Jackson, TN  –  Cruz Lisarraga Flores, 49 , formerly of Los Angeles, California, has been sentenced to over 16 years in federal prison for attempting to distribute over 50 grams of actual methamphetamine in the…
📎 justice.gov ↗
2026-10-21 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — fentanyl —
Kenai Man Sentenced to Over 14 Years for Conspiring to Traffic Over Four Kilograms of Fentanyl in Alaska in Homeland Security Task Force Case
📎 justice.gov ↗
2026-10-20 ARREST INSIGHTCRIME Caribbean ⚪ NONE — cocaine —
Inside the Camp at the Heart of Honduras’ Garífuna Land Struggle
Inside the Camp at the Heart of Honduras’ Garífuna Land Struggle Tucked into the curve of a highway off-ramp in front of the Supreme Court in Tegucigalpa, the camp is a living thing. In the communal kitchen, food …
📎 insightcrime.org ↗
2026-10-19 DEA_PRESS DOJ — ⚪ NONE — fentanyl —
AG Blanche, Sen. McCormick Hold Press Conference on Progress Fighting Fentanyl
📎 justice.gov ↗
2026-10-19 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — —
Grand jury returns 13-count superseding indictment following Homeland Security Task Force investigation into Sinaloa Cartel‑linked weapons scheme
🎭 Cártel de Sinaloa
United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Ryan Raybould announced that a federal grand jury returned a superseding indictment Sept. 24 charging Loyd Walter Hall, a/k/a “Jamie Hall” and “James William,” an…
📎 justice.gov ↗
2026-10-19 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — methamphetamine —
Activity in the U.S. Attorney's Office Recent Sentencings
Mathew Christopher Jacoby, 58,  of Cheyenne, was sentenced on October 15, 2026, by U.S. District Judge Scott W. Skavdahl to 100 months in federal prison followed by 4 years of supervised release for possession with …
📎 justice.gov ↗
2026-10-16 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — —
Orleans Parish Resident Sentenced for Drug Trafficking Offense
NEW ORLEANS, LA. –   STERLING PIPKINS (“PIPKINS”) , age 42, of New Orleans, was sentenced on October 8, 2026, by U.S. District Judge Eldon E. Fallon for drug trafficking, announced U.S. Attorney David I. Cource…
📎 justice.gov ↗
2026-10-16 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — methamphetamine —
Waimanalo Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine
HONOLULU – United States Attorney Ken Sorenson announced that John Junior Fritz, 48, of Waimanalo, Hawaii, was sentenced yesterday by Senior United States District Judge J. Michael Seabright to 120 months in federal pris…
📎 justice.gov ↗
2026-10-16 ARREST DOJ Central America ⚪ NONE — cocaine 360 kg
Twice-Deported Illegal Alien from Mexico Arrested on Federal Complaint Charging Him with Possessing 360 Kilograms of Cocaine
A twice-deported illegal immigrant from Mexico has been arrested on a federal criminal complaint charging him with possessing approximately 360 kilograms (793.7 pounds) of cocaine in his San Bernardino County apartment, …
📎 justice.gov ↗
2026-10-16 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — methamphetamine —
Convicted Drug Dealer Charged with Trafficking Methamphetamine While Armed with Firearm, Extended Magazine, and Drum Magazine
HONOLULU – United States Attorney Ken Sorenson announced that Shalom Tuimalealiifano, 44, of Honolulu, Hawaii, was indicted on October 15, 2026 with possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine, possession of a f…
📎 justice.gov ↗
2026-10-16 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — cocaine —
North Fort Myers Man Pleads Guilty to Illegally Possessing a Gun and Drug Offenses
Fort Myers, Florida – Olivier Emanuel Fevrier-Sildor (27, North Fort Myers) has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, possession with intent to distribute cocaine, possession of a fir…
📎 justice.gov ↗
2026-10-16 INDICTMENT DOJ — ⚪ NONE — methamphetamine —
Leader of Lubbock Bandidos Motorcycle Club sentenced to federal prison for meth distribution
Steven Glenn Ryals, 72, from Lubbock, also known as “Hot Tub,” was convicted of possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and sentenced today was sentenced to more than 11 years in fed…
📎 justice.gov ↗
2026-10-16 DEA_PRESS SOUTHCOM — ⚪ NONE — —
Global Strike leaders held Missile Community Cancer Study Town Hall
During a virtual town hall Oct. 16, AFGSC provided missile community members the “Burning of Classified Materials Study” & Phase 2 of the Epidemiology Review results, which indicate no environmental cause for cancers.
📎 southcom.mil ↗
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