VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION

UNCLAS MADRID 004389 SIPDIS VISAS VIPER DEPT FOR CA/VO/L/C AND INR/IC/TIPOFF E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL (BENBELLIL, SAMIR) SUBJECT: VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION ¶1. POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: ¶2. INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM SPANISH AUTHORITIES HAVE HIGHLIGHTED CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES OF ALGERIAN NATIONAL SAMIR BENBELLIL. SUBJECT HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN VARIOUS CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES IN SPAIN, INCLUDING DOCUMENT FALSIFICATION AND THE USE OF FALSE CREDIT CARDS. HE IS ALSO BELIEVED TO HAVE TERRORIST LINKS. ¶3. NAME: BENBELLIL, SAMIR - AKA: FARID KADDOUD - AKA: BANKLIMA NABIL - AKA: BENHALIMA MOUSSA - AKA: KADOUR FARID - GENDER: MALE - DPOB: AUG. 19, 1973, DOUBA, ALGERIA - CLASS: NEGATIVE ¶4. POST HAS ALSO RECEIVED INFORMATION ON BARCELONA, SPAIN RESIDENT AND PAKISTANI NATIONAL, MOHAMED NASIR KHAN, SUSPECTED OF TERRORIST LINKS. ¶5. NAME: KHAN, MOHAMED NASIR - GENDER: MALE - DPOB: MAY 22, 1973, PAKISTAN - PAKISTANI PASSPORT NUMBER: TA0658239 - CLASS: POSITIVE ARGYROS