VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION

UNCLAS MADRID 000050 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 (FARHAOUI, ABDELKADER ET AL) SUBJECT: VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION ¶1. POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: ¶2. ON DECEMBER 22, 2004, THE SPANISH NATIONAL POLICE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SPANISH CIVIL GUARD, DETAINED SIX MOROCCAN NATIONALS IN BARCELONA, SPAIN, FOR THEIR APPARENT INVOLVEMENT IN AN EXPLOSIVES NETWORK. THE ARREST IS THE RESULT OF AN ON-GOING SPANISH POLICE INVESTIGATION IN COOPERATION WITH SEVERAL EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES AND THE INTELLIGENCE UNIT OF THE MOROCCAN POLICE. THE GROUP ALLEGEDLY HAD MADE ARRANGEMENTS TO ACQUIRE AROUND 400 KILOGRAMS OF HIGH QUALITY INDUSTRIAL-USE EXPLOSIVE THROUGH AN INTERMEDIARY IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC. ¶3. NAME: FARHAOUI, ABDELKADER - GENDER: MALE - DPOB: JAN. 10, 1969, BENI SAID NADOR, MOROCCO - SON OF AHMED AND MIMONT - CLASS: NEGATIVE ¶4. NAME: DOUHA, MOHAMED - GENDER: MALE - DPOB: JAN. 1, 1955, CASABLANCA, MOROCCO - SON OF AISA AND YAMINA - CLASS: POSITIVE UNDER OUHADI, MOHAMED ¶5. NAME: BAKKALI, MAGID - GENDER; MALE - JULY 13, 1970, BENI SAID CIS, MOROCCO - SON OF BAKKALY AND AICHA - CLASS: NEGATIVE ¶6. THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS WERE DETAINED IN BAKKALI'S APARTMENT. THEY WERE LATER RELEASED WITHOUT CHARGES, PENDING FURTHER INVESTIGATIONS: ¶7. NAME: HALLICH, MOHAMED - GENDER: MALE - DPOB: AUG. 15, 1977, NADOR MOROCCO - CLASS: NEGATIVE ¶8. NAME: EDDOUKKALI, MOHAMED - GENDER: MALE - DPOB: AUG. 12, 1978, MOROCCO - CLASS: NEGATIVE ¶9. NAME: BOUDOUNT, SALAH - GENDER: MALE - DPOB: APR. 14, 1976, AIN TAOUJDATE, MOROCCO - CLASS: NEGATIVE MANZANARES