VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION

UNCLAS MADRID 000981 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 LEON BILBAO, JEAN MATTIN) SUBJECT: VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION ¶1. POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: ¶2. SPANISH PRESS OF MARCH 6, 2005 REPORTED THAT THE SPANISH POLICE HAVE ARRESTED THE INDIVIDUAL REFERENCED BELOW FOR HIS ALLEGED COLLABORATION WITH THE TERRORIST ORGANIZATION ETA. THE ARREST TOOK PLACE DURING A RANDOM POLICE CONTROL NEAR THE SPANISH-FRENCH BORDER IN THE LOCATION OF NAVARRA, SPAIN ON MARCH 1, 2005. ACCORDING TO THE SPANISH MINISTRY OF INTERIOR, THE INDIVIDUAL IS SUSPECTED OF HAVING BEEN INVOLVED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF EXPLOSIVE AND AMMUNITION CACHES, SUCH AS THOSE FOUND IN FRANCE IN OCT 2004 WHEN A JOINT SPANISH /FRENCH OPERATION LED TO THE CAPTURE OF BOTH THE PRESUMED LEADER OF ETA AND THE HEAD OF ETA'S MILITARY NETWORK. ¶3. NAME: LEON BILBAO, JEAN MATTIN - GENDER: MALE - DPOB: 41 YEARS OLD, FRANCE - NATIONALITY: FRENCH - CLASS: NEGATIVE MANZANARES