REQUEST FOR JIATF WEST FY07 COUNTERDRUG SUPPORT TO

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 JAKARTA 011335 SIPDIS SIPDIS CDRUSPACOM FOR J3/J5/JIACG-CT DEPT FOR INL AND EAP DEA HQS FOR OEE/SOILES/SHIGETA/TRI/BRACCIO BICE FOR OIA/FO DEA BANGKOK FOR REGIONAL DIRECTOR KELLUM DEA SINGAPORE FOR CA HOLSKE DHS SINGAPORE FOR CA KING E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: SNAR ASEC PREL EFIN KCRM KHLS ID SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR JIATF WEST FY07 COUNTERDRUG SUPPORT TO INDONESIA ¶1. This is a U.S. Embassy Jakarta, DEA, ICE, and ICITAP coordinated request for U.S. Defense Department operational support under Section 1004, National Defense Authorization Act of 1991 as amended, for JIATF West support to Indonesian law enforcement agencies. ¶2. The DEA, ICE and ICITAP have identified the following areas in which the government of Indonesia (GOI) would benefit from FY07 JIATF West counterdrug support: ¶A. Interagency cooperation and information sharing: - Additional outstation to the Joint Interagency Counterdrug Operations Center. - Assistance implementing the Passenger Analysis Unit at Jakarta International Airport. - Analytic support to U.S. DEA. ¶B. Marijuana eradication: - Two Baker Iron counterdrug training missions. - Infrastructure support for Baker Iron training. ¶C. Maritime drug interdiction: - Two Fusion Iron counterdrug training missions. - Infrastructure support for Fusion Iron training Interagency Cooperation and Information Sharing -------------- -- ¶3. Post recognizes that the JIATF West supported Joint Interagency Counterdrug Operations Center (JIACDOC) in Jakarta has enhanced Indonesian civilian law enforcement capabilities in the areas of counterdrug intelligence gathering, coordination and sharing. This was evident during the successful seizure of Cikande clandestine drug lab in November of 2005. Post requests a maritime port facility, as an outstation in the JIACDOC network, be established in the Sulawesi Sea region. In addition to coordinating the implementation of the JIACDOC outstations with DEA, Post requests that JIATF West coordinate with the Office of Defense Cooperation regarding linkage of JIACDOC network to the Integrated Maritime Surveillance System initiative where applicable. ¶4. Post requests continued JIATF West assistance to DHS/ICE with the implementation and operation of the Passenger Analysis Unit (PAU) located at the Jakarta International Airport. Marijuana Eradication -------------- ¶5. Post requests continued enhancement of Indonesian civilian law enforcement capabilities and needs in the area of marijuana eradication. During FY05, Indonesian National Police (INP) and the Indonesian National Narcotics Board (BNN) formed specialized Marijuana Eradication Task Forces to address illegal marijuana cultivation within Indonesia. These Task Forces received basic marijuana eradication training from U.S. DEA and JIATF West in FY06, and based on meetings between the U.S. DEA, the INP and the BNN, this training was extremely beneficial to Task Force operations. As illegal marijuana cultivation continues to be a problem, and a high priority for the INP, the following FY07 support is requested to enhance the GOI,s marijuana eradication efforts: Two ground oriented training missions (Baker Training, to include fire arms training) to support the Marijuana Eradication Task Force. Post requests JIATF West coordinate location of these training events with U.S. DEA. Maritime Drug Interdiction -------------- ¶6. FY06 was the inaugural year for JIATF West training support to ICITAP and Indonesian Marine Police. Based upon meetings between ICITAP and Indonesian Marine Police, Post believes that this training was beneficial to marine security, and that the requirement exists for continued training support. ICITAP and Post believe that this support will aid in creating a more professional maritime interdiction force. Therefore, Post requests the following maritime drug interdiction support for FY07: Two maritime JAKARTA 00011335 002 OF 002 oriented training missions (Fusion Training, to include fire arms training) to support Indonesian Marine Police. Post requests JIATF West coordinate location of these training events with ICITAP to complement ICITAP,s Marine Police Assistance Project. Other Issues -------------- ¶7. Infrastructure Support for Training Programs: Training sites for the Baker/Fusion program will benefit from infrastructure renovation. Accordingly, Post requests JIATF West assistance to renovate select maritime training infrastructure (in support of Fusion Training) in the Sulawesi Sea region and renovate select ground based training infrastructure (in support of Baker Training) in Sumatra. Post requests JIATF West coordinate maritime training infrastructure support with ICITAP and ground based training infrastructure support with DEA. ¶8. Analytic support to U.S. Law Enforcement Agencies: DEA Singapore investigates U.S. and foreign nationals involved in drug trafficking activities linked to Indonesia, Singapore, and East Timor. Post believes that JIATF West analytic support to DEA will help exploit links to transnational criminal organizations, and bolster the collection process. Post requests JIATF West continue analytic support with temporary deployments of an intelligence analyst in support of DEA. ¶9. The DEA office in Singapore works closely with all of the Indonesian counterdrug law enforcement agencies. DEA (MR. Russ Holske) will be the POC for JIATF West JIACDOC and ground based training/infrastructure support. The ICITAP Senior Law Enforcement Advisor (Mr. Gerald Heuett) is the POC for JIATF West maritime training/maritime training infrastructure support. The DHS/ICE Singapore (Mr. Matt King) is POC for support to the Passenger Analysis Unit and all other immigration and customs activities. All JIATF West activities must be conducted in close coordination with the above POCs and Post's Law Enforcement Working Group. ¶10. Post appreciates JIATF West,s action providing the requested support, which directly enhances U.S. and Indonesian efforts to fight transnational crime and illegal narcotics trafficking. PASCOE