EL SALVADOR: INL MONTHLY ACTIVITIES REPORT FOR

UNCLAS SAN SALVADOR 001909 SIPDIS SIPDIS INL FOR MARTIN WHA/CEN FOR THOMPSON E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: EFIN SNAR KCRM KJUS ES SUBJECT: EL SALVADOR: INL MONTHLY ACTIVITIES REPORT FOR JUNE 2006 ¶1. (U) The following summarizes Embassy INL activities in June 2006. -------------- ILEA -------------- ¶2. (U) On June 30, ILEA hosted a ceremony for the graduates of its six week core program (LEMDP) which was attended by police officers from Panama, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and El Salvador. Ambassador Barclay and Connie Patrick, the Director of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, were the guest speakers. -------------- NARCOTICS INTERDICTION -------------- ¶3. (U) Operations: Officers of the Anti-Narcotics Police (DAN) at the INL-constructed vehicle inspection facility in El Amatillo inspected 2,045 cars, 813 passenger buses, and 277 commercial freight trucks, resulting in the arrest of four individuals for narcotics trafficking and the seizure of 17 kilograms of marijuana. In all operations throughout the country, the INL-supported DAN seized 17 kg of marijuana and six kg of cocaine, and arrested 97 individuals for trafficking offenses. -------------- MONEY LAUNDERING -------------- ¶4. (U) Operations: The INL-supported Financial Investigations Unit (FIU) received 35 Suspicious Activities Reports, opened five new investigations, and identified and removed 215 false dollar-denominated bills from circulation. The FIU made one significant arrest related to an ongoing investigation (septel),and seized over US$4 million is suspicious assets. -------------- -------------- HUMAN SMUGGLING/TRAFFICKING AND TRANSIT SECURITY -------------- -------------- ¶5. (U) Operations: The INL-supported Border Police (Fronteras) arrested 15 individuals for human smuggling and six suspects for trafficking in persons. Police operations rescued 21 minors in the process of being smuggled or trafficked. No convictions for either offense were realized. -------------- -------------- ORGANIZED CRIME, RULE OF LAW, AND DEMAND REDUCTION -------------- -------------- ¶6. (U) Organized Crime: In June, the PNC arrested 1,482 individuals for gang-related criminal activity. Of these arrests, 50 percent of the cases were dismissed for lack of evidence, four percent are incarcerated awaiting trial, and 46 percent were assigned alternative sentencing (community service). 32 gang members were killed due to gang-related violence. Butler