RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON LICENSE

UNCLAS SINGAPORE 002862 SIPDIS SIPDIS STATE FOR PM/DTTC BLUE LANTERN COORDINATOR E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ETTC KOMC SN SUBJECT: RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON LICENSE 05-050009017 REF: A. STATE 126995 ¶B. ABUJA 2143 ¶1. Per reftel, Post conducted inquiries to confirm the shipment of items on license 05-050009017 to Nigeria by Ranova Pte. Ltd. ¶2. Ranova Pte. Ltd. is a limited exempt private company that has been operating in Singapore since 1996. Singapore's online business directory, Biznet, lists the company's principle officers as: Name: Kumar S/O Sirumal Shewaram Rajwani Nationality: Singaporean ID: S0062597C Address: 14 Eunos Crescent, #14-2813, Singapore, 400014 Name: Lian Kim Seng Nationality: Singapore P.R. ID: S2586702E Address: 41 Jurong East Avenue 1, #05-02, Parc Oasis, Singapore, 609777 Name: Subodh Mithu Chanrai Nationality: Singapore P.R. ID: S2674551I Address: 335 Bukit Timah Road, #21-03, Wing On Life Garden, Singapore, 259718 Name: Ram Samu Nationality: Singapore P.R. ID: S2682906B Address: 4A, 501 Dubai Airport Free Zone, Dubai, UAE, PO Box 54389 Name: Sunder Sham Chanrai Nationality: Singapore P.R. ID: S2709070B Address: 40 Nassim Hill, #07-46, Nassim Mansion, Singapore, 258474 ¶3. DHS/ICE databases revealed no negative information about Ranova Pte. Ltd. ¶4. Econoff visited the address provided reftel on September 7 and spoke with company director Kumar S/O Sirumal Shewaram Rajwani. Rajwani said Ranova was not/not involved with shipping the items listed on this license to World Wide Commercial Ventures Ltd. in Nigeria. Rajwani explained that Ranova, acting as a logistics and document coordination company, had conducted business with World Wide Commercial Ventures Ltd. in the past. However, once Ranova learned the nature of this shipment--riot control grenades--the company canceled the transaction. Ranova therefore did not take physical possession of the items, he said. According to Rajwani, Ranova typically dealt with transactions involving food and beverage items or household appliances. HERBOLD