USG-supported Counter-Narcotics Center gains official GOI

UNCLAS JAKARTA 002518 SIPDIS SIPDIS DEPT FOR EAP/MTS, EAP/MLS, INR/EAP, INL, INL/AAE SINGAPORE FOR DEA/ICE E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PGOV SNAR PREL KCRM ID SUBJECT: USG-supported Counter-Narcotics Center gains official GOI recognition ¶1. (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. ¶2. (SBU) SUMMARY: President Yudhoyono has signed legislation officially recognizing the Joint Interagency Counter Drug Operations Center as part of the Indonesian National Narcotics Board. While USG assistance helped spur the Center's creation, its ultimate success will depend largely on continued Indonesian support. It is highly positive, however, that the GOI has taken full ownership of the body. END SUMMARY. ¶3. (U) THE LEGISLATION: President Yudhoyono has signed legislation officially recognizing the Joint Interagency Counter Drug Operations Center (JIACDOC) as part of the Indonesian National Narcotics Board (BNN). The legislation provides for a JIACDOC staff of up to 107 personnel consisting of officers from the Indonesian National Police, and civilians from Customs, Immigration and other government agencies. Its annual operating budget of $750,000 will be provided by the government of Indonesia. ¶4. (U) ABOUT JIACDOC: Also referred to by the Indonesian acronym PUSDALOPS, JIACDOC is an Indonesian inter-agency intelligence and operations fusion center focused on counter-narcotics and transnational crime intelligence collection and interdiction. JIACDOC seeks to maximize resources, expertise and information-sharing toward effectively interdicting narcotics and transnational criminal activities within Indonesia. The Center is headquartered in Jakarta, with six out-stations located within the Jakarta City Police, at Jakarta International Airport, and in Medan, Batam, Denpasar and Manado. ¶5. (U) USG SUPPORT: JIACDOC was established with the support of Mission, JIATF West, and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) via its regional office in Singapore. JIATF West currently supports three American TDY positions at JIACDOC and is in the process of establishing a DEA NSDD-38 position with office space at JIACDOC. Until the latest legislation, the project was largely funded and supported by the Joint Inter-Agency Task Force West (JIATF West) of the U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM). JIATF West has been present in Indonesia since 2004, and provides assistance to partner nations to develop intelligence and operational capabilities in the areas of counter-narcotics and transnational crime. ¶6. (SBU) OTHER USG ASSISTANCE: JIATF West has also provided assistance to the BNN in the form of organizational guidance, facilities, IT infrastructure, database support, training, and training infrastructure. JIATF West is currently working with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to provide facilities, equipment and technical expertise to the GOI to create a passenger analysis unit (PAU) at the Jakarta International Airport. ¶7. (SBU) GOI COMMITMENT: The ultimate success of JIACDOC will depend largely upon the degree to which the GOI institutes the necessary policy regulations and organizational changes in key agencies so that they coordinate well together. Moreover, the Indonesian government will have to sustain the staffing and funding of the Center. At this point, the GOI agencies involved appear to be strongly committed to further developing the Center. HUME