COUNTERNARCOTICS -- INTELLIGENCE CENTER PROVES ITS

UNCLAS JAKARTA 003040 SIPDIS SIPDIS SENSITIVE DEPT FOR EAP, EAP/MTS, EAP/MLS, INR/EAP, INL, INL/AAE NSC FOR E. PHU, SINGAPORE FOR DEA/ICE E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PGOV SNAR PREL KCRM ID SUBJECT: COUNTERNARCOTICS -- INTELLIGENCE CENTER PROVES ITS WORTH ¶1. (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified )- Please handle accordingly. ¶2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The DCM visited the GOI's counternarcotics intelligence center, October 25. The center is located in Jakarta and was created with USG funds to assist the Indonesian government track and roll up illegal drug operations and networks. The center--with its focus on inter-agency coordination--has already developed valuable intelligence, which led to a substantial counter-methamphetamine operation, for example. END SUMMARY. ¶3. (SBU) The DCM visited the Indonesian government's Joint Inter-agency Counter Drug Operations Center (JIACDOC) on October 25 to meet the Executive Director of the National Narcotics Board, three-star police General Pastika and staff. He also toured the facility along with the RSO, poloff and DOD representatives. The center has begun to prove its worth by developing intelligence on illegal drug factories and promoting enhanced inter-agency coordination. ¶4. (SBU) JIACDOC is managed by the National Narcotics Board (BNN),part of the Indonesian National Police. It began operations in 2005 thanks to funding from the U.S. Joint Inter Agency Task Force - West (JIATF - West),Pacific Command, Honolulu. In August 2007, the center received official recognition from the GOI, and now also receives funding and personnel support directly from police sources. ¶5. (SBU) Although the domestic center currently employs only four staff -- two USG-funded American contractors and two Indonesians, it is authorized to hire up to 107 additional personnel over the next few years. The current USG financial support of approximately $500,000 per year pays for information technology and training support for the center. The GOI plans to provide $750,000 per year for personnel, equipment, and to support seven "out-stations" located throughout the country. ¶6. (SBU) JIACDOC recently racked up a significant counternarcotics success when its intelligence-gathering operation assisted the INP in identifying a large crystal methamphetamine laboratory and support facilities on Batam, an island located approximately 20 miles south of Singapore. The INP raided three warehouses and one residence on October ¶21. The INP arrested two Taiwanese nationals and four Indonesians. HUME