LESOTHO: ILEA GABORONE NOMINEES, DEA EXECUTIVE PRECURSOR

UNCLAS MASERU 000123 SIPDIS DOJ FOR FBI/ITAI-1 (JGRANDERSON AND WBURT) DEA QUANTICO (DBRACCIO); DEPARTMENT FOR AF/S, DRL, INL/C/CJ AND DS/IP/AF E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR LT SUBJECT: LESOTHO: ILEA GABORONE NOMINEES, DEA EXECUTIVE PRECURSOR CHEMICAL STRATEGY SEMINAR - JUNE 17-19, 2008 REF: A) STATE 47421; B) MASERU 119; AND C) STATE 42868 ¶1. Embassy Maseru submits the personal information on the two (2) candidates from Lesotho nominated to participate in REFTEL course. The candidates are members of the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) and Lesotho Revenue Authority (LRA) respectively. ¶2. Data on the two nominated individuals are as follows: a) Last Name: Letsie Given Names: Thabang Date of Birth: February 10, 1958 Gender: Male Rank: Superintendent Passport Number: RA 342861 Passport Expiry date: 12/10/2013 Contact Numbers: +(266) 22321468 Current Assignment: O/C Criminal Investigation Administration, LMPS b) Last Name: Mafa Given Names: Tumo Date of Birth: July 10, 1977 Gender: Male Passport Number: RA 432667 Passport Expiry date: November 24, 2014 Contact Numbers: +(266) 22313796 Current Assignment: Senior Investigator (Customs) Lesotho Revenue Authority ¶2. Post verifies that the Department of State possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the law enforcement officers identified in paragraph 1 above as of May 6, 2008. ¶3. Estimated cost for round-trip travel to Gaborone for both candidates is $1,720. NOLAN