UI-09-0003/WEH1F/SAROV, NOSIR DEA DUSHANBE COUNTRY

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 DUSHANBE 000418 SENSITIVE SIPDIS DEA HQ PASS TO: OC/NEWTON-BELL, OE/TRAPP, A/OC/HARRIGAN OCX/WILLIAMS, OEX/MASUMOTO, A/OGE/SCHRETTNER, OGA/RYAN, OGPA/STATEN, OEE/MONACO, NTRE/UPP, NIRE/LEHRER NI/BORDER, NTRE/UPP/KREGOR, FOE/HAFF, NIWF/MANZI, SOD/OSE/LENARTOWICZ/QUINN GAITHER/EDAHL/JASSO OSOC/HAMLET/MILIONE/JASSO/OEMLER/ EDDINGTON/DIEDERICH E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: DEAX SNAR TI SUBJECT: UI-09-0003/WEH1F/SAROV, NOSIR DEA DUSHANBE COUNTRY OFFICE/MINISTRY OF INTERIOR FOR THE REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN JOINT COUNTER-NARCOTICS INVESTIGATION REF: A. DEA DUSHANBE COUNTRY OFFICE CABEL 000409; R 0205-7Z ¶B. APR 09 DEA ACTION REQUEST FOR DEA SOD IN PARAGRAPH 7 DEA ACTION REQUEST FOR THE DEA KABUL COUNTRY OFFICE IN PARAGRAPH 8 ¶1. (SBU) REF: A) ON 04/03/09, ACTING COUNTRY ATTACHE FOR THE DEA DUSHANBE COUNTRY OFFICE (DCO),MICHAEL W. BROWN AND SPECIAL AGENT (S/A) WILLIAM T. GUSTAFSON MET WITH THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR (MOI) FOR THE REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN, COL. MANSUR BUHORIEV. THE MEETING WAS HELD IN ORDER TO REVIEW THE CURRENT DEVELOPMENT OF A DCO/MOI INVESTIGATING TARGETING THE CROSS-BORDER TRAFFICKING ACTIVITY OF THE NOSIR SAROV DRUG TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATION (DTO). THE MOI HAS IDENTIFIED SAROV AS AN AFGHANI NATIONAL WHO HEADS A SIGNIFICANT NARCOTIC TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATION COMPOSED OF AFGHANI AND TAJIK NATIONALS. THE MOI HAS REPORTED THAT THE SAROV DTO USES THE TAJIKISTAN BORDER AND THE AREA SURROUNDING DUSHANBE TO SELL MULTI-KILOGRAM QUANTITIES OF HEROIN, OPIUM AND HASHISH TO VARIOUS REGIONAL TRAFFICKING GROUPS; THE ASSOCIATED TRAFFICKING GROUPS FURTHER DISTRIBUTE THE PURCHASED NARCOTICS TO RUSSIA, TURKEY AND WESTERN EUROPE. ACCORDING TO THE MOI, SAROV LIVES IN AFGHANISTAN NEAR THE TAJIK-AFGHAN BORDER. THE MOI HAS SUCCESSFULLY EMBEDDED A CONFIDENTIAL SOURCE (CS) INTO THE SAROV DTO IN AN ATTEMPT TO IDENTIFY THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONAL IDENTIFIERS: TRAFFICKING ASSOCIATES, INFORMATION PERTAINING TO NARCOTIC SHIPMENTS WHICH TRANSIT FROM AFGHANISTAN TO TAJIKISTAN, NARCOTIC STORAGE LOCATIONS IN TAJIKISTAN AND CELLULAR TELEPHONE INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH MEMBERS OF THE DTO. DURING THE PAST THREE MONTHS, THE MOI CS HAS ESTABLISHED A CLOSE, NON-CRIMINAL RELATIONSHIP WITH SAROV AND IS IN A POSITION TO OBTAIN DETAILED INFORMATION CONCERNING SPECIFIC ASPECTS OF THE SAROV DTO. ¶2. (SBU) COL. BUHORIEV, WORKING THROUGH HIS INVESTIGATION, HAS ESTABLISHED THAT A KEY ASSOCIATE OF THE SAROV DTO IS A TAJIKI NATIONAL WHO LIVES IN DUSHANBE, TAJIKISTAN, KNOWN ONLY AS THE DOCTOR. ACCORDING TO THE CS, THE DOCTOR IS A PRIMARY DRUG COORDINATOR WHO BROKERS THE INTERNATIONAL SALE OF NARCOTICS FOR THE SAROV DTO. ¶3. (SBU) ACCORDING TO THE MOI, THE CS MET WITH SAROV AT HIS (SAROV'S) HOME IN AFGHANISTAN DURING THE LAST WEEK OF MARCH ¶2009. THE CS WAS PRESENT WHEN SAROV TELEPHONICALLY CONTACTED THE DOCTOR ON A CELLULAR PHONE. THE CS OVERHEARD SAROV DISCUSSING DETAILS CONCERNING A 50 KILOGRAM HEROIN SHIPMENT WITH THE DOCTOR. THE CS REPORTED THAT THE DOCTOR WAS IN THE PROCESS OF ARRANGING A BUYER FOR THE HEROIN SHIPMENT FROM DUSHANBE. BASED ON THE CS'S INFORMATION, SAROV WILL SHIP THE HEROIN FROM AFGHANISTAN TO DUSHANBE ONCE THE DOCTOR HAS COORDINATED THE TRANSACTION. ¶4. (SBU) ACCORDING TO THE CS, THE DOCTOR USES A TAJIKISTAN BASED CELLULAR TELEPHONE NUMBER IDENTIFIED AS [992] (95)173-9220. AT THE REQUEST OF THE DCO, THE MOI OBTAINED TOLL RECORDS FOR THE ABOVE MENTIONED TELEPHONE NUMBER. THE MOI REPORTED THAT THE SUBSCRIBER INFORMATION FOR THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED NUMBER WAS FALSE. ¶5. (SBU) THE MOI PROVIDED THE DCO WITH A COPY OF THE TOLL SHEET PRINTOUT ASSOCIATED WITH THE (95)173-9220. BASED ON THE ABOVE MENTIONED TOLL RECORDS, THE DCO HAS ESTABLISHED THAT AN ASSOCIATE OF THE SAROV DTO USED THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED CELLULAR PHONE NUMBER TO CONTACT THE FOLLOWING TAJIK AND AFGHAN NUMBERS. AFGHANISTAN: 93-794245620 93-788431633 93-795751007 TAJIKISTAN: 992-95-1729557 (HIGH CALL FREQUENCY) 992-95-1424877 (HIGH CALL FREQUENCY) 992-98-1066601 992-91-9629805 DUSHANBE 00000418 002 OF 002 992-92-7103899 992-91-9813959 992-90-1055551 992-95-1729557 992-93-5872727 992-92-7103899 992-91-9982204 992-91-8446223 992-90-7903333 992-93-5673445 992-91-9813959 992-93-5050787 992-91-8510510 992-93-5673445 992-91-8300651 992-92-7791968 992-91-9974349 992-91-9982215 992-95-1739220 992-91-9669763 ¶6. (SBU) ON 04/06/09, THE DCO SUBMITTED THE ABOVE MENTIONED TELEPHONE NUMBERS TO THE DEA DARTS SYSTEM FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS. ACTION REQUEST FOR DEA SOD AND THE DEA KABUL COUNTRY OFFICE ¶7. (SBU) THE DCO REQUESTS THAT DEA SOD CONDUCT A CRIMINAL QUERY AGAINST THE ABOVE MENTIONED NUMBERS AND THE NAME, NOSIR SAROV IN AN ATTEMPT TO LOCATE AND FURTHER DEVELOP THE OPERATIONAL LEADS SITED IN THIS CABLE. ¶8. (SBU) THE DCO REQUESTS THAT THE DEA KABUL COUNTRY OFFICE QUERY THE ABOVE MENTIONED AFGHANISTAN NUMBERS AND THE NAME, NOSIR SAROV AGAINST ALL DEA KABUL DATA BASES IN AN ATTEMPT TO LOCATE AND FURTHER DEVELOP THE OPERATIONAL LEADS SITED IN THIS CABLE. ¶9. (SBU) AGENT'S NOTE: IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THIS IS THE FIST OCCASION IN WHICH ANY GOVERNMENT OF TAJIKISTAN DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY HAS PROVIDED ACTUAL TOLL RECORDS TO THE DCO IN REFERENCE TO A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION. THE MOI IS MAKING A CONCENTRATED EFFORT TO FULL COOPERATE WITH THE DCO CONCERNING THE CONTINUED DEVELOP AN OPERATIONAL AND INVESTIGATIVE RELATIONSHIP. THE MOI HAS STATED THAT THEIR DEPARTMENT HAS THE CAPABILITY TO CONDUCT WIRE INTERCEPT INVESTIGATIONS TARGETING CELLULAR AND HARD LINES WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE GENERAL PROSECUTOR. THE MOI HAS STATED THAT THEIR INTERCEPT EQUIPMENT IS OUTDATED AND WOULD REQUIRE A SIGNIFICANT UPGRADE TO OPERATE AT A MORE FUNCTIONAL LEVEL. THE MOI HAS REQUESTED THE DCO TO RESEARCH THE POSSIBILITY OF ASSISTING THEIR AGENCY IN DEVELOPING A BETTER WIRE INTERCEPT PROGRAM. COLONIAL BUHORIEV STATED THAT HIS DEPARTMENT WOULD WORK JOINTLY ON ALL INTERCEPT CASES WITH THE DCO AND PROVIDE CURRENT, REAL-TIME STATUS REPORTS CONCERNING ALL INVESTIGATIONS IF THEIR INTERCEPT PROGRAM COULD BE FURTHER DEVELOPED. ¶10. (SBU) THIS CABLE WAS PREPARED IN LIEU OF A DEA-6; REFERENCE THE DEA MANUAL SECTION 6242.11. ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE CONTENT OF THIS CABLE SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO ACTING COUNTRY ATTACHI MICHAEL W. BROWN AT 992-37-229-2807. INDEXING SECTION: ¶1. SAROV, NOSIR NADDIS: NEGATIVE: DESCRIBED AN AFGHAN NATIONAL WHO RESIDES IN AFGHANISTAN NEAR THE TAJIK-AFGHAN BORDER. ACCORDING TO A TAJIKISTAN MINISTRY OF INTERIOR (MOI) CONFIDENTIAL SOURCE (CS),SAROV IS THE HEAD OF A SIGNIFICANT HEROIN, OPIUM, AND HASHISH DRUG TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATION (DTO) BASED IN AFGHANIZATN NEAR THE TAJIK-AFGHAN BORDER. SOURCE INFORMATION INDICATED THAT THE SAROV DTO COORDINATES ITS TRAFFICKING ACTIVITY THROUGH A TAJIK BROKER KNOWN ONLY AS THE DOCTOR. SOURCE INFORMATION INDICATES THAT THE DOCTOR RESIDES IN TAJIKISTAN AND USES TAJIK CELLULAR PHONE NUMBER, 992-95-1739220 TO COORDINATE TRAFFICKING ACTIVITY WITH SAROV IN AFGHANISTAN. JACOBSON