REQUEST OF INFORMATION FROM DEA SOD REGARDING NARCOTICS

UNCLAS DUSHANBE 000476 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, 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/OSE/YASEVICH E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: DEAX SNAR TI SUBJECT: REQUEST OF INFORMATION FROM DEA SOD REGARDING NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING RELATED ACTIVITY IN TURKMENISTAN DEA ACTION REQUEST FOR DEA SOD IN PARAGRAPH 3 ¶1. (SBU) THE DEA DUSHANBE COUNTRY OFFICE (DCO),WORKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DEA ASHGABAT COUNTRY OFFICE (ACO) IS IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING A REGIONAL-RELATED TRAFFICKING PROFILE. THE PROFILE WILL BE USED TO ANALYZE TRAFFICKING INFORMATION DEVELOPED BY THE TURKMENISTAN STATE COUNTER-NARCOTICS SERVICE (SCNS),THE TAJIK DRUG CONTROL AGENCY (DCA) AND THE TAJIK MINISTRY OF INTERIOR NARCOTICS (UBNON). THE DCO WILL USE THE CORRELATED DATA TO IDENTIFY REGIONAL TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATIONS AND PATTERNS ORIGINATING IN AFGHANISTAN, TAJIKISTAN, TURKMENISTAN AND KYRGYZSTAN. THE INFORMATION WILL ALSO BE USED TO INITIATE A TWO-PRONGED DEVELOPMENTAL STRATEGY. THE ENFORCEMENT STRATEGY WILL GENERATE GREATER REGIONAL COORDINATION BETWEEN CENTRAL ASIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COLLECTIVE INVESTIGATIVE APPROACH TO IDENTIFYING THOSE TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATIONS WHICH HAVE ASSOCIATED TRAFFICKING CELLS IN THE REGION. ¶2. (SBU) THE DCO HAS ASSIGNED AN EXTENDED TDY DEA SPECIAL AGENT TO THE UNITED STATES EMBASSY IN ASHGABAT, TURKMENISTAN. THE ACO IS IN THE PROCESS OF ESTABLISHING A LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIP WITH SCNS AND OTHER HOST COUNTRY AGENICIES THAT HAVE COUNTER-NARCOTICS OBJECTIVES IN TURKMENISTAN. ACTION REQUEST FOR DEA SOD ¶3. (SBU) THE DCO REQUESTS THAT DEA SOD PROVIDE ANY AND ALL EXISTING INFORMATION REGARDING NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING ACTIVITIES IN TURKMENISTAN (I.E. TELEPHONE NUMBERS, SUBSCRIBER INFORMATION, NAMES OF SUSPECTED TRAFFICKERS, ETC) IN AN ATTEMPT TO DEVELOP OPERATIONAL LEADS THAT WILL ASSIST TO FURTHER BILATERAL COOPERATION BETWEEN THE DEA AND REGIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN CENTRAL ASIA AND THE SURROUNDING COUNTRIES. ¶4. (U) 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 ATTACHE MICHAEL W. BROWN AT 992-37-229-2807. JACOBSON