UI-09-0003/YEH1K/SAROV, NOSIR-FIRST DEA DUSHANBE COUNTRY

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 04 DUSHANBE 000569 SENSITIVE SIPDIS DEA HQ PASS TO OC/NEWTON-BELL, OE/TRAPP, A/OC/HARRIGAN OCX/WILLIAMS, EX/MASUMOTO, A/OGE/SCHRETTNER, OGA/RYAN, OGPA/STATEN, NTRE/UPP, NIRE/LEHRER,NI/BORDER, NTRE/UPP/KREGOR,FOE/HAFF,NIWF/MANZI,SOD/OSE/M CMANAMON/YASEVICH/KH AN/OSE/SHROYER/DEA KABUL PASS TO ARD WEIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: DEAX SNAR TI SUBJECT: UI-09-0003/YEH1K/SAROV, NOSIR-FIRST DEA DUSHANBE COUNTRY OFFICE JOINT WIRE INTERCEPT INVESTIGATION WITH THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR FOR TAJIKISTAN (MVD) REF: A) DEA DUSHANBE CABLE NUMBER 0048; DATED: R 241008Z APR 09 DEA HQ PASS TO OC/NEWTON-BELL, OE/TRAPP, A/OC/HARRIGAN OCX/WILLIAMS, EX/MASUMOTO, A/OGE/SCHRETTNER, OGA/RYAN, OGPA/STATEN, NTRE/UPP, NIRE/LEHRER,NI/BORDER, NTRE/UPP/KREGOR,FOE/HAFF,NIWF/MANZI,SOD/OSE/M CMANAMON/YASEV ICH/KHAN/OSE/SHROYER/DEA KABUL PASS TO ARD WEIS CXX: SOD OPERATION: TAJIK EXPRESS ¶1. (SBU) DURING MARCH 2009, THE DEA DUSHANBE COUNTRY OFFICE (DCO) INITIATED A JOINT CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION WITH THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR OF TAJIKISTAN (MVD),TARGETING THE NOSIR SAROV DRUG TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATION (DTO). THE SAROV DTO IS BASED IN AFGHANISTAN AND TAJIKISTAN. THE MVD HAS IDENTIFIED THE SAROV DTO AS A SIGNIFICANT HEROIN TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATION WITH REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION CONTACTS IN RUSSIA AND TAJIKISTAN. DCO/SOD PHONE TOLL ANALYSIS HAS LINKED THE SAROV DTO TO ADDITIONAL CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS LOCATED IN THE REGION AND EUROPE. ¶2. (SBU) THE DCO THROUGH ITS INVESTIGATION HAS IDENTIFIED SAROV'S PRIMARY CONTACT IN DUSHANBE AS SAIDABROR HAYRULLOEVICH KURBONOV AKA THE DOCTOR. ACCORDING TO A MVD CONFIDENTIAL SOURCE (CS),KURBONOV IS USING A TAJIK CELLULAR TELEPHONE NUMBER, [992]-95-173-9220, TO COORDINATE TRAFFICKING ACTIVITY FOR THE SAROV DTO. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OBTAINED BY THE MVD IDENTIFIED KURBONOV AS A DENTIST WITH A LOCAL DUSHANBE ADDRESS. THE MVD PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING PERSONAL IDENTIFIERS FOR KURBONOV: DATE OF BIRTH: AUGUST 28, 1965 PLACE OF BIRTH: DUSHANBE, TAJIKISTAN NATIONALITY: TAJIK FATHER'S NAME: KURNONOV HAYRULLO MOTHER'S NAME: KURBONOVA ADDRESS: FIRDAVSI STREET 7/7, APT. 61, DUSHANBE, TAJIKISTAN TAJIK PASSPORT NUMBER: A5124604; ISSUE DATE: SEPTEMBER 2000 PROFESSION: DENTIST OFFICE ADDRESS: NAVOI STREET 12/3, APT. 19, DUSHANBE, TAJIKISTAN ¶3. (SBU) RECENT INFORMATION OBTAINED BY THE MVD CS REPORTED THAT DURING MARCH 2009 KURBONOV, WORKING AT THE DIRECTION OF SAROV, IMPORTED THREE FOREIGN-MANUFACTURED VEHICLES FROM AFGHANISTAN WHICH HAD HEROIN CONCEALED IN THEM. KURBONOV TRANSPORTED THE VEHICLES TO SUGHD PROVINCE, PENJIKENT, TAJIKISTAN, WHERE HE SOLD THE HEROIN ON BEHALF OF THE SAROV DTO. THE CS DID NOT HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE HEROIN SALE. ¶4. (SBU) DEA SOD CONDUCTED A TOLL ANALYSIS OF KURBONOV'S CELLULAR TELEPHONE NUMBER [992] (95)173-9220. THIS NUMBER WAS IDENTIFIED AS A TIER ONE NUMBER WITH LINKS TO A TAJIKISTAN CELLULAR TELEPHONE NUMBER IDENTIFIED AS [992] 90-790-3333. TOLL DATA OBTAINED BY THE MVD IDENTIFIED THE SUBSCRIBER OF THIS NUMBER AS YULIYA VLADIMIROVNA ALEKSEEVA. MVD PROVIDED THE DCO WITH THE FOLLOWING PERSONAL IDENTIFIERS FOR ALEKSEEVA: DATE OF BIRTH: DECEMBER 7, 1986 PLACE OF BIRTH: DUSHANBE, TAJIKISTAN NATIONALITY: RUSSIAN DUSHANBE 00000569 002 OF 004 FATHER'S NAME: VLADIMIR ALEKSEEV MOTHER'S NAME: NELYA ALEKSEEV PASSPORT NUMBER: A304#7944; ISSUE DATE: FEBRUARY 12, 2004 RESIDENT: RUDAKI STREET 85, ENTRANCE 5, 4 FLOOR PROFESSION: WAITRESS (CURRENT EMPLOYER UNKNOWN) MARRIAGE STATUS: MARRIED; HUSBAND IDENTIFIED AS AN AFGHAN NATIONAL KNOWN AS BOZ MOHAMMED SAFAR MOHAMMED LNU USING TAJIK CELLULAR TELEPHONE NUMBER: [992] (91) 962-9805 (TAJIK CELLULAR PHONE COMPANY PROVIDER HAS BEN IDENTIFIED AS THE BEELINE COMPANY.) ¶5. (SBU) REF: A) THE MVD CS HAS ESTABLISHED THAT MOHAMMED IS A MEMBER OF THE SAROV DTO BASED IN DUSHANBE. THE DCO CONCLUDES, BASED ON TOLL DATA AND MVD CS, THAT MOHAMMED IS THE PROBABLE USER OF BOTH CELLULAR NUMBERS: [992] 90-790-3333 AND [992] (91) 962-9805. TOLL DATA ESTABLISHES THAT [992] 90-790-3333 IS IN COMMUNICATION WITH KURBONOV'S CELLULAR NUMBER [992] (95)173-9220. ¶6. (SBU) THE DCO, BASED ON THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED INFORMATION, ASSISTED THE MVD WITH THE PREPARATION OF THE TAJIK AFFIDAVIT REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION TO INITIATE A WIRE INTERCEPT ON [992] 90-790-3333. ON 04/28/09, THE MVD, AFTER RECEIVING AUTHORIZATION FROM THE DEPUTY MINISTER FOR MVD AND THE GENERAL PROSECUTOR, INITIATED THE INTERCEPT OPERATION. THE INTERCEPT OPERATION REPRESENTS THE FIRST JOINT DEA LAW ENFORCEMENT WIRE INTERCEPT INVESTIGATION IN TAJIKISTAN. ¶7. (SUB) THE INTERCEPT LINE IS CURRENTLY INACTIVE; BASED ON THE PROBABILITY THAT MOHAMMAD IS IN CONTROL OF THE TWO PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED CELLULAR NUMBERS. THE MVD IS IN THE PROCESS OF REQUESTING RE-UP AUTHORIZATION FOR [992] 90-790-3333 AND AUTHORIZATION FOR A NEW INTERCEPT ON [992] (91) 962-9805. THE MVD IS CURRENTLY OBTAINING TOLL DATA FOR [992] (91) 962-9805. ¶8. (SBU) ON 05/05/09, THE DCO MEET WITH MVD COL. MANSUR BUHORIEV CONCERNING THE WIRE INTERCEPT INVESTIGATION. THE MVD INFORMED THE DCO THAT THEY HAD RECEIVED AUTHORIZATION FROM THE GENERAL PROSECUTOR TO INITIATE THE SECOND WIRE INTERCEPT TARGETING CELLULAR NUMBER [992] (91) 962-9805. THIS NUMBER IS BEING USED BY MOHAMMED; THE MOI ALSO RECEIVED AUTHORIZATION FOR A RE-UP ON [992] (90) 790-3333. THE CURRENT INTERCEPT ON THIS LINE HAS BEEN NON-ACTIVE. THE DCO BELIEVES THAT MOHAMMED IS IN POSSESSION OF BOTH PHONES AND ALTERNATES THEIR USAGE. THE NEW INTERCEPT IS AUTHORIZED FOR FIVE DAYS; IF THE INTERCEPTS GENERATE RELIABLE INFORMATION, THE MVD WILL REQUEST AUTHORIZATION FOR AN EXTENDED INTERCEPT ON THE CELL LINE. THE INVESTIGATION HAS ALSO IDENTIFIED MOHAMMED AS THE BROKER WHO INTRODUCED KURBONOV AKA THE DOCTOR TO SAROV APPROXIMATELY 3 YEARS AGO (2007). ¶9. (SBU) MVD CS INFORMATION HAS IDENTIFIED WHAT COULD BE A POSSIBLE ADDRESS FOR SAROV IN AFGHANISTAN: ADDRESS: KONDOZ, MASJIDI KHIYBON-STREET KHUSTIHO, AFGHANISTAN. NO FURTHER IDENTIFYING INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. ¶10. (SBU) ACCORDING TO THE MVD CS, SAROV IS CURRENTLY IN INDIA UNDERGOING TREATMENT FOR A RESPIRATORY PROBLEM. THE DCO IS DUSHANBE 00000569 003 OF 004 ATTEMPTING TO DEVELOP MORE INFORMATION CONCERNING SAROV'S LOCATION IN INDIA AND AT WHICH HOSPITAL OR TREATMENT FACILITY HE IS LOCATED. THE INVESTIGATION HAS IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING TWO INDIAN NUMBERS AND ONE DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES NUMBER LINKED TO SAROV'S CELLULAR NUMBER: [91] (987)179-7231 AND [91] (999) 022-5286; DUBAI [971] (55) 340-9941. MVD TOLL RECORDS ALSO INDICATE THAT SAROV MADE A SERIES OF CALLS TO THE FOLLOWING THURAYA SATELLITE PHONE: 882-1655530046. ¶11. (SBU) THE INVESTIGATION HAS IDENTIFIED THAT KURBONOV IS THE PRIMARY CONTACT FOR THE SAROV DTO IN DUSHANBE. MVD CS INFORMATION HAS ESTABLISHED THAT KURBONOV IS INDEBTED TO SAROV FOR A $60,000.00 US DOLLAR DRUG DEBT. THE MVD CS REPORTED THAT SAROV IS HEAVILY DEPENDENT UPON KURBONOV'S ABILITY TO COORDINATE INTERNATIONAL HEROIN SHIPMENTS FROM AFGHANISTAN TO DUSHANBE FOR REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION. KURBONOV, IN SPITE OF HIS SIGNIFICANT DRUG DEPT, IS TOO CRITICAL TO THE SAROV DTO TO BE DISENGAGED. ACCORDING TO THE MVD CS, SAROV WOULD BE UNABLE TO FIND ANOTHER TRUSTED TAJIK COMPARABLE TO KURBONOV WHO HAD ESTABLISHED REGIONAL DRUG CONTACTS. ¶12. (SBU) THE MVD HAS STATED THAT THEY COULD ARREST KURBONOV ON DRUG-RELATED ACTIVITY BUT HAVE AGREED TO WORK WITH THE DCO CONCERNING THE REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE WIRE INTERCEPT INVESTIGATION. THE MVD HAS AGREED TO ALLOW KURBONOV TO REMAIN ACTIVE IN SAROV'S DTO UNTIL THE INVESTIGATION HAS REACHED A POINT WHICH RESULTS IN THE DISMANTLEMENT OF THE DTO IN TAJIKISTAN AND OTHER ASSOCIATED TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATIONS BASED IN THE REGION. THE MVD INITIATED A SURVEILLANCE OPERATION FOCUSING ON KURBONOV AND MOHAMMED. THE MVD RECENTLY USED A RUSE WHICH GAINED THEM ACCESS TO KURBONOV'S RESIDENCE IN DUSHANBE. ACCORDING TO THE MVD, KURBONOV APPEARS TO BE LIVING AT A LEVEL WHICH EXCEEDS WHAT A DENTIST OF HIS QUALIFICATIONS WOULD BE EARNING IN DUSHANBE. ¶13. (SBU) ON 05/06/09, THE MVD CS OBTAINED THE BELOW LISTED CELLULAR TELEPHONE NUMBERS FOR SAROV. ALL OF THE NUMBERS ARE FOR AFGHANISTAN. AFGHANISTAN NUMBERS: 93- 79- 4245620- THIS NUMBER WAS CALLED NUMEROUS TIMES BY [992] [90] 790-3333 (DCO WIRE INTERCEPT LINE) 93-79-6444539 93-77-8206030 93-78-8431632 93-79-5666669 ¶14. (SBU) TOLL DATA HAS ESTABLISHED THAT TAJIK CELLULAR NUMBER [992]-90-790-3333 (MOHAMMED'S NUMBER) IS LINKED TO THE AFGHAN NUMBERS [93] (79) 4245620 AND [93] (79) 6444539. BASED ON THE PRELIMINARY TOLL DATA, [93] (79) 4245620 APPEARS TO BE SAROV'S PRIMARY NUMBER LINKED TO RUSSIA, TAJIKISTAN, DUBAI, INDIA AND PAKISTAN. MOHAMMED APPEARS TO BE ONE OF THE COMMON LINKS BETWEEN SAROV (AFGHANISTAN),KURBONOV (DUSHANBE) AND THE RUSSIAN NUMBER, [7] (926) 934-7766. THE RUSSIAN NUMBER WAS IDENTIFIED FROM TOLL DATA FOR [992]-90-790-3333. ¶15. (SBU) THE CELLULAR NUMBERS LISTED IN THIS CABLE HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE DEA DARTS SYSTEM. ¶16. (SBU) IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE REGIONAL SECURITY OFFICE FOR THE UNITED STATES EMBASSY IN DUSHANBE USED ITS LONG-STANDING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE MINISTER OF MVD TO GAIN ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED JOINT DCO-MVD INVESTIGATION. ¶17. (SBU) THIS CABLE WAS PREPARED IN LIEU OF A DEA-6; REFERENCE DUSHANBE 00000569 004 OF 004 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. INDEXING SECTION: ¶1. SAROV, NOSIR NADDIS: PENDING; PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED; POSSIBLE ADDRESS: KONDOZ, MASJIDI KHIYBON-STREET KHUSTIHO, AFGHANISTAN. NO FURTHER IDENTIFYING INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. AN MVD CS PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING AFGHAN CELLULAR NUMBERS FOR SAROV: 93-79-4245620, 93-79-6444539, 93-77-8206030, 93-78-8431632 AND 93-79-5666669. ¶2. KURBONOV, SAIDABROR HAYRULLOEVICH NADDIS: PENDING; DESCRIBED AS A TAJIK NATIONAL; DATE OF BIRTH: AUGUST 28, 1965; PLACE OF BIRTH: DUSHANBE, TAJIKISTAN; FATHER'S NAME: KURNONOV HAYRULLO; MOTHER'S NAME: KURBONOVA; ADDRESS: FIRDAVSI STREET 7/7, APT. 61, DUSHANBE, TAJIKISTAN; TAJIK PASSPORT NUMBER: A5124604; ISSUE DATE: SEPTEMBER 2000; PROFESSION: DENTIST; OFFICE ADDRESS: NAVOI STREET 12/3, APT. 19, DUSHANBE, TAJIKISTAN; POSSIBLE TAJIK CELLULAR PHONE NUMBER, [992] (95) 173-9220. BASED ON MVD CS INFORMATION AND MVD PAST CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS, KURBONOV HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A SIGNIFICANT DRUG TRAFFICKER BASED IN DUSHANBE AND THE PRIMARY BROKER FOR THE SAROV DTO BASED IN KONDOZ, AFGHANISTAN. ¶3. ALEKSEEVA, YULIYA VLADIMIROVNA: NADDIS: PENDING; DESCRIBED AS A RUSSIAN FEMALE; DATE OF BIRTH: DECEMBER 7, 1986; PLACE OF BIRTH: DUSHANBE, TAJIKISTAN; NATIONALITY: RUSSIAN; FATHER'S NAME: VLADIMIR ALEKSEEV; MOTHER'S NAME: NELYA ALEKSEEV; PASSPORT NUMBER: A304#7944; ISSUE DATE: FEBRUARY 12, 2004; RESIDENT: RUDAKI STREET 85, ENTRANCE 5, 4 FLOOR. MVD HAS ESTABLISHED THAT ALEKSEEVA IS MARRIED TO AN AFGHAN NATIONAL IDENTIFIED AS BOS MOHAMMED SARAF MOHAMMED. MVD HAS ESTABLISHED THAT MOHAMMED RESIDES IN DUSHANBE, TAJIKISTAN WITH HIS WIFE AND IS A DIRECT ASSOCIATE OF THE SAROV DTO. BASED ON TOLL RECORD DATA, IT APPEARS THAT MOHAMMED USES THE FOLLOWING TWO TAJIK BASED CELLULAR NUMBERS TO CONDUCT TRAFFICKING ACTIVITY ON BEHALF OF THE SAROV DTO: [992] 90-790-3333 AND [992] (91) 962-9805. ¶4. LNU, BOZ MOHAMMED (FN),SARAF MOHAMMED (MN) AKA AHMED: NADDIS: NEGATIVE; DESCRIBED AS AN AFGHAN NATIONAL WHO RESIDES IN DUSHANBE AND IS MARRIED TO YULIYA VLADIMIROVNA ALEKSEEVA. MVD HAS ESTABLISHED THAT MOHAMMED RESIDES IN DUSHANBE, TAJIKISTAN WITH HIS WIFE AND IS A DIRECT ASSOCIATE OF THE SAROV DTO. MVS SOURCE INFORMATION AND TOLL RECORD DATA INDICATED THAT MOHAMMED USES THE FOLLOWING TWO TAJIK-BASED CELLULAR NUMBERS TO CONDUCT TRAFFICKING ACTIVITY ON BEHALF OF THE SAROV DTO: [992] 90-790-3333 AND [992] (91) 962-9805. JACOBSON