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

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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

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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

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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.
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