UI-09-0003/YEH1K/SARAF, HAJI NASIR SARAF/TAJIK MINISTRY OF

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 DUSHANBE 000628

SENSITIVE
SIPDIS

NIWF/MANZI, SOD/OSE/MCMANAMON/YASEVICH/KHAN/OSE/SHROYER/D EA
KABUL PASS TO ARD WEIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: DEAX SNAR TI
SUBJECT: UI-09-0003/YEH1K/SARAF, HAJI NASIR SARAF/TAJIK MINISTRY OF
INTERIOR PROVIDES THE DUSHANBE COUNTRY OFFICE WITH THE FIRST AUDIO
RECORDINGS (EXHIBIT N-1) RELATED TO THE HAJI NASIR SARAF WIRE

REF: A) DEA DUSHANBE CABLE #0602/R 210448Z MAY 09

ACTION REQUEST FOR THE DEA KABUL COUNTRY OFFICE IN PARAGRAPH 4



CXX: SOD/OPERATION TAJIK EXPRESS




1. (SBU) ON 05/20/09, ACTING COUNTRY ATTACHE (A/CA) MICHAEL W.
BROWN MET WITH TAJIK MINISTRY OF INTERIOR (MVD),COL. MANSUR
BUHORIEV PERTAINING TO THE JOINT DEA/MVD INTERCEPT INVESTIGATION
TARGETING THE HAJI NASIR SARAF DRUG TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATION
(DTO).




2. (SBU) ON 05/20/09, COL. BUHORIEV OBTAINED THE FIRST AUDIO
RECORDING CD CONTAINING INTERCEPT COMMUNICATION FROM TARGET
LINE, [992] (91) 962-9805. THE INVESTIGATION HAS ESTABLISHED
THAT BOS MOHAMMED IS THE PROBABLE USER OF THE CELLULAR PHONE
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS NUMBER. THE MVD HAS ESTABLISHED THAT
MOHAMMED IS A KEY BROKER FOR THE SARAF DTO; MOHAMMED RESIDES IN
DUSHANBE, TAJIKISTAN WHERE HE, ACCORDING TO AN MVD CONFIDENTIAL
SOURCE, COORDINATES THE IMPORTATION AND RE-DISTRIBUTION OF
HEROIN FROM AFGHANISTAN TO DUSHANBE, TAJIKISTAN.




3. (SBU) COL. BUHORIEV PROVIDED THE ORIGINAL CD TO A/CA BROWN
WHO MADE ONE COPY (EXHIBIT N-1) BEFORE RETURNING THE ORIGINAL
THAT DAY. EXHIBIT N-1 CONTAINS 20 RECORDED CELLULAR TELEPHONE
CALLS MADE BETWEEN 05/10/2009 AND 05/13/2009. ALL OF THE
RECORDINGS WERE COMPOSED OF UNKNOWN MALE INDIVIDUALS CONVERSING
IN TAJIK AND A UNKNOWN AFGHAN DIALECT. ACCORDING TO THE COL.
SOME OF THE RECORDED CALLS CONTAINED SOME BASIC REFERENCES TO
DRUG TRAFFICKING. THE COL. WILL PROVIDE THE DCO WITH A
TRANSCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT N-1 ONCE IT HAS BEEN COMPLETED. THE
USER OF THE INTERCEPT TARGET NUMBER, [992] (91) 962-9805 WAS IN
CONTACT WITH THE FOLLOWING AFGHAN AND TAJIK NUMBERS:



[93] 78670841 (THE DCO WINDOWS MEDIA WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THIS
FILE. A COPY OF THE FILE HAS BEEN SENT TO SOD AND THE KABUL
COUNTRY OFFICE FOR FURTHER REVIEW.)



[992] (91) 7044103

[992] (90) 7100002

[992] (91) 7051140

[992] (91) 9006949 REFS: A) SUBSCRIBER IDENTIFIED AS NAIM NOSIR
SAID.



[992] (91) 9807616

[992] (90) 7100002

[992] (37) 7000661



ACTION REQUEST FOR THE DEA KABUL COUNTRY OFFICE




4. (SBU) THE DCO REQUESTS THAT THE KABUL COUNTRY OFFICE OBTAIN
SUBSCRIBER AND TOLL INFORMATION FOR AFGHAN CELLULAR TELEPHONE,
[93]78670841 IN ADDITION, TO CONDUCTING ALL INFORMATION
CROSS-CHECKS WITH EXISTING CRIMINAL AND INTELLIGENCE DATA BASES
FOR POSSIBLE LINKS TO THE SARAF DTO.



DUSHANBE 00000628 002 OF 002



CUSTODY OF EVIDENCE SECTION:



EXHIBIT N-1




5. (SBU) ON 05/20/09, COL. BUHORIEV OF THE MVD PROVIDED A/CA
BROWN WITH THE ORIGINAL CD CONTAINING AUDIO RECORDINGS OF AN MVD
AUTHORIZED WIRE INTERCEPT ON TAJIK CELLULAR NUMBER, [992] (91)
962-9805. ON 05/20/09, A/AC BROWN MADE A COPY OF THE CD, EXHIBIT
N-1, AND RETURNED THE ORIGINAL TO THE COL. THAT SAME DAY.
EXHIBIT N-1 CONTAINS 20 RECORDED CELLULAR TELEPHONE CALLS MADE
BETWEEN 05/10/2009 AND 05/13/2009. ALL OF THE RECORDINGS WERE
COMPOSED OF UNKNOWN MALE INDIVIDUALS CONVERSING IN TAJIK AND A
UNKNOWN AFGHAN DIALECT. A/CA BROWN WILL MAINTAIN CUSTODY OF THE
EXHIBIT UNTIL IT CAN BE TURNED OVER TO THE DCO NON-DRUG EVIDENCE
CUSTODIAN, S/A WILLIAM T. GUSTAFSON FOR EVIDENCE PROCESSING.



6. (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
ATTACHE MICHAEL W. BROWN AT [992] (37) 229-2807.

INDEXING SECTION:


1. SARAF, HAJI NASIR
NADDIS: 6479196;


2. MOHAMMED, BOS AKA AHMED: NADDIS:
PENDING; PREVIOUSLY


3. SAID, NAIM NOSIR

NADDIS: PENDING; PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED.
JACOBSON