OPERATION TRITON/GFXZ-09-8004/PAKISTAN CONTAINERS DESTINED

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 ISLAMABAD 001969 SENSITIVE SIPDIS DEA HQ FOR: OC/HARRIGAN, ODS/MASUMOTO OE/SHROYER /SHIGETA/VASQUEZ/ROSPOJND/ SOD/EDDINGTON/LENARTOWICZ/QUINN/MCMURRY/ OSOC/HAMLET/MILIONE/KEARNEY/ OGE/SCHRETTNER/MENDOSA E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: SNAR DEAX TI SUBJECT: OPERATION TRITON/GFXZ-09-8004/PAKISTAN CONTAINERS DESTINED FOR CHINA WHICH MAY CONTAIN IN EXCESS OF 400 KILOGRAMS OF HEROIN ACTION REQUEST FOR THE DEA BEIJING COUNTRY OFFICE IN PARAGRAPH NUMBER 4 REF: A) REFERENCE TELECOMMUNICATION BETWEEN DEA ISLAMABAD COUNTRY OFFICE ACTING COUNTRY ATTACH, MICHAEL W. BROWN, BEIJING COUNTRY ATTACH ,BRADY C. MACKAY AND SINGAPORE COUNTRY OFFICE COUNTRY ATTACH, RUSSELL C. HOLSKLE ON 08/18/09 ¶1. (SBU) ON 08/17/09, DEA ISLAMABAD COUNTRY OFFICE (ICO) ACTING COUNTRY ATTACH (ACA) MICHAEL W. BROWN MET WITH A HIGH RANKING PAKISTAN CUSTOMS OFFICIAL CONCERNING TWO CONTAINERIZED FABRIC CONSIGNMENTS WHICH DEPARTED THE SEAPORT IN KARACHI, PAKISTAN, DURING THE END OF JULY AND THE BEGINNING OF AUGUST 2009, DESTINED FOR GUANGDONG, CHINA. PAKISTAN CUSTOMS REPORTED THAT THEY HAD DEVELOPED RELIABLE FIRST HAND SOURCE INFORMATION WHICH STATED EACH CONTAINER HAD APPROXIMATELY 200 KILOGRAMS OF HEROIN CONCEALED INSIDE A COMMERCIAL FABRIC COVER LOAD. ¶2. (SBU) PAKISTAN CUSTOMS REQUESTED THE ICO TO ASSIST T 0HEM IN DEVELOPING AN INVESTIGATION WHICH WOULD INTERDICT THE DISPATCHED CONTAINERS IN EITHER CHINA OR SINGAPORE FOR A DETAILED INSPECTION. PAKISTAN CUSTOMS PROVIDED THE ICO WITH THE FOLLOWING SHIPPING INFORMATION IN REFERENCE TO THE AFOREMENTIONED CONTAINERS: INFORMATION FOR CONTAINER NUMBER ONE: DATE OF DEPARTURE FROM KARACHI, PAKISTAN: JULY 29, 2009 IMPORTERS NAME: M/S SHENZHEN BAORUITONG TRADE CO. LTD ADDRESS OF IMPORTER: 207/NO.2, SONGQUAN APARTMENT TAIBAI ROAD, KUOHU DISTRICT SHENZHEN CITY, GUANGDONG, CHINA, SHEKOU, CHINA EXPORTER ADDRESS: XONNON IMPORT AND EXPORT SERVICES PVT. LTD. EXPORTER ADDRESS: XOANNON IMPORT AND EXPORT SERVICES OFFICE NO. 2, SECOND FLOOR U-FONE PLAZA NEAR CITY BANK PESHAWAR ROAD RAWALPINDIA, PUNJAB, PAKISTAN VESSEL: HYUNDIA CONTAINER NUMBER: CRXU 1155129 PORT OF DESTINATION: SHEKOU, CHINA CONTAINER CONTENTS: FABRIC ICO CURRENT INFORMATION ON CONTAINER NUMBER ONE-CRXU 1155129: CONTAINER LEASED TO: HAPAG LLOYD BOOKING NUMBER: 29868026 BILL OF LADING NUMBER: HLCUKH1090853002 CONTAINER TYPE: 20 FOOT CONTAINER CURRENT LOCATION OF CONTAINER: THE CONTAINER IS CURRENTLY SITTING AT THE PORT IN SINGAPORE WAITING TO BE LOADED ON THE BANGKOK EXPRESS FOR ONWARD TRANSIT TO SHEKOU, CHINA. INFORMATION FOR CONTAINER NUMBER TWO: CONTAINER NUMBER TWO: DATE OF DEPARTURE FROM KARACHI, PAKISTAN: AUGUST 15, 2009 CONTAINER NUMBER: CLHU 8519648 VESSEL: HYUNDIA ALL OTHER SHIPPING INFORMATION FOR CONTAINER NUMBER TWO IS THE SAME AS FOR CONTAINER NUMBER ONE. ICO CURRENT INFORMATION FOR CONTAINER NUMBER TWO-CLHU 8519648: CONTAINER LEASED TO: HAPAG LLOYD ISLAMABAD 00001969 002 OF 002 BOOKING NUMBER: 28870021 BILL OF LADING NUMBER: HLCUKH1090856044 ON 08/22/09 THE CONTAINER WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE M/V COLOMBO IN SINGAPORE; ON 09/01/09 THE M/V COLOMBO WILL BE DISCHARGE FOR SHEKOU, CHINA. ¶3. (SBU) REF: A) ON 08/18/09, ACA BROWN SPOKE WITH DEA BEIJING COUNTRY ATTACH, BRADY C. MACKAY AND SINGAPORE COUNTRY OFFICE COUNTRY ATTACH, RUSSELL C. HOLSKLE CONCERNING THE ABOVE MENTIONED INFORMATION AND A POSSIBLE COURSE OF ACTION. ACA MACKAY STATED THAT HIS COUNTER-PARTS IN BEIJING WOULD SUPPORT THE INSPECTION AND A POSSIBLE IN-COUNTRY CONTROLLED DELIVERY OF THE CONTAINERS AND ITS CONTENTS ONCE THEY ARRIVED IN SHEKOU, CHINA. ACTION REQUEST FOR THE DEA BEIJING COUNTRY OFFICE ¶4. (SBU) THE ICO REQUESTS THAT THE DEA BEIJING COUNTRY OFFICE COORDINATE THE INSPECTION OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED CONTAINERS WITH THEIR COUNTER-PARTS. THE ICO ALSO REQUESTS THAT ANY INFORMATION DEVELOPED BY A POSITIVE SEARCH OF THE CONTAINERS AND ANY POSSIBLE ENFORCEMENT ACTION BE PASSED BACK TO THE ICO TO ASSIST PAKISTAN CUSTOMS IN INITIATING AN INVESTIGATION AND OR CONDUCTING ARRESTS IN PAKISTAN RELATED TO THE AA SHIPMENT. ¶5. (SBU) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DEA AGENTS MANUAL SECTION 6242.11, THIS TELETYPE WAS PREPARED IN LIEU OF A DEA-6, REPORT OF INVESTIGATION. PLEASE DIRECT ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS CABLE PLEASE CONTACT A/CA MICHAEL W. BROWN AT 011-92-51-208-2747. INDEXING SECTION; ¶1. XOANON IMPORTING AND EXPORT SERVICES PVT LTD: NADDIS NEGATIVE: DESCRIBED AS SHIPPING COMPANY WITH A REGISTERED ADDRESS AT OFFICE NUMBER 2, SECOND FLOOR U-FONE PLAZA NEAR CITY BANK PESHAWAR ROAD, RAWALPINDIA, and PUNJAB, PAKISTAN. POSSIBLE OTHER SPELLING FOR COMPANY IS XONNON IMPORT AND EXPORT SERVICES PVT LTD. ACCORDING TO PAKISTAN CUSTOMS INFORMATION DATED 08/18/09; THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED COMPANY IS INVOLVED IN SHIPPING CONTAINERIZED SHIPMENTS OF HEROIN FROM PAKISTAN TO CHINA. ¶2. M/S SHENZHEN BAORUITONG TRADE CO. LTD. NADDIS: NEGATIVE: REGISTERED ADDRESS FOR MS/ SHENZHEN IS 207/NUMBER 2, SONGQUAN APARTMENT TAIBAI ROAD, KUOHU DISTRICT SHENZHEN CITY, GUANGDONG, CHINA, SHEKOU, CHINA. ACCORDING TO PAKISTAN CUSTOMS INFORMATION DATED 08/18/09, THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED COMPANY IS INVOLVED IN SHIPPING CONTAINERIZED SHIPMENTS OF HEROIN FROM PAKISTAN TO CHINA. PATTERSON