GFXZ-08-9180/MULLAH YUSEF DTO INTEL PASSED TO PAKISTAN

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 04 ISLAMABAD 002014 SENSITIVE SIPDIS DEA HQ FOR: OC/HARRIGAN, ODS/MASUMOTO, OE/SHROYER/SHIGETA/VASQUEZ/ROSPOND, SOD/EDDINGTON/LENARTOWICZ/QUINN/MCMURRY, OSOC/HAMLET/MILIONE/KEARNEY, OGE/MENDOSA/SCHRETTNER E.O. 12958: NA TAGS: DEAX SNAR TI SUBJECT: GFXZ-08-9180/MULLAH YUSEF DTO INTEL PASSED TO PAKISTAN CUSTOMS ¶1. (SBU) ON AUGUST 18, 2009, SPECIAL AGENT (SA) JOSEPH LABENBURG BRIEFED PAKISTAN CUSTOMS-PREVENTIVE, SOUTHERN ZONE, KARACHI, PAKISTAN, WITH THE FOLLOWING INTELLIGENCE ON MULTI-TON HASHISH TRAFFICKER MULLAH YUSEF. THIS INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING WILL ASSIST PAKISTAN CUSTOMS PREVENTIVE WITH AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION TARGETING YUSEF AND HIS DRUG TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATION (DTO). THE ICO INTELLIGENCE WILL ALSO ASSIST PAKISTAN CUSTOMS WITH OBTAINING A PERPETUAL ARREST WARRANT (A PAKISTAN PERPETUAL WARRANT WILL AUTOMATICALLY RENEW EACH MONTH) ON YUSEF. SA LABENBURG ALSO PROVIDED PAKISTAN CUSTOMS WITH A WRITTEN ASSESSMENT CONTAINING THE INFORMATION IN THIS CABLE. (AGENTS NOTE: ALL INFORMATION IN THIS CABLE RELATED TO YUSEF IS UNCLASSIFIED.) ¶2. (SBU) YUSEF IS A MULTI-TON HASHISH SOURCE OF SUPPLY (SOS) WHO CLANDESTINELY TRANS-SHIPS LARGE HASHISH CONSIGNMENTS FROM THE MAKRAN COAST, PAKISTAN TO AL MAKALLA, YEMEN (GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES: 143303 N / 0490743 E) AND UNKNOWN PORTS LOCATED IN THE HORN OF AFRICA. YUSEF IS A SOS WHO WILL SUPPLY ANYONE WILLING TO PAY FOR HIS SERVICES. ¶3. (SBU) YUSEF'S PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN KOLONCH, PAKISTAN (GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES: 252900 N / 0624400 E),NEXT TO AMBI BAZAAR, PAKISTAN (GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES: 252200 N / 0624400 E). THE DIRT ROAD THAT ENTERS HIS MAIN RESIDENCE IS APPROXIMATELY TEN FEET WIDE AND ABLE TO FACILITATE SINGLE LANE TRAFFIC. THE DIRT ROAD APPROACHES FROM THE NORTH AND IS LINED WITH SMALL HOUSES. ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF YUSEF'S PROPERTY IS A MOSQUE WITH A BALOCHI IMAM NAMED BRAVI THAT IS USED BY EVERYONE IN YUSEF'S NEIGHBORHOOD. ¶4. (SBU) YUSEF'S MAIN HOUSE IS LOCATED ON THE WESTERN PORTION OF HIS PROPERTY. YUSEF'S HOUSE HAS FOUR FLOORS WITH AN UNKNOWN NUMBER OF ROOMS. THE MAIN HOUSE IS SEPARATED FROM THE GUEST HOUSE BY A 500 METER WALL THAT IS APPROXIMATELY TWO METERS TALL. THE GUEST HOUSE IS APPROXIMATELY 400 METERS EAST OF THE MAIN HOUSE AND APPROXIMATELY 100 METERS AWAY FROM THE SEPARATING WALL AND 500 METERS FROM THE MOSQUE LOCATED ON YUSEF'S PROPERTY. THE GUEST HOUSE HAS TWO BEDROOMS AND ONE BATHROOM LOCATED IN THE SOUTHEASTERN BEDROOM. THE DOOR TO THE GUEST HOUSE IS LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE HOUSE AND THERE ARE TWO WINDOWS LOCATED ON THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN SIDES. THERE IS A CAR PORT LOCATED 30 METERS NORTH OF THE GUEST HOUSE. ¶5. (SBU) YUSEF OWNS TWO JELIBUT TYPE DHOWS THAT ARE PORTED IN GWADAR, PAKISTAN. THE DHOWS ARE APPROXIMATELY 45 FEET LONG WITH A PILOT HOUSE AT THE AFT END. THE DHOWS ARE CREWED BY UNKNOWN PERSONNEL. IT IS UNKNOWN IF ANY MODIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE DHOWS. YUSEF REPORTEDLY HOLDS INDIVIDUALS AS COLLATERAL DURING DRUG DEALINGS WITH CUSTOMERS. YUSEF CAN OBTAIN OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS FOR ANYONE WORKING FOR HIM. ¶6. (SBU) JOB DESCRIPTIONS OF CRIMINAL ASSOCIATES INVOLVED IN MULLAH YUSEF'S DRUG TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATION AND HISTORICAL BACKGROUND ON THE SEIZURE OF HASHISH LADEN DHOW AL ZAFAR: ¶7. (SBU) A MAN NAMED 'BABU' LAST NAME UNKNOWN (LNU): BABU IS EMPLOYED BY YUSEF AS A HASHISH COURIER AND POSSIBLY OTHER CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES. BABU TRAVELS WITH THREE TO FOUR ARMED MEN WHO EACH CARRY ONE AK-47 AUTOMATIC RIFLE AND ONE DERA 9MM PISTOL. BABU AND HIS MEN HAVE ALTERED VEHICLES IN ORDER TO CARRY DRUGS TO SPEED BOATS OWNED BY YUSEF. THE SPEED BOATS ARE USED TO DELIVER HASHISH TO DHOWS OWNED BY YUSEF, IN GWADAR, PAKISTAN. ¶8. (SBU) MORDA JAN GURGUAG AND MOHAMMED GUL GURGUAG: MORDA JAN GURGUAG AND MOHAMMED GUL GURGUAG ARE BROTHERS AND WORK AS DRUG AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING FACILITATORS FOR YUSEF. GURGUAG IS THE BROTHER'S TRIBAL NAME. THE MAIN JOB FOR MORDA GURGUAG AND MOHAMMED GURGUAG IS TO CONDUCT HUMAN SMUGGLING OPERATIONS FROM GWADAR, PAKISTAN TO NOKANDAN, IRAN. THE BROTHERS REPORTEDLY USE A BLUE TOYOTA LAND CRUISER WITH LARGER ALL TERRAIN TIRES SO THEY CAN TRAVEL ACROSS THE BORDER IN ANY SEASON OR TERRAIN. MORDA GURGUAG HAS CONTACTS (UNKNOWN) AT THE IRANIAN/PAKISTAN BORDER STATION THAT HE BRIBES WITH 2000 IRANIAN RIALS ($217.00 U.S. DOLLARS) IN ORDER TO SMUGGLE PEOPLE FROM IRAN INTO PAKISTAN. MORDA GURGUAG ALSO HAS CONTACTS (UNKNOWN) AT THE PAKISTAN/IRAN BORDER THAT HE BRIBES WITH 2000 PAKISTAN RUPEES ($23.00 U.S. DOLLARS). THE BORDER CROSSING USED BY MORDA GURGUAG IS CALLED 'REMDHA' AND FROM THERE THE SMUGGLED PEOPLE ARE MOVED TO DUBI, IRAN (GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES: 251508 N / 0551648 E),SHIRAZ, IRAN ((GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES: 311037 N / 0532210 E) AND TEHRAN, IRAN. IT IS UNKNOWN WHY THE BROTHERS ARE SMUGGLING HUMANS INTO ISLAMABAD 00002014 002.2 OF 004 IRAN. ¶9. SBU) IN JULY 2007 AND 2008 MORDA JAN GURGUAG APPROACHED YUSEF ABOUT CAPTAINING A HASHISH LADEN SMUGGLING DHOW, POSSIBLY THE AL ZAFAR. ¶10. (SBU) MORDA GURGUAG RECRUITED THE MASTER (CAPTAIN) FOR THE TRAFFICKING DHOW IDENTIFIED AS THE AL ZAFAR. THE AL ZAFAR WAS SUBSEQUENTLY INTERDICTED BY COALITION FORCES ON OCTOBER 1, 2008. YUSEF MET WITH AND CONFIRMED THE INDIVIDUAL WHO WOULD CAPTAIN THE AL ZAFAR. PRIOR TO DEPARTURE, AKHTAR ALI BOSH AND MORDA GURGUAG GAVE THE AL ZAFAR CAPTAIN 50,000 PAKISTAN RUPEES ($684.00 U.S. DOLLARS) TO FIND A CREW IN GWADAR, PAKISTAN AND TO OBTAIN SUPPLIES. NINE MEN WHO WERE WAITING AT THE PORT IN SEARCH OF WORK WERE ASKED TO TAKE THE VOYAGE SOUTH TO HELP DELIVER THE HASHISH. EACH OF THE NINE MEN WERE PAID 5,000 PAKISTAN RUPEES ($68.00 U.S. DOLLARS) TO PURCHASE THEIR OWN SUPPLIES AND MEET AT THE AL ZAFAR IN THREE DAYS. ¶11. (SBU) IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THEIR FISHERMAN IDENTIFICATION, THE MEN PROVIDED TWO PASSPORT PHOTOS AND THEIR PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION CARDS TO THE AL ZAFAR CAPTAIN. ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2008, UPON ARRIVAL TO THE AL ZAFAR, AKHTAR ALI BOSH AND THE AL ZAFAR CAPTAIN GAVE THE CREW THEIR NEW FISHERMAN IDENTIFICATION CARDS. ON THE SAME DATE, THE AL ZAFAR CREW, INCLUDING THE CAPTAIN, DEPARTED GWADAR, PAKISTAN AND STARTED THEIR VOYAGE ON A HEADING OF 180 DEGREES. THE AL ZAFAR TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY SEVEN NAUTICAL MILES SOUTH OF GWADAR, PAKISTAN AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO HOLD UNTIL A CALL WAS RECEIVED FROM YUSEF. ¶12. (SBU) ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2008, AT APPROXIMATELY 12:00 PM, THE AL ZAFAR CAPTAIN RECEIVED A CALL FROM YUSEF AND WAS INSTRUCTED BY YUSEF TO TRAVEL WEST TO RAS PISHUKAN, PAKISTAN (GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES: 250600 N / 0620500 E) WHERE HE WOULD RECEIVE FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS FROM NAZIR LAST NAME UNKNOWN TO SET UP AN EVENING TO LOAD THE HASHISH ABOARD THE AL ZAFAR. ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2008, AT APPROXIMATELY 8:00 PM, NAZIR LNU CONTACTED THE AL ZAFAR CAPTAIN AND INITIATED THE DELIVERY OF THE HASHISH CONTAINED WITHIN TWO SPEED BOATS. THE SPEED BOATS WERE WHITE WITH A RED STRIPE ON THE SIDE, APPROXIMATELY NINE METERS IN LENGTH WITH ONE LARGE OUTBOARD MOTOR. NAZIR LNU USED FOUR MEN AND THE AL ZAFAR CREW TO TRANSFER APPROXIMATELY THREE METRIC TONS OF HASHISH FROM THE SPEED BOATS TO THE AL ZAFAR WHICH TOOK APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR. ¶13. (SBU) THE AL ZAFAR CREW WAS INSTRUCTED BY THE CAPTAIN TO PLACE THE HASHISH IN THE EMPTY VOIDS OF THE DIESEL TANKS IN THE LOWER DECK OF THE ENGINEERING COMPARTMENT. ¶14. (SBU) FROM SEPTEMBER 19, 2008 TO SEPTEMBER 24, 2008, THE AL ZAFAR TRAVELED AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY SIX KNOTS AND AVOIDED OMAN AND YEMEN TERRITORIAL WATERS. ¶15. (SBU) ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2008, THE AL ZAFAR WAS INSTRUCTED BY YUSEF TO START A HEADING OF 190 DEGREES AND AWAIT FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS. ¶16. (SBU) ON OCTOBER 1, 2008, THE AL ZAFAR RECEIVED INSTRUCTIONS FROM YUSEF TO HEAD TOWARD THE COAST OF AL MAKALLA, YEMEN (GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES: 143431 N / 0490634 E). ¶17. (SBU) THE HASHISH THAT WAS LOADED ONBOARD THE DHOW AL ZAFAR WAS PROVIDED BY KHALID LNU. KHALID ACQUIRES THE HASHISH VIA CONTACTS IN GIRDI JANGLE, PAKISTAN (GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES: 290721 N / 0643425 E) AND TRANSPORTS THE HASHISH TO DHOWS OWNED BY YUSEF AND OTHER HASHISH TRAFFICKERS YET TO BE IDENTIFIED. KHALID PAYS FOR THE HASHISH SHIPMENTS USING THE HAWALA SYSTEM. KHALID INFORMS HIS HAWALADAR TO CONTACT A HAWALADAR IN AFGHANISTAN TO PAY THE HASHISH CULTIVATORS A CERTAIN (UNKNOWN AMOUNT) AMOUNT OF MONEY TO PACKAGE AND SHIP THE HASHISH INTO IRAN. KHALID IS A VERY WEALTHY MAN AND HAS INFLUENTIAL CONTACTS ALL OVER THE REGION (IRAN/AFGHANISTAN/PAKISTAN). KHALID REPORTEDLY TRAFFICS HASHISH ONLY. ¶18. (U) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DEA AGENTS MANUAL SECTION 6242.11, THIS TELETYPE WAS PREPARED IN LIEU OF A DEA-6, REPORT OF INVESTIGATION. ¶19. (U) PLEASE DIRECT ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE INFORMATION IN THIS CABLE TO SA JOE LABENBURG OR ACTING COUNTRY ATTACH MICHAEL W. ISLAMABAD 00002014 003 OF 004 BROWN AT PHONE NUMBER 011-92-51-208-2747. INDEXING ¶1. MULLAH YUSEF - NADDIS NEGATIVE ALIAS UNKNOWN; OCCUPATION NARCOTICS SOURCE OF SUPPLY; CITIZENSHIP PAKISTAN NATIONAL; NATIONALITY/ETHNICITY PAKISTANI / BALUCHI; AGE 60-65 YEARS OLD; PLACE OF BIRTH TURBET, PAKISTAN; HEIGHT 6 FEET 0 INCHES; WEIGHT 160-170 LBS; BUILD MEDIUM; DOMINANT HAND RIGHT; FACIAL HAIR CLEAN SHAVEN WITH A LONG WHITE BALUCH STYLE MUSTACHE THAT HE TRIES TO COVER BY DYING IT RED; HEAD HAIR BALD; EYE COLOR BROWN; GLASSES NONE; TEETH YELLOWISH; SKIN TONE PALE BROWN SKIN; RELIGION/SECT MUSLIM/SUNNI; DISTINGUISHING FEATURES/CHARACTERISTICS WEARS A TRADITIONAL BALUCHI HEAD CAP; EDUCATION NO SCHOOL BUT INTELLIGENT, UNDERSTANDS PHONES AND COMPUTERS; LANGUAGES-BALUCHI, URDU, ARABIC, FARSI; CONTACT INFORMATION MOBILE PHONE 032118060190; MARITAL STATUS MARRIED WITH TWO SONS AND UNKNOWN NUMBER OF DAUGHTERS; YOUNGER SON IS 13 TO 14 YEARS OLD AND STUDYING IN KARACHI, PAKISTAN; OTHER SON IS ALWAYS WITH YUSEF; VEHICLE ONE NEW WHITE, FOUR WHEEL DRIVE TOYOTA LAND CRUISER WITH A PAKISTAN LICENSE PLATE ¶2. KHALID LAST NAME UNKNOWN (LNU) - NADDIS INCONCLUSIVE ALIAS UNKNOWN; OCCUPATION HASHISH SOURCE OF SUPPLY; CITIZENSHIP IRANIAN; NATIONALITY/ETHNICITY; IRANIAN / BALUCHI; AGE APPROXIMATELY 25 YEARS OLD; PLACE OF BIRTH UNKNOWN; HEIGHT 5 FEET 8 INCHES; WEIGHT 170 LBS; BUILD MEDIUM/STRONG LOOKING; FACIAL HAIR CLEAN SHAVEN WITH SMALL BLACK MUSTACHE; HEAD HAIR BLACK WELL CUT ONE INCH ALL AROUND; EYE COLOR BROWN; GLASSES NONE; TEETH WHITE; SKIN TONE BROWN; SKIN; RELIGION/SECT MUSLIM/SUNNI; DISTINGUISHING FEATURES/CHARACTERISTICS SMALL EARS/SOFT SPOKEN; LANGUAGES BALUCHI, URDU, ARABIC; TRAVELS TO IRAN OFTEN ¶3. BABU LAST NAME UNKNOWN (LNU) - NADDIS INCONCLUSIVE ALIAS UNKNOWN; OCCUPATION CRIMINAL ASSOCIATE OF MULLAH YUSEF; CITIZENSHIP PAKISTAN NATIONAL; NATIONALITY/ETHNICITY PAKISTANI / BALUCHI; AGE 36-37 YEARS OLD; PLACE OF BIRTH UNKNOWN; RESIDES IN TURBAT, PAKISTAN; HEIGHT 6' FEET; WEIGHT UNKNOWN; BUILD THIN; FACIAL HAIR CLEAN SHAVEN WITH A LONG MUSTACHE CURLED AT THE ENDS; HEAD HAIR BLACK HAIR WITH A LITTLE GREY; EYE COLOR BLACK; GLASSES NONE; TEETH NORMAL BUT ROTTING; SKIN TONE DARK SKINNED BLACK; RELIGION/SECT MUSLIM/SUNNI; LANGUAGES BALUCHI, URDU, ENGLISH; VEHICLE TWO DOOR, NEW, BLUE TOYOTA LAND CRUISER OR NISSAN PATHFINDER; HOME ADDRESS UNKNOWN; BODYGUARDS THREE OR FOUR BODYGUARDS THAT CARRY AUTOMAT KALASHNIKOV (AK-47) RIFLES AND 9 X 19MM PISTOLS ¶4. MORDA JAN GURGUAG - NADDIS NEGATIVE GURGUAG IS A TRIBAL OR SURNAME; ALIAS UNKNOWN; OCCUPATION HEAD HUNTER FOR MULLAH YUSEF AND HUMAN TRAFFICKER BETWEEN IRAN AND PAKISTAN; CITIZENSHIP IRAN AND PAKISTAN; NATIONALITY/ETHNICITY IRANIAN / BALUCHI; AGE 35 YEARS OLD; PLACE OF BIRTH IRAN; HEIGHT 6 FEET 3 INCHES; WEIGHT 190 LBS; BUILD LARGE; FACIAL HAIR CLEAN SHAVEN WITH BALUCHI MUSTACHE DYED RED; HEAD HAIR LONG BLACK HAIR DOWN TO THE MIDDLE OF THE NECK THAT IS KEPT SLICKED BACK; EYE COLOR BROWN; GLASSES NONE; TEETH WHITE; SKIN TONE PALE BROWN; RELIGION/SECT MUSLIM/SUNNI; LANGUAGES BALUCHI, URDU, FARSI; CONTACT INFORMATION MOBILE PHONE 03213400081; MARITAL STATUS MARRIED WITH 3 OR 4 CHILDREN; RESIDE WITH YOUNGER BROTHER MOHAMMED GUL GURGUAG; VEHICLE TOYOTA LAND CRUISER; HOME ADDRESS LIVES IN BALAK, IRAN; TRAVELS CHAH BAHAR, NOKEANDI, IRAN, GWADAR, PAKISTAN; ¶5. MOHAMMED GUL GURGUAG - NADDIS NEGATIVE GURGUAG IS HIS TRIBAL OR SURNAME; ALIAS UNKNOWN; OCCUPATION HUMAN TRAFFICKER BETWEEN IRAN AND PAKISTAN; CITIZENSHIP IRAN AND PAKISTAN; NATIONALITY/ETHNICITY IRANIAN / BALUCHI; AGE 22 YEARS OLD; PLACE OF BIRTH IRAN; HEIGHT 5 FEET 11 INCHES; WEIGHT 200 LBS; BUILD LARGE; FACIAL HAIR CLEAN SHAVEN WITH A SMALL MUSTACHE; HEAD HAIR BLACK TWO INCHES FLUFFY; EYE COLOR BROWN; GLASSES NONE; SKIN TONE PALE BROWN SKIN; RELIGION/SECT MUSLIM/SUNNI; LANGUAGES BALUCHI, FARSI; VEHICLE SHARES TOYOTA LAND CRUISER WITH BROTHER MORDA GURGUAG; HOME ADDRESS LIVES IN BALAK, IRAN; LOCATIONS FREQUENTED CHAH BAHAR AND NOKEANDI, IRAN AND GWADAR, PAKISTAN ¶6. AKHTAR ALI BOSH - NADDIS NEGATIVE BOSH IS HIS TRIBAL NAME; ALIAS UNKNOWN; OCCUPATION CLOSE ASSOCIATE ISLAMABAD 00002014 004 OF 004 AND DRIVER OF MULLAH YUSEF, POSSIBLE BROTHER IN LAW OF YUSEF; CITIZENSHIP PAKISTAN; NATIONALITY/ETHNICITY PAKISTANI / BALUCHI; AGE 21-22 YEARS OLD; PLACE OF BIRTH UNKNOWN; HEIGHT 5 FEET 7 INCHES; WEIGHT 145 LBS; BUILD SKINNY; FACIAL HAIR CLEAN SHAVEN WITH BALUCHI MUSTACHE; HEAD HAIR LONG BLACK HAIR WORN SLICKED BACK; EYE COLOR BROWN; GLASSES NONE; TEETH WHITE; SKIN TONE PALE BROWN; RELIGION/SECT MUSLIM/SUNNI; LANGUAGES BALUCHI, URDU; CONTACT INFORMATION MOBILE PHONE 03218061070; MARITAL STATUS MARRIED / NO CHILDREN; VEHICLE TOYOTA LAND CRUISER OWNED BY YUSEF PATTERSON