GFXZ-09-9180/JOINT DEA ISLAMABAD CO/ DEA NEW YORK FIELD

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 ISLAMABAD 002052 SENSITIVE SIPDIS DEA HQ FOR: OC/HARRIGAN, ODS/MASUMOTO OE/SHROYER /SHIGETA/VASQUEZ, OSA/PIKE, FOE/HAFF, SOD/EDDINGTON/ OSE/HAMLET/QUINN/DISANTO/LENARTOWICZ, OGE/MENDOSA/SCHRETTNER PASS TO: DEA NEW YORK FIELD DIVISION ASAC DAVID H. POLOS/ STRIKE FORCE GROUP Z-53/GS PATRICK J. HAMLETTE JR./S/A PATHIK LOTWALA E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: SNAR DEAX TI SUBJECT: GFXZ-09-9180/JOINT DEA ISLAMABAD CO/ DEA NEW YORK FIELD DIVISION/PAKISTAN ANTI-NARCOTICS SPECIAL INVESTIGATIVE UNIT JOINT INVESTIGATION TARGETING THE U.S. DIRECTED HEROIN DISTRIBUTION ACTIVITIES OF PAKISTAN TARGET SANA ULLAH REF. (A): DEA NEW YORK FIELD DIVISION CABLE 2143 DATED 251436Z AUG 09/CASE FILE: C1-07-Z067/YNH1J; KHAN, AGHA/OPERATION STRANGLEHOLD REF.(B): TELECON AND DEA FIREBIRD COMMUNICATION BETWEEN ISLAMABAD CO ACTING COUNTRY ATTACHE (A/CA) MICHAEL W. BROWN AND NYOCDESF GROUP Z-53, G/S PATRICK J. HAMLETTE AND S/A PATHIK LOTWALA ON AUGUST 14, ¶2009. REF. (C): ANTI-NARCOTICS SPECIAL INVESTIGATIVE LETTER OF ASSISTANCE IN SUPPORT OF DEA ISLAMABAD CO TARGET SANAHWOLLHA DATED AUGUST 2009. REF. (D): FIREBIRD EMAIL COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A/CA MICHAEL W. BROWN AND S/A PATHIK CONCERNING DEA UNDERCOVER CONTACT WITH PRIMARY TARGET, SANAHWOLLHA ON AUGUST 24/25, 2009. ¶1. (SBU) REF. (A),(B): ON AUGUST 25, 2009, THE DEA ISLAMABAD COUNTRY OFFICE (ICO) RECEIVED AN ACTION REQUEST FROM THE DEA NEW YORK FIELD DIVISION ORGANIZED CRIME DRUG ENFORCEMENT STRIKE FORCE, GROUP Z-53 GROUP SUPERVISOR PATRICK J. HAMLETTE, REQUESTING ASSISTANCE TARGETING THE TRAFFICKING ACTIVITY OF A QUETTA, BALOCHISTAN PROVINCE, PAKISTAN BASED SUBJECT TENTATIVELY IDENTIFIED BY THE NEW YORK FIELD DIVISION AS SANAHWOLLHA. (THE ICO HAS DETERMINED THAT SANAHWOLLHA SHOULD BE PRONOUNCED AND SPELLED AS SANA ULLAH.) ¶2. (SBU) ON AUGUST 18, 2009, A/CA BROWN, IN ORDER TO ASSIST THE DEA NEW YORK INVESTIGATION MET WITH THE PAKISTAN ANTI-NARCOTICS FORCE SPECIAL INVESTIGATIVE UNIT (ANF/SIU) TO INITIATE A JOINT INVESTIGATION THAT WOULD IDENTIFY ULLAH AND FACILITATE THE INTRODUCTION OF AN ANF/SIU UNDERCOVER OFFICER INTO THE ULLAH TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATION. THE DEA NEW YORK FIELD DIVISION HAS ESTABLISHED THAT ULLAH IS SHIPPING KILOGRAM QUANTITIES OF HEROIN FROM PAKISTAN TO THE UNITED STATES. THE DEA NEW YORK FIELD DIVISION IS CURRENTLY CONDUCTING UNDERCOVER NEGOTIATIONS WITH ULLAH IN ORDER TO ACQUIRE A HEROIN SAMPLE IN SUPPORT OF A FUTURE ONE KILOGRAM PURCHASE. ¶3. (SBU) THE ANF/SIU STATED THAT THEY WOULD COORDINATE AN UNDERCOVER MEETING WITH ULLAH AND OBTAIN THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED HEROIN SAMPLE ONCE DEA UNDERCOVER S/A PATHIK LOTWALA HAD ESTABLISHED THE ANF/SIU UNDERCOVER INTRODUCTION. THE ANF/SIU STATED THAT THEY WOULD ASSIST DEA IN PURCHASING THE ONE KILOGRAM OF HEROIN AND COORDINATING A CONTROLLED DELIVERY TO THE UNITED STATES. ANF/SIU FURTHER STATED THEY HAD NO OBJECTION TO DEA CONDUCTING A LURE OPERATION WHICH WOULD DRAW ULLAH AND OR OTHER MEMBERS OF HIS ORGANIZATION TO THE UNITED STATES WHERE THEY WOULD BE ARRESTED AND PROSECUTED. ¶4. (SBU) REF. (C): ON AUGUST 25, 2009, THE ANF/SIU PROVIDED THE ICO WITH AN OFFICIAL LETTER STATING THEY WOULD ASSIST THE ICO WITH THE ABOVE MENTIONED INVESTIGATION TARGETING ULLAH. ¶5. (SBU) REF. (D): ON AUGUST 25 2009, A/CA BROWN MET WITH THE ANF/SIU ADVISING THEM THAT THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED DEA UNDERCOVER AGENT TELEPHONICALLY CONTACTED ULLAH ON AUGUST 24, 2009 AT PAKISTAN CELLULAR NUMBER 092-300-3800744. A/CA BROWN STATED THAT THE DEA UNDERCOVER AGENT TOLD ULLAH THAT HIS (DEA UNDERCOVER) PAKISTAN ASSOCIATE IDENTIFIED AS SHAHID WOULD CONTACT HIM SOMETIME DURING THE NEXT TWO DAYS IN ORDER TO COORDINATE THE ACQUISITION OF THE HEROIN SAMPLE. A/CA BROWN REQUESTED THE ANF/SIU TO RECORD ANY AND ALL UNDERCOVER CELLULAR COMMUNICATIONS WITH ULLAH IF POSSIBLE. ¶6. (SBU) A/CA BROWN REQUESTED THE ANF/SIU TO CONDUCT A CELLULAR TOLL AND SUBSCRIBER QUERY FOR ULLAH'S PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED CELLULAR NUMBER FROM JULY 2008 TO THE PRESENT IN ADDITION TO OBTAINING NATIONAL IDENTITY CARD INFORMATION RELATED TO THE CELLULAR PHONE SUBSCRIPTION. THE ICO WILL SELECT AN XZ IDENTIFIER ONCE ULLAH HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AND THE SAMPLE HAS BEEN OBTAINED. ¶7. (U) 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 THE INFORMATION IN THIS CABLE TO A/CA MICHAEL W. BROWN 011-92-51-208-2747. INDEXING SECTION; ISLAMABAD 00002052 002 OF 002 ¶1. SANA ULLAH AKA SANAHWOLLHA NADDIS: NEGATIVE; PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED PATTERSON