JAMAICA: WORKING HAND IN GLOVE LEADS TO CUFFS

C O N F I D E N T I A L KINGSTON 000495

SIPDIS

DEPT PASS EC CARICOM COLLECTIVE PRIORITY FOR INFO

STATE FOR WHA/CAR (RALVARADO) (VDEPIRRO) (WSMITH) DEPT FOR CA/FPP
DEPT PASS TO KCC
INR/RES (RWARNER)

E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/19/2019
TAGS: CVIS CPAS CMGT SOCI PREL KFRD KCRM ASEC JM XL
SUBJECT: JAMAICA: WORKING HAND IN GLOVE LEADS TO CUFFS

REF: KINGSTON 253

Classified By: Lloyd Moss for reasons 1.4 (b and d)


1. (C) Thanks to a long-standing partnership with the U.S.
Marshals Service (USMS),Kingston Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU)
has assisted in the location and arrest of several fugitives
in Jamaica. In accordance with Immigration and Nationality
Act (INA) section 222f to further the administration and
enforcement of U.S. laws, the FPU and USMS at Post have
forged a strong partnership.


2. (C) The USMS provides FPU with information on Jamaican
criminals while FPU in turn provides relevant biographical
data found in the Consular Consolidated Database (CCD). This
hand in glove relationship has resulted in the entry of over
five hundred new CLASS entries in the past three months and
the arrest of nine fugitives during the past two weeks. Post
would like to commend U.S. Marshals Service Country Attache
Charlie Ahmad for his extraordinary effort on this project
and cooperation with FPU.


3. (C) Jamaica's proximity to the USA and extensive economic
and social ties make it a popular hideout for criminals
wanted there. Jamaica's depressed economic conditions and
the presence of the drug trade contribute to transnational
crime that adversely affects U.S. national security
interests. Embassy Kingston is one of only four posts that
currently benefit from an onsite U.S. Marshals presence. The
USMS Jamaica Field Office focuses on subjects wanted in the
U.S., but for the first time has integrated its efforts to
focus on criminals wanted in Jamaica as part of this year's
fugitive round up Infra-Red.


4. (C) In preparation for this fugitive roundup, the USMS
Jamaica Field Office provided FPU with a list of fugitives
wanted in the USA and Jamaica. Post's FPU ran the list
through the CCD's Facial Recognition On Demand, Text Search,
and Consular Affairs Lookup tools to provide photos,
addresses, and contact details found in Non-Immigrant Visa
applications. This strategy has assisted the USMS in
identifying and tracking persons of interest in the USA and
Jamaica. This symbiotic relationship with the USMS enhances
Post's ability to protect our borders by ensuring visas are
not issued to known fugitives and has successfully led to the
apprehension of criminals. Post's FPU looks forward to the
continued assistance of the USMS in our fraud prevention
efforts.

MOSS