VISAS VIPER: THE "TORONTO 18" AS CANDIDATES FOR

S E C R E T OTTAWA 000768 SIPDIS FOR INR/TIPOFF AND CA/VO/L/C E.O. 12958: DECL: 25X1-HUMAN TAGS: KVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC CA SUBJECT: VISAS VIPER: THE "TORONTO 18" AS CANDIDATES FOR VISAS VIPER PROGRAM REF: A. OTTAWA 703 ¶B. TORONTO 106 AND PREVIOUS Classified By: Minister Counselor for Consular Affairs David T. Hopper for reason 1.4(c) ¶1. (S) SUMMARY At Embassy Ottawa's monthly Visas Viper meeting on September 09, 2009, a list of 27 indidivudals who were involved in the so-called "Toronto 18" conspiracy, a plot to engage in terrorist activities in the Toronto metropolitan area, was submitted for consideration. All of these individuals are watchlisted in the Consular Lookout and Support System (CLASS). Post is submitting their names to be included in the Visas Viper program. END SUMMARY ¶2. (S) The government of Canada has arrested 18 of the 27 individuals. Their names, dates of birth, places of birth, and citizenship are as follows: NAME DOB POB/Citzenship Fahim Ahmad 10-Aug-84 Afghanistan/Canada Zakaria Amara 18-Aug-85 Jordan/Canada Steven Chand aka Abdoul Shakur 02-Mar-81 Canada/Canada XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX Pakistan/Canada XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX Canada/Canada Amin Durrani 17-Jun-86 Pakistan/Canada Saad Khalid 12-Aug-86 Saudi Arabia/Canada Asad Waqar Ansari 08-Mar-85 Pakistan/Pakistan XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX Iraq/unknown Jahmaal I. Francis aka Jahmaal James 16-Apr-83 Canada/Canada XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX Ethiopia/Canada Ali Dirie 10-Aug-83 Somalia/Canada Shareef Abdelhaleem (Abdelhaleen) 01-Jan-76 Egypt/Canada Saad Gaya 17-Nov-87 Canada/Canada XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX Sri Lanka/Canada XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX UAE/UAE XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX Saudi Arabia/unknown XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX Malaysia/unknown ¶3. (S) XXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXX, and XXXXXXXXXXXX are all minors, and the Canadian courts forbid the publication of their names. ¶4. (S) The Canadian authorities have not arrested 9 other individuals involved in the Toronto 18 conspiracy. Their names, dates of birth, places of birth, and citizenship are as follows: NAME DOB POB/Citizenship XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX India/unknown XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX India/Canadian XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX UK/UK XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX Pakistan/Canada XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX UAE/Canadian XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX Kenya/Canadian XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX Canada/Canadian XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX Canada/Canadian XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX Canada/Canadian ¶5. (S) According to one report, XXXXXXXXXXXX may possess a B1/B2 visa. However, Post could find no record of such a visa in the Consular Consolidated Database. ¶6. (S) Consulate General Toronto may have already submitted some of these individuals. However, Post is including all of these names to ensure that they are enrolled in the Visas Viper program. Visit Canada,s North American partnership community at http://www.intelink.gov/communities/state/nap / JACOBSON