VISAS VIPER: JANUARY 2010 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT

UNCLAS ASUNCION 000104 SENSITIVE SIPDIS FBI FOR INTD/CTD/CTD/CT WATCH CIA FOR CTC E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL PA SUBJECT: VISAS VIPER: JANUARY 2010 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT REF: 10 ASUNCION 39; 09 ASUNCION 677; 09 ASUNCION 613; 09 ASUNCION 01 ¶1. (SBU) The monthly Visas Viper meeting was held January 26, 2010. Post submits the following names of individuals wanted by the Government of Paraguay for domestic terrorist activity for inclusion under the Visas Viper program. The subjects below are members of the Paraguayan People's Army (EPP),an internal criminal group responsible for a series of high profile kidnappings, bombings and other attacks over the past five years (reftels). Local media report suspected EPP ties to the FARC. Several leaders of the group have security-related CLASS hits. Post requests that all subjects below be included under 212(a)(3)(B). Subjects: CRISTALDO MIERES, MANUEL PDOB: PARA, 19-OCT-1982 CURRENT HITS: P2A1, P3B, 00 ESPINOLA GONZALEZ, CARLOS RAMON PDOB: PARA, 02-FEB-1982 CURRENT HITS: P2A1, P3B, 00 MEZA MARTINEZ, MAGNA MARIA PDOB: PARA, 19-SEP-1982 CURRENT HITS: P2A1, P3B, 00 VILLALBA AYALA, OSVALDO DANIEL PDOB: PARA, 21-DEC-1982 CURRENT HITS: P2A1, 00 AVALOS BENITEZ, ALDO AMAL ARIEL PDOB: PARA, 29-JAN-1983 CURRENT HITS: P2A1 BENITEZ, OSCAR LUIS PDOB: PARA, 02-JUL-1974 CURRENT HITS: P2A1 BURGOS AGUILAR, ISAX PDOB: PARA, 13-JAN-1979 CURRENT HITS: P2A1 CARDOZO CACERES, VIDALINA PDOB: PARA, 15-MAR-1985 CURRENT HITS: P2A1 CARDOZO ZARATE, NIMIO PDOB: PARA, 24-DEC-1983 GONZALEZ MARTINEZ, LORENZO PDOB: PARA, 05-SEP-1976 CURRENT HITS: P2A1 MARTINEZ, SEVERIANO PDOB: PARA, 25-OCT-1971 CURRENT HITS: P2A1 MERELES RUIZ, ALCIDES PDOB: PARA, 09-NOV-1981 CURRENT HITS: P2A1 RAMOS MOREL, ALEJANDRO PDOB: PARA, 18-JUN-1973 CURRENT HITS: P2A1 RAMIREZ DE RAMOS, LOURDES BERNARDA PDOB: PARA, 20-AUG-1973 VILLALBA AYALA, JOSE MARIANO PDOB: PARA, 29-DEC-1968 ZARATE CARDOZO, GABRIEL PDOB: PARA, 07-FEB-1983 CURRENT HITS: P2A1 ¶2. (SBU) Local check of Consolidated Consular Database indicates no records. Recipients are requested to recheck CCD to verify. Post's Visas Viper Coordinator is Consular Section Chief Ernest Abisellan. AYALDE