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### Viewing cable 10MOSCOW293, DEA CHIEF OF OPERATIONS THOMAS HARRIGAN'S MEETING WITH

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    UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 07 MOSCOW 000293

    DEA SENSITIVE
    SIPDIS

    POST FOR DEA ONLY
    AMEMBASSY ANKARA FOR DEA RD DESTITO, FIM LOGUE
    AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD FOR DEA ARD DUDLEY
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    E.O. 12958: N/A
    TAGS: DEAX

    SUBJECT: DEA CHIEF OF OPERATIONS THOMAS HARRIGAN'S MEETING WITH
    RUSSIAN FEDERAL DRUG CONTROL SERVICE DEPUTY DIRECTOR NIKOLAY AULOV;
    GFXI-10-4001/FSKN

    1.(SBU) Summary: On February 5, 2010, DEA Chief of Operations (OC)
    Thomas Harrigan and DEA Regional Director (RD) Mark Destito met with
    Russian Federal Drug Control Service (FSKN) Deputy Director Nikolay
    Aulov in Moscow, Russia. OC Harrigan and Deputy Director Aulov
    discussed the following topics: utilizing DEA's resources in
    Afghanistan to target Afghan based DTOs that are sending Afghan
    opiates to Russia; suggestion that the United States apply to become
    a "full fledged" country member of the Central Asian Regional
    Information and Coordination Center (CARICC) and the FSKN's support in this bid; increasing cooperation and conducting more joint
    investigations between the DEA and FSKN on Northern Route DTOs who are trafficking in Afghan opiates, South American based DTOs that
    are sending cocaine shipments to Russia, and DTOs that are involved
    in the trafficking of synthetic drugs and precursor chemicals; the
    exchange of drug samples for further analysis; conducting financial
    investigations to identify the money movements; the emerging threat
    of Iran becoming a conduit of Afghan opiates and hashish shipments
    sent to Russia; and DEA and FSKN being seen as united in the eyes of
    third countries, specifically Central Asian law enforcement
    counterparts. It was agreed that implementation of all of these
    areas of cooperation will be a benefit to both the United States and
    the Russian Federation. End Summary.

    2.(SBU) On February 4, 2010, OC Harrigan and RD Destito participated in the US-Russia Bilateral Presidential Commission, Drug Trafficking Working Group headed by ONDCP Director Gil Kerlikowske and FSKN Director Viktor Ivanov.

    3.(SBU) Subsequent to the US-Russia Bilateral Presidential
    Commission, Drug Trafficking Working Group meeting, on February 5,
    2010, OC Harrigan met with FSKN Deputy Director Aulov to discuss
    DEA-FSKN bilateral cooperation and drug enforcement issues. Also in
    attendance from FSKN were Alexander Kirushev, First Deputy Head of
    Operations, Vasily Rogozin, Head of Enforcement Division, Oleg
    Koryagin, Head of Financial Investigations, Inga Mayke, Deputy Head
    of Enforcement, Ilya Malakhov, Deputy Head of Financial
    Investigations, Alexander Kurkov, Chief Inspector of International
    Cooperation Department. In attendance from DEA were RD Destito and
    CA Michael Nowacoski. US Embassy Moscow/Law Enforcement Section -
    Resident Legal Advisor Richard Daddario also attended this meeting.

    4.(SBU) Deputy Director Aulov began by discussing the Afghan opiate
    problem that the Russian Federation is facing. According to Deputy
    Director Aulov, from FSKN's and the Russian Government's point of
    view the trafficking of Afghan opiates and their abuse is considered
    a "weapon of mass destruction" for the Russian Federation, which is
    inflicting great harm to the country and its citizens.

    5.(SBU) Deputy Director Aulov explained every day there are
    approximately 80 to 150 drug related deaths of Russian citizens,
    which can be attributed to the abuse of Afghan opiates. The FSKN is
    not satisfied that last year the production of opium decreased to
    approximately 6,900 metric tons. The FSKN believes that much more
    can be done to decrease the opium production in Afghanistan.
    According to FSKN intel, there are enough opiates in storage in
    Afghanistan that can supply the demand for the next five years.

    6.(SBU) The FSKN stated that Central Asian law enforcement
    counterparts are not fulfilling their duties in combating the
    trafficking of Afghan opiates. The FSKN provided statistics for last
    year, which revealed the following: the Tajik Drug Control Agency
    seized approximately 1.5 metric tons less than they did in 2008,
    Kyrgyz law enforcement counterparts seized 10 times less drugs
    shipments than last year, and the situation is no different for

    MOSCOW 00000293 002 OF 007

    Kazakh and Uzbek law enforcement counterparts. The FSKN is
    disappointed with the work ethic and results of all the law
    enforcement agencies in the Central Asian countries.

    7.(SBU) Deputy Director Aulov requested DEA's assistance in
    combating the trafficking of Afghan opiates in Russia and throughout
    the region. Deputy Director Aulov echoed US Ambassador John Beyrle's statement during the US-Russia Bilateral Presidential Commission, Drug Trafficking Working Group meeting that the cold war does not exist and that today calls for "a new time and new relations"
    between our two countries.

    8.(SBU) Deputy Director Aulov explained that the FSKN is
    accomplishing a lot in combating the Afghan opiate problem but has
    realized that it is impossible to tackle this problem alone and
    without cooperation from other countries, including the United
    States. Deputy Director Aulov stated that "Russia can't do the job
    by ourselves."

    9.(SBU) Deputy Director Aulov's personal opinion is that DEA is
    highly respected and influential throughout the world wide law
    enforcement community. This opinion is also shared throughout the
    FSKN. The FSKN hopes that DEA can use its influence in Afghanistan
    and Central Asia to curb the Afghan drug problem.

    10.(SBU) Deputy Director Aulov identified the following areas of
    cooperation that the FSKN is interested in conducting with the DEA:

    Utilizing DEA's resources and capabilities in Afghanistan to target
    Afghan based DTOs. FSKN would like a concentrated effort on
    conducting joint investigations with the DEA on Northern Route DTOs
    and targeting the Afghan based sources of supply. Deputy Director
    Aulov identified the Moscow CO-FSKN joint investigation of the
    XXXXXXXXXXXX
    XXXXXXXXXXXX

    MOSCOW 00000293 003 OF 007

    The FSKN suggested as a method to target Afghan based sources and
    Russian based recipients that the DEA and FSKN attempt to conduct
    International Controlled Deliveries (ICDs) to Russia.

    In an attempt to effectively target Afghan based sources of supply
    and Northern Route DTOs, the FSKN proposed that the United States
    become a "full fledged" country member of the CARICC. Deputy
    Director Aulov proposed that the FSKN would not only support the
    United States' bid to become an "observer" country member with
    CARICC but would support the United States' bid to become a "full
    fledged" country member of CARICC.

    FSKN also places an emphasis on targeting DTOs that are sending
    cocaine shipments to the Russian Federation. Deputy Director Aulov
    stated that during last year, the FSKN seized five times the amount
    of cocaine than the previous year. The FSKN believes that cocaine
    trafficking will continue to increase in the future due to the
    lucrative Russian market. The average price for a kilogram of
    cocaine in Russia is approximately $60,000 to $100,000 USD per
    kilogram. XXXXXXXXXXXX

    Agent's Note: On February 3, 2010, FSKN Director Ivanov was on
    Russian TV and in the Russian press discussing the DEA-FSKN
    relationship and thanked the DEA's assistance in the above mentioned
    SHEFATOV investigation, which led to its successful outcome.

    The FSKN requested to utilize DEA's resources and capabilities in
    South America and the Caribbean to target DTOs that are sending
    cocaine shipments to Russia. Director Aulov proposed conducting new
    joint cocaine investigations with the DEA to include a DTO that is
    sending cocaine shipments from Brazil to Russia.

    Another area of joint cooperation that the FSKN would like to
    develop with the DEA is on targeting DTOs that are engage in the
    trafficking of synthetic drugs and precursor
    chemicals. The FSKN requested the DEA to provide information on the
    seizures of acetic anhydride (AA) shipments in Afghanistan and the
    subsequent results of the chemical analysis that may allow the
    identification of the source countries.

    Due to recent changes in Russian legislation, the FSKN is now
    allowed to exchange drug samples with foreign counterparts for
    further analysis. Deputy Director Aulov proposed the exchange of the
    results of the chemical analysis on the seized drugs for further
    comparative studies. Deputy Director Aulov also suggested the
    exchange of DEA and FSKN chemists in an attempt to learn new
    techniques and ideas from each other when analyzing drug samples.

    The FSKN is interested in conducting joint financial investigations
    with the DEA. The FSKN is very interested in starting the joint
    mapping exercise with the DEA to identify money movements and to
    share financial intel to target key narcotics traffickers. The US
    Treasury Department and Russian Financial Monitoring Service
    (Rosfinmonitoring Service) are currently finalizing the Terms of
    Reference (TOR) to start sharing financial information between the
    two agencies.

    MOSCOW 00000293 004 OF 007

    Agent's Note: A new trend that FSKN in seeing is that drug proceeds
    are now being sent directly to Afghanistan instead of being sent to
    third countries (i.e. UAE, Europe, and Central Asia). During the
    US-Russia Bilateral Presidential Commission, Drug Trafficking
    Working Group meeting, Deputy Director Aulov presented a PowerPoint
    presentation XXXXXXXXXXXX.
    Deputy Director Aulov supplied a hard copy of his PowerPoint
    Presentation to OC Harrigan. This hard copy is written in the
    Russian language. The Moscow CO will translate the hard copy into
    the English language.

    Another emerging threat that the FSKN has identified is Afghan
    based DTOs utilizing Iran as a conduit to ship large shipments of
    Afghan opiates and hashish to Russia via Azerbaijan and the Caspian
    Sea. According to FSKN intel, more and more DTOs are now using
    Azerbaijan and Caspian seaports to ship large opiate and hashish
    shipments to Russia due to the lack of enforcement and inspections
    in these areas. To combat this problem the FSKN is attempting to
    develop better working relationships with Azeri law enforcement
    counterparts. As of right now, the FSKN has limited engagement with
    Iranian law enforcement counterparts. The FSKN knows that the US
    Government and the DEA does not have any relationship with the
    Iranian Government or Iranian law enforcement counterparts. The FSKN
    proposed on sharing Iranian intel with the DEA and vice versa to
    fill the intelligence gaps that each agency has related to Iran.

    The FSKN would like to be seen united with the DEA in the eyes of
    Central Asian law enforcement counterparts. The FSKN believes that
    if Central Asian counterparts see the DEA and FSKN united they will
    not be able to play off both countries as they have in the past. As
    noted above, the FSKN is very dissatisfied with the counter
    narcotics effort of Central Asian counterparts. The FSKN believes if
    these Central Asian counterparts see the DEA and FSKN proactively
    engaging in joint Northern Route investigations and sitting side by
    side with each in the CARICC this would send a loud and clear signal
    that the Afghan drug problem is a major issue for both the United
    States and the Russian Federation and that their lack of effort will
    not be tolerated.

    11.(SBU) OC Harrigan responded to Deputy Director Aulov's comments
    that DEA's main focus in this region is Afghanistan and that the DEA
    would assist the FSKN in every possible way to target the Afghan
    based sources of supply. OC Harrigan stated that any intel that is
    developed or obtained that could be shared with the FSKN would be
    shared with them.

    12.(SBU) OC Harrigan provided a briefing on DEA's operations and
    assets that are in Afghanistan. OC Harrigan stated that he would
    provide the FSKN with a written summary in the Russian language of
    DEA's current operations and staff levels in Afghanistan via the
    Moscow CO.

    13.(SBU) OC Harrigan reported that he may travel to Afghanistan in
    or about March and during this visit would attempt to personally
    meet with XXXXXXXXXXXX
    who is FSKN's liaison officer based in Kabul, Afghanistan.

    14.(SBU) OC Harrigan explained that DEA's main mission is to target
    the key individuals who are the "command and control" for the major
    DTOs. DEA utilizes world wide assets in an attempt to disrupt and
    dismantle DTOs by arresting and prosecuting the "high value targets"
    of the DTOs.

    15.(SBU) OC Harrigan handed Deputy Director Aulov with a target
    package that contains eight Afghan DTOs that were cleared by the

    MOSCOW 00000293 005 OF 007

    Kabul CO to pass to the FSKN. OC Harrigan requested the FSKN to
    conduct a search in their databases on these DTOs in an attempt to
    determine if the FSKN has any intel on these DTOs. OC Harrigan
    proposed conducting joint investigations with the FSKN on these
    targets.

    XXXXXXXXXXXX

    16.(SBU) OC Harrigan advised that the DEA conducted an extensive
    search on the booklet that was provided by the FSKN that contained
    the 175 heroin markings and logos but the search was negative. OC
    Harrigan explained that the DEA does not seize significant
    quantities of Southwest Asian heroin in the United States and thus
    does not have a detailed database. OC Harrigan thanked the FSKN in
    providing this booklet and requested the FSKN to continue to provide
    details on heroin seizures to include, dates, locations, amounts,
    markings, and logos so that the database could be enlarged. OC
    Harrigan stated that the Moscow CO would translate the results of
    DEA's search on the heroin markings and logos into the Russian
    language so that it could be passed to the FSKN.

    17.(SBU) OC Harrigan briefed the FSKN on DEA's operations in Africa
    including information on Colombian DTOs who are establishing a
    presence in West Africa. These Colombian DTOs are receiving plane
    loads of cocaine shipments from Venezuela and Brazil for further
    distribution to Europe and possibly to Russia.

    18.(SBU) OC Harrigan identified that the DEA has offices in the
    following African countries: Lagos, Nigeria, Cairo, Egypt, Pretoria,
    South Africa, and Accra, Ghana but the DEA is quickly developing a
    close working cooperation with the respective host country
    counterparts. As an example, OC Harrigan described the recent joint
    investigation between the DEA and Ghana counterparts that led to the
    arrest and the extradition of three Al-Qaeda associates who were
    involved in cocaine trafficking to the United States for
    prosecution.

    19.(SBU) OC Harrigan also provided a briefing on Hezbollah's
    presence in East Africa and their activities in trafficking in
    precursor chemicals. OC Harrigan related that more DTOs are now
    involved in narco-terrorism activities.

    20.(SBU) OC Harrigan agreed with all of Deputy Director Aulov's
    proposals and is very interested in DEA and FSKN fostering closer
    working relationships and conducting numerous other "joint"
    investigations.

    21.(SBU) During the meeting, RD Destito provided a briefing on DEA's
    operations and presence in Central Asia.

    22.(SBU) RD Destito explained that the Dushanbe CO is working joint
    investigations with the Tajik Drug Control Agency, the Tajik MVD,
    and the Tajik Border Guard Services. RD Destito described the
    working cooperation with Tajik counterparts is difficult due to
    corruption issues.

    23.(SBU) RD Destito advised that DEA has recently re-opened the
    Tashkent CO and that the DEA is now allowed to work with the
    previous Uzbek SIU unit.

    24.(SBU) RD Destito discussed the status of opening of the Almaty
    CO, which will cover Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and work directly with

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    the CARICC. RD Destito used the SECI Center as an example of how the CARRIC could be utilized in counter narcotics investigations. RD
    Destito explained that in the beginning the SECI Center encountered
    difficulties Since then, the SECI has been provided outstanding
    contributions to joint multi lateral investigations. RD Destito
    described the recent seizure of a ton of cocaine made by Romanian
    counterparts, which was then shared with the SECI Center. The SECI
    Center was able to provide timely intel that resulted in the seizure
    of an additional 3.5 metric tons of cocaine in Brazil. RD Destito
    believes that the CARICC will be able to follow in the foot steps of
    the SECI Center in providing quality case support.

    25.(SBU) Both OC Harrigan and RD Destito thanked the FSKN for its
    suggestion on supporting the United States on becoming a "full
    fledged" country member of the CARRIC instead of an "observer"
    country member.

    26.(SBU) RD Destito explained his disappointment with the
    disbandment of the Kyrgyz Drug Control Agency (KDCA) and that this
    will be a set back for the entire region on curbing the flow of
    Afghan opiates. RD Destito stated that the DEA is waiting on the
    final decision from the Kyrgyz Government on the reorganization of
    the Kyrgyz Ministry of the Interior (MVD). RD Destito suggested that
    both the DEA and FSKN should be on "same page" when dealing with the Kyrgyz Government.

    27.(SBU) RD Destito provided a briefing on DEA's operations in
    Turkmenistan and the previous DEA TDY assignments in that country.
    RD Destito explained that the newly established Turkmen Drug Control
    Agency (DCA) needs international support and proposed that FSKN
    provide assistance in joint NATO-Russian Training for the Turkmen
    DCA.

    ¶28. (SBU) Both OC Harrigan and RD Destito proposed that FSKN liaison officers who are posted in Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan meet with the respective DEA agents who are or who will be posted to those countries in an attempt strength the relationship
    between the DEA and FSKN and to show Central Asian counterparts that the DEA and FSKN are committed in working together in a common goal on disrupting and dismantling Northern Route DTOs. Deputy Director Aulov agreed with this proposal but added that the high level of corruption that are involved in those countries can not be
    dismissed.

    29.(SBU) At the end of the meeting, Deputy Director Aulov allowed
    General Alexander Kirushev and General Vasily Rogozin to provide
    comments.

    30.(SBU) General Kirushev stated that the FSKN has agreed to allow
    the Moscow CO to work directly with regional FSKN offices and not
    just FSKN Headquarter sections. The FSKN is in the process of
    analyzing seven additional investigations that could be proposed as
    joint investigations to be conducted with the Moscow CO.

    31.(SBU) General Kirushev requested that since Afghan sources of
    supply are not in direct contact with Russian based DTOs, if the DEA
    would be able to provide identified Afghan and other Central Asian
    telephone numbers that could then be used to identify Russian
    telephone numbers. Lastly, General Kirushev explained that since the
    break up of the Soviet Union, there are a lot of Russian nationals
    who are residing world wide who may be involved in shipping drug
    shipments to Russia. General Kirushev requested that the DEA share
    intel developed or obtained on any Russian nationals who are
    involved in shipping drug shipments to Russia.

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    32.(SBU) General Rogozin stated that the FSKN is closely working
    with the Kyrgyz MVD since the disbandment of the KDCA. General
    Rogozin explained that the Kyrgyz MVD does not have a lot of funds
    and that the FSKN pays for all the costs related to any ICDs that
    the FSKN works with the Kyrgyz MVD.

    33.(SBU) This meeting confirmed the trend that the Moscow CO has
    noticed over the last several months with FSKN's cooperation and
    their willingness to conduct joint investigations. Recently the
    Moscow CO and the FSKN has been conducting weekly meetings with each other. These meetings resulted in the following: FSKN providing a
    list of 11 Afghan targets that are based in Afghanistan and who are
    involved in heroin trafficking, the proposal of conducting two new
    joint investigations, XXXXXXXXXXXX, and their eagerness
    to meet with Moscow CO agents on short notice and at the US Embassy.

    The Moscow CO believes that one of the main items to come out of the
    meeting between OC Harrigan and Deputy Director Aulov is FSKN's
    initiative to support the United States in a bid to join the CARICC
    as a "full fledged" country member. The Moscow CO will continue its
    effort to strengthen the relationship with the FSKN in an attempt to
    make the relationship more open and productive in conducting quality
    joint investigations.

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