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ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 020507Z APR 09
FM AMEMBASSY DUSHANBE
TO RUEHIL/AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD 0037
RUEHAK/AMEMBASSY ANKARA 0012
RUEHBUL/AMEMBASSY KABUL 0067
RUEHMO/AMEMBASSY MOSCOW 0004
RUEHDE/AMCONSUL DUBAI 0002
INFO RUEHDBU/AMEMBASSY DUSHANBE 0353
RUEABND/DEA WASHINGTON DC

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 DUSHANBE 000409 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
ANKARA/DESTITO/KROKE 
KABUL/BALBO/MEYER 
MOSCOW/JONES 
DUBAI/HUDON 
DEA HQ PASS TO: OC/HARRIGAN OGE/SOILES/SLATER/SCHRETTNER/MONACO, 
OED/MASUMOTO/FARMER, NTRE/UPP, NIRE/LEHRER 
NI/BORDER, NTRE/UPP/KREGOR, FOE/HAFF, 
NIWF/MANZI, SOD/OSE/LENARTOWICZ/QUINN 
GAITHER/EDAHL/JASSO 
OSOC/HAMLET/MILIONE/JASSO/OEMLER/ 
EDDINGTON/DIEDERICH 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: DEAX SNAR TI
SUBJECT: GFUI-09-9322/TAJIKISTAN/DEA DUSHANBE COUNTRY OFFICE JOINT 
INITIATION OF COUNTER NARCOTIC INVESTIGATIONS WITH THE MINISTRY OF 
INTERIOR FOR THE REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN 
 
¶1. (SBU) ON 03/31/09, ACTING COUNTRY ATTACHI FOR THE DEA 
DUSHANBE COUNTRY OFFICE (DCO), MICHAEL W. BROWN MET WITH THE 
MINISTRY OF INTERIOR (MOI) FOR THE REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN, COL. 
MANSUR BUHORIEV. THE MEETING WAS HELD IN ORDER TO REVIEW THE 
CURRENT DEVELOPMENT OF THREE NARCOTIC INVESTIGATIONS INITIATED 
BY THE MOI AND SUPPORTED BY THE DCO. THE DCO IS MAKING A 
CONCENTRATED EFFORT TO ESTABLISH A MORE DEFINED RELATIONSHIP 
WITH THE MOI WHICH WOULD RESULT IN THE INITIATION OF BILATERAL 
INVESTIGATIONS, SHARING OF NARCOTIC RELATED INFORMATION AND THE 
COOPERATIVE PLANNING OF NARCOTIC OPERATIONS IN TAJIKISTAN. 
 
¶2. (SBU) COL. BUHORIEV REPORTED ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT 
NARCOTIC RELATED PROBLEMS THAT THE MOI FACES IS THE 
PROLIFERATION OF NUMEROUS AFGHAN CROSS-BORDER TRAFFICKING 
ORGANIZATIONS TRANSPORTING AND SELLING NARCOTICS IN TAJIKISTAN. 
COL. BUHORIEV STATED SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZE TRAFFICKING 
ORGANIZATIONS BASED IN AFGHANISTAN ALONG THE TAJIK-AFGHAN BORDER 
FREQUENTLY CROSS THE TAJIK BORDER IN ORDER TO SELL 
MULTI-KILOGRAM QUANTITIES OF HEROIN, OPIUM AND HASHISH TO AFGHAN 
OR TAJIK BROKERS. THE BROKERS PURCHASE AND TRANSPORT THE 
NARCOTICS THROUGH TAJIKISTAN TO DISTRIBUTION MARKETS IN RUSSIAN, 
TURKEY OR WESTERN EUROPE. 
 
¶3. (SBU) COL. BUHORIEV, WORKING THROUGH THE MOI HAS ESTABLISHED 
A NUMBER OF CONFIDENTIAL SOURCES (CS) WHO ARE IN A POSITION TO 
ASSIST THE MOI WITH THE INITIATION OF UNDERCOVER BUY/BUST 
OPERATIONS TARGETING SPECIFIC TRAFFICKING CELLS OPERATING ALONG 
TAJIK-AFGHAN BORDER. THE MOI DOES NOT HAVE ANY SPECIFIC 
INFORMATION WHICH WOULD IDENTIFY HIGH PRIORITY TARGETS (HPT) 
THAT COORDINATE, MANAGE, AND ARE DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO DEA 
PRIORITY TARGETS IN AFGHANISTAN OR THE SURROUNDING REGION. 
(AGENTS NOTE; THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY MOI SOURCES REFERENCED 
IN THIS REPORT IS RAW UNEVALUATED DATA WHICH WILL BE FURTHER 
CONFIRMED BY THE MOI THROUGH ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIVE 
DEVELOPMENT.) 
 
¶4. (SBU) THE DCO WILL WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MOI 
PERTAINING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE THEIR INVESTIGATION. THE 
FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE ON-GOING CASE 
INVESTIGATIONS. 
 
¶5. (SBU) DURING MARCH 2009, THE MOI INITIATED AN INVESTIGATION 
TARGETING THE DESIGNER DRUG DISTRIBUTION ACTIVITIES OF NEMATULLO 
ISMATULLOEVICH DILDOROV. (DILDOROV IS DESCRIBED AS A TAJIKISTANI 
MALE NATIONAL.) THE MOI DEVELOPED SOURCE INFORMATION WHICH 
STATED THAT DILDOROV WAS DISTRIBUTING MULTI-GRAM QUANTITIES OF 
ECSTASY IN DUSHANBE. AGENTS NOTE: ECSTASY IS THE NAME FOR THE 
DESIGNER DRUG, MDMA (3, 4-METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE.) 
 
¶6. (SBU) ON MARCH 24, 2009, THE MOI CONDUCTED AN UNDERCOVER 
OPERATION WHICH RESULTED IN THE ARREST OF DILDOROV AND THE 
SEIZURE OF 50 ECSTASY PILLS; THE STREET VALUE FOR EACH PILL IS 
APPROXIMATELY $12.00 IN DUSHANBE. DURING THE UNDERCOVER 
OPERATION THREE ORGANIZATIONAL ASSOCIATES OF DILDOROV WERE ABLE 
TO ESCAPE. INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM DILDOROV INDICATED THAT THE 
ECSTASY WAS SMUGGLED INTO TAJIKISTAN FROM RUSSIA. ONCE 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS OBTAINED FOR DILDOROV, SUCH AS 
POSSIBLE PHONE NUMBERS AND OTHER IDENTIFIERS, THE DCO WILL 
ANALYZE THE DATA IN AN ATTEMPT TO FURTHER IDENTIFY THE 
TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATION ASSOCIATED WITH DILDOROV. ACCORDING TO 
THE MOI, THEY ARE AGGRESSIVELY PURSUING ALL LEADS WHICH WILL 
ASSIST IN THE LOCATION AND APPREHENSION OF THE THREE REMAINNG 
SUBJECTS. THE INVESTIGATION IS ON GOING. 
 
¶7. (SBU) THE SECOND INVESTIGATION INVOLVES AN AFGHAN-CROSS 
BORDER TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATION. ACCORDING TO MOI SOURCE 
INFORMATION, AFGHAN-CROSS BORDER TRAFFICKING CELLS ARE 
CONTINUALLY ATTEMPTING TO ESTABLISH TRAFFICKING/TRANSPORTATION 
RELATIONSHIPS WITH TRAFFICKING ELEMENTS BASED IN TAJIKISTAN. 
ACCORDING TO SOURCE INFORMATION, THE SURPLUS OF NARCOTICS BASED 
ALONG THE AFGHAN BORDER HAVE CREATED A BUYERS' MARKET IN WHICH 
QUANTITIES OF HEROIN, OPIUM, AND HASHISH FAR EXCEED THE NUMBER 
OF AVAILABLE BUYER/BROKERS. SOURCE INFORMATION REPORTS THAT THE 
EXCESS ABUNDANCE OF NARCOTICS LOCATED ALONG THE BORDER WILL 
RESULT IN A HIGHER NUMBER OF TAJIK BORDER CROSSINGS BY AFGHAN 
TRAFFICKING GROUPS. 
 
¶8. (SBU) A CS WORKING UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE MOI HAS 
REPORTED THAT MEMBERS OF AN AFGHAN TRAFFICKING CELL BASED IN THE 
KHATLON PROVINCE OF SOUTHERN TAJIKISTAN HAVE CONTACTED HIM/HER 
CONCERNING THE SALE OF 20 KILOGRAMS OF HASHISH FOR APPROXIMATELY 
$2000.00 AND AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF EXPORT QUALITY WHITE HEROIN. 
(HASHISH PRICES ALONG THE BORDER RANGE BETWEEN $80 AND $100.00 
PER KILOGRAM; OPIUM IS APPROXIMATELY $190.00 PER KILOGRAM; 
EXPORT WHITE HEROIN IS APPROXIMATELY $3000.00 PER KILOGRAM. THE 
PURCHASE PRICES FOR NARCOTIC DELIVERIES TO DUSHANBE INCREASE BY 
APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 15 PERCENT.) THE CS IS IN A POSITION TO 
INTRODUCE MOI UNDERCOVER AGENTS TO THE AFGHAN TRAFFICKERS; THE 
MOI INTENDS TO BUY/WALK 20 KILOGRAMS OF HASHISH WHICH WILL ALLOW 
THEM TO RE-ORDER AN ADDITIONAL 200 KILOGRAMS TO INCLUDE 5 TO 10 
KILOGRAMS OF HEROIN. THE AFGHAN TRAFFICKERS HAVE STATED THAT 
ONCE THE 20 KILOGRAM HASHISH SALE HAS BEEN COMPLETED THEY WANT A 
TOYOTA LAND CRUISER (APPROXIMATELY VALUE $35,000) IN EXCHANGE 
FOR THE 200 KILOGRAMS OF HASHISH AND THE HEROIN. THE 
INVESTIGATION IS ON-GOING. 
 
¶9. (SBU) A CS WORKING UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE MOI HAS 
REPORTED THAT MEMBERS OF AN AFGHAN TRAFFICKING CELL BASED ALONG 
THE TAJIK-AFGHAN BORDER ARE ATTEMPTING TO SELL APPROXIMATELY 40 
KILOGRAMS OF OPIUM AND 2 KILOGRAMS OF HEROIN. THE CS IS IN THE 
PROCESS TO ARRANGING AN UNDERCOVER MEETING BETWEEN MOI AGENTS 
AND MEMBERS OF THE TRAFFICKING CELL. THE INVESTIGATION IS 
ON-GOING. 
 
¶10. (SBU) THE DCO WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT AND PROVIDE 
INVESTIGATIVE ASSISTANCE TO THE MOI CONCERNING THE ABOVE 
MENTIONED INVESTIGATIONS. 
 
¶11. (SBU) THE AFOREMENTIONED INVESTIGATIONS MAY APPEAR TO BE 
MODEST, BUT GIVEN THE MOI'S LACK OF INVESTIGATIVE EXPERIENCE IN 
THE OPERATIONAL PLANNING OF UNDERCOVER NARCOTIC OPERATIONS, 
SOURCE RECRUITMENT AND USAGE AND BUY/WALK OPERATIONS, THEY 
REPRESENT AN ADVANTAGEOUS TRAINING/OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT IN 
WHICH THE DCO CAN DIRECTLY ASSIST THE MOI IN FURTHERING THEIR 
INVESTIGATIVE SKILL LEVEL. 
 
¶12. (SBU) THE DCA WILL CONTINUE TO WORK DIRECTLY WITH THE MOI 
CONCERNING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED CASES, IN 
ADDITION TO ESTABLISHING NEW INVESTIGATIONS. 
 
¶13. (SBU) THIS CABLE WAS PREPARED IN LIEU OF A DEA-6; REFERENCE 
THE DEA MANUAL SECTION 6242.11. ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE 
CONTENT OF THIS CABLE SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO ACTING COUNTRY 
ATTACHI MICHAEL W. BROWN AT 992-37-229-2807. 
 
INDEXING SECTION: 
 
¶1. DILDOROV, NEMATULLO ISMATULLOEVICH     NADDIS: NEGATIVE; 
DESCRIBED AS A TAJIK MALE NATIONAL; DOB: 1983. ON MARCH 27, 
2009, DILDOROV WAS ARRESTED BY THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR FOR THE 
REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN FOR DISTRIBUTING ECSTASY IN DUSHANBE. 
ACCORDING TO SOURCE INFORMATION, DILDOROV IS ASSOCIATED WITH A 
CURRENTLY IDENTIFIED RUSSIAN TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATION. 
 
 
JACOBSON