VZCZCXRO1309
RR RUEHDBU RUEHDE
DE RUEHDBU #0418/01 0970921
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 070921Z APR 09
FM AMEMBASSY DUSHANBE
TO RUEHAK/AMEMBASSY ANKARA 0014
RUEHBUL/AMEMBASSY KABUL 0071
RUEHMO/AMEMBASSY MOSCOW 0006
RUEHDE/AMCONSUL DUBAI 0004
RUEHIL/AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD 0041
INFO RUEHDBU/AMEMBASSY DUSHANBE 0370
RUEABND/DEA WASHINGTON DC

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 DUSHANBE 000418 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
DEA HQ PASS TO: OC/NEWTON-BELL, OE/TRAPP, A/OC/HARRIGAN 
OCX/WILLIAMS, OEX/MASUMOTO, A/OGE/SCHRETTNER, OGA/RYAN, 
OGPA/STATEN, OEE/MONACO, 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: UI-09-0003/WEH1F/SAROV, NOSIR DEA DUSHANBE COUNTRY 
OFFICE/MINISTRY OF INTERIOR FOR THE REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN JOINT 
COUNTER-NARCOTICS INVESTIGATION 
 
REF: A. DEA DUSHANBE COUNTRY OFFICE CABEL 000409; R 0205-7Z 
     ¶B. APR 09 
 
DEA ACTION REQUEST FOR DEA SOD IN PARAGRAPH 7 
DEA ACTION REQUEST FOR THE DEA KABUL COUNTRY OFFICE IN PARAGRAPH 
8 
 
¶1. (SBU) REF: A) ON 04/03/09, ACTING COUNTRY ATTACHE FOR THE DEA 
DUSHANBE COUNTRY OFFICE (DCO), MICHAEL W. BROWN AND SPECIAL 
AGENT (S/A) WILLIAM T. GUSTAFSON 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 A DCO/MOI INVESTIGATING TARGETING THE 
CROSS-BORDER TRAFFICKING ACTIVITY OF THE NOSIR SAROV DRUG 
TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATION (DTO). THE MOI HAS IDENTIFIED SAROV AS 
AN AFGHANI NATIONAL WHO HEADS A SIGNIFICANT NARCOTIC TRAFFICKING 
ORGANIZATION COMPOSED OF AFGHANI AND TAJIK NATIONALS. THE MOI 
HAS REPORTED THAT THE SAROV DTO USES THE TAJIKISTAN BORDER AND 
THE AREA SURROUNDING DUSHANBE TO SELL MULTI-KILOGRAM QUANTITIES 
OF HEROIN, OPIUM AND HASHISH TO VARIOUS REGIONAL TRAFFICKING 
GROUPS; THE ASSOCIATED TRAFFICKING GROUPS FURTHER DISTRIBUTE THE 
PURCHASED NARCOTICS TO RUSSIA, TURKEY AND WESTERN EUROPE. 
ACCORDING TO THE MOI, SAROV LIVES IN AFGHANISTAN NEAR THE 
TAJIK-AFGHAN BORDER. THE MOI HAS SUCCESSFULLY EMBEDDED A 
CONFIDENTIAL SOURCE (CS) INTO THE SAROV DTO IN AN ATTEMPT TO 
IDENTIFY THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONAL IDENTIFIERS: TRAFFICKING 
ASSOCIATES, INFORMATION PERTAINING TO NARCOTIC SHIPMENTS WHICH 
TRANSIT FROM AFGHANISTAN TO TAJIKISTAN, NARCOTIC STORAGE 
LOCATIONS IN TAJIKISTAN AND CELLULAR TELEPHONE INFORMATION 
ASSOCIATED WITH MEMBERS OF THE DTO. DURING THE PAST THREE 
MONTHS, THE MOI CS HAS ESTABLISHED A CLOSE, NON-CRIMINAL 
RELATIONSHIP WITH SAROV AND IS IN A POSITION TO OBTAIN DETAILED 
INFORMATION CONCERNING SPECIFIC ASPECTS OF THE SAROV DTO. 
 
¶2. (SBU) COL. BUHORIEV, WORKING THROUGH HIS INVESTIGATION, HAS 
ESTABLISHED THAT A KEY ASSOCIATE OF THE SAROV DTO IS A TAJIKI 
NATIONAL WHO LIVES IN DUSHANBE, TAJIKISTAN, KNOWN ONLY AS THE 
DOCTOR.  ACCORDING TO THE CS, THE DOCTOR IS A PRIMARY DRUG 
COORDINATOR WHO BROKERS THE INTERNATIONAL SALE OF NARCOTICS FOR 
THE SAROV DTO. 
 
¶3. (SBU) ACCORDING TO THE MOI, THE CS MET WITH SAROV AT HIS 
(SAROV'S) HOME IN AFGHANISTAN DURING THE LAST WEEK OF MARCH 
¶2009. THE CS WAS PRESENT WHEN SAROV TELEPHONICALLY CONTACTED THE 
DOCTOR ON A CELLULAR PHONE. THE CS OVERHEARD SAROV DISCUSSING 
DETAILS CONCERNING A 50 KILOGRAM HEROIN SHIPMENT WITH THE 
DOCTOR. THE CS REPORTED THAT THE DOCTOR WAS IN THE PROCESS OF 
ARRANGING A BUYER FOR THE HEROIN SHIPMENT FROM DUSHANBE. BASED 
ON THE CS'S INFORMATION, SAROV WILL SHIP THE HEROIN FROM 
AFGHANISTAN TO DUSHANBE ONCE THE DOCTOR HAS COORDINATED THE 
TRANSACTION. 
 
¶4. (SBU) ACCORDING TO THE CS, THE DOCTOR USES A TAJIKISTAN BASED 
CELLULAR TELEPHONE NUMBER IDENTIFIED AS [992] (95)173-9220. AT 
THE REQUEST OF THE DCO, THE MOI OBTAINED TOLL RECORDS FOR THE 
ABOVE MENTIONED TELEPHONE NUMBER. THE MOI REPORTED THAT THE 
SUBSCRIBER INFORMATION FOR THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED NUMBER WAS 
FALSE. 
 
¶5. (SBU) THE MOI PROVIDED THE DCO WITH A COPY OF THE TOLL SHEET 
PRINTOUT ASSOCIATED WITH THE (95)173-9220. BASED ON THE ABOVE 
MENTIONED TOLL RECORDS, THE DCO HAS ESTABLISHED THAT AN 
ASSOCIATE OF THE SAROV DTO USED THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED 
CELLULAR PHONE NUMBER TO CONTACT THE FOLLOWING TAJIK AND AFGHAN 
NUMBERS. 
 
AFGHANISTAN: 
 
93-794245620 
93-788431633 
93-795751007 
 
TAJIKISTAN: 
 
992-95-1729557 (HIGH CALL FREQUENCY) 
992-95-1424877 (HIGH CALL FREQUENCY) 
992-98-1066601 
992-91-9629805 
 
DUSHANBE 00000418  002 OF 002 
 
 
992-92-7103899 
992-91-9813959 
992-90-1055551 
992-95-1729557 
992-93-5872727 
992-92-7103899 
992-91-9982204 
992-91-8446223 
992-90-7903333 
992-93-5673445 
992-91-9813959 
992-93-5050787 
992-91-8510510 
992-93-5673445 
992-91-8300651 
992-92-7791968 
992-91-9974349 
992-91-9982215 
992-95-1739220 
992-91-9669763 
 
¶6. (SBU) ON 04/06/09, THE DCO SUBMITTED THE ABOVE MENTIONED 
TELEPHONE NUMBERS TO THE DEA DARTS SYSTEM FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS. 
 
ACTION REQUEST FOR DEA SOD AND THE DEA KABUL COUNTRY OFFICE 
 
¶7. (SBU) THE DCO REQUESTS THAT DEA SOD CONDUCT A CRIMINAL QUERY 
AGAINST THE ABOVE MENTIONED NUMBERS AND THE NAME, NOSIR SAROV IN 
AN ATTEMPT TO LOCATE AND FURTHER DEVELOP THE OPERATIONAL LEADS 
SITED IN THIS CABLE. 
 
¶8. (SBU) THE DCO REQUESTS THAT THE DEA KABUL COUNTRY OFFICE 
QUERY THE ABOVE MENTIONED AFGHANISTAN NUMBERS AND THE NAME, 
NOSIR SAROV AGAINST ALL DEA KABUL DATA BASES IN AN ATTEMPT TO 
LOCATE AND FURTHER DEVELOP THE OPERATIONAL LEADS SITED IN THIS 
CABLE. 
 
¶9. (SBU) AGENT'S NOTE: IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THIS IS THE FIST 
OCCASION IN WHICH ANY GOVERNMENT OF TAJIKISTAN DRUG ENFORCEMENT 
AGENCY HAS PROVIDED ACTUAL TOLL RECORDS TO THE DCO IN REFERENCE 
TO A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION. THE MOI IS MAKING A CONCENTRATED 
EFFORT TO FULL COOPERATE WITH THE DCO CONCERNING THE CONTINUED 
DEVELOP AN OPERATIONAL AND INVESTIGATIVE RELATIONSHIP. THE MOI 
HAS STATED THAT THEIR DEPARTMENT HAS THE CAPABILITY TO CONDUCT 
WIRE INTERCEPT INVESTIGATIONS TARGETING CELLULAR AND HARD LINES 
WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE GENERAL PROSECUTOR. THE MOI HAS STATED 
THAT THEIR INTERCEPT EQUIPMENT IS OUTDATED AND WOULD REQUIRE A 
SIGNIFICANT UPGRADE TO OPERATE AT A MORE FUNCTIONAL LEVEL. THE 
MOI HAS REQUESTED THE DCO TO RESEARCH THE POSSIBILITY OF 
ASSISTING THEIR AGENCY IN DEVELOPING A BETTER WIRE INTERCEPT 
PROGRAM. COLONIAL BUHORIEV STATED THAT HIS DEPARTMENT WOULD WORK 
JOINTLY ON ALL INTERCEPT CASES WITH THE DCO AND  PROVIDE 
CURRENT, REAL-TIME STATUS REPORTS CONCERNING ALL INVESTIGATIONS 
IF THEIR INTERCEPT PROGRAM COULD BE FURTHER DEVELOPED. 
 
 
¶10. (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. SAROV, NOSIR              NADDIS: NEGATIVE: DESCRIBED AN 
AFGHAN NATIONAL WHO RESIDES IN AFGHANISTAN NEAR THE TAJIK-AFGHAN 
BORDER. ACCORDING TO A TAJIKISTAN MINISTRY OF INTERIOR (MOI) 
CONFIDENTIAL SOURCE (CS), SAROV IS THE HEAD OF A SIGNIFICANT 
HEROIN, OPIUM, AND HASHISH DRUG TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATION (DTO) 
BASED IN AFGHANIZATN NEAR THE TAJIK-AFGHAN BORDER. SOURCE 
INFORMATION INDICATED THAT THE SAROV DTO COORDINATES ITS 
TRAFFICKING ACTIVITY THROUGH A TAJIK BROKER KNOWN ONLY AS THE 
DOCTOR. SOURCE INFORMATION INDICATES THAT THE DOCTOR RESIDES IN 
TAJIKISTAN AND USES TAJIK CELLULAR PHONE NUMBER, 992-95-1739220 
TO COORDINATE TRAFFICKING ACTIVITY WITH SAROV IN AFGHANISTAN. 
JACOBSON