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INFO RUEABND/DEA WASHINGTON DC

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 04 DUSHANBE 000569 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
DEA HQ PASS TO OC/NEWTON-BELL, OE/TRAPP, A/OC/HARRIGAN 
OCX/WILLIAMS, EX/MASUMOTO, A/OGE/SCHRETTNER, OGA/RYAN, 
OGPA/STATEN, NTRE/UPP, NIRE/LEHRER,NI/BORDER, 
NTRE/UPP/KREGOR,FOE/HAFF,NIWF/MANZI,SOD/OSE/M CMANAMON/YASEVICH/KH 
AN/OSE/SHROYER/DEA KABUL PASS TO ARD WEIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: DEAX SNAR TI
SUBJECT: UI-09-0003/YEH1K/SAROV, NOSIR-FIRST DEA DUSHANBE COUNTRY 
OFFICE JOINT WIRE INTERCEPT INVESTIGATION WITH THE MINISTRY OF 
INTERIOR FOR TAJIKISTAN (MVD) 
 
REF: A) DEA DUSHANBE CABLE NUMBER 0048; DATED: R 241008Z APR 09 
 
DEA HQ PASS TO OC/NEWTON-BELL, OE/TRAPP, A/OC/HARRIGAN 
OCX/WILLIAMS, EX/MASUMOTO, A/OGE/SCHRETTNER, OGA/RYAN, 
OGPA/STATEN, NTRE/UPP, NIRE/LEHRER,NI/BORDER, 
NTRE/UPP/KREGOR,FOE/HAFF,NIWF/MANZI,SOD/OSE/M CMANAMON/YASEV 
ICH/KHAN/OSE/SHROYER/DEA KABUL PASS TO ARD WEIS 
 
 
 
CXX: SOD OPERATION: TAJIK EXPRESS 
 
¶1. (SBU) DURING MARCH 2009, THE DEA DUSHANBE COUNTRY OFFICE 
(DCO) INITIATED A JOINT CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION WITH THE MINISTRY 
OF INTERIOR OF TAJIKISTAN (MVD), TARGETING THE NOSIR SAROV DRUG 
TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATION (DTO). THE SAROV DTO IS BASED IN 
AFGHANISTAN AND TAJIKISTAN. THE MVD HAS IDENTIFIED THE SAROV DTO 
AS A SIGNIFICANT HEROIN TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATION WITH REGIONAL 
DISTRIBUTION CONTACTS IN RUSSIA AND TAJIKISTAN. DCO/SOD PHONE 
TOLL ANALYSIS HAS LINKED THE SAROV DTO TO ADDITIONAL CRIMINAL 
ORGANIZATIONS LOCATED IN THE REGION AND EUROPE. 
 
 
 
¶2. (SBU) THE DCO THROUGH ITS INVESTIGATION HAS IDENTIFIED 
SAROV'S PRIMARY CONTACT IN DUSHANBE AS SAIDABROR HAYRULLOEVICH 
KURBONOV AKA THE DOCTOR. ACCORDING TO A MVD CONFIDENTIAL SOURCE 
(CS), KURBONOV IS USING A TAJIK CELLULAR TELEPHONE NUMBER, 
[992]-95-173-9220, TO COORDINATE TRAFFICKING ACTIVITY FOR THE 
SAROV DTO. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OBTAINED BY THE MVD IDENTIFIED 
KURBONOV AS A DENTIST WITH A LOCAL DUSHANBE ADDRESS. THE MVD 
PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING PERSONAL IDENTIFIERS FOR KURBONOV: 
 
 
 
DATE OF BIRTH: AUGUST 28, 1965 
 
PLACE OF BIRTH: DUSHANBE, TAJIKISTAN 
 
NATIONALITY: TAJIK 
 
FATHER'S NAME: KURNONOV HAYRULLO 
 
MOTHER'S NAME: KURBONOVA 
 
ADDRESS: FIRDAVSI STREET 7/7, APT. 61, DUSHANBE, TAJIKISTAN 
 
TAJIK PASSPORT NUMBER: A5124604; ISSUE DATE: SEPTEMBER 2000 
 
PROFESSION: DENTIST 
 
OFFICE ADDRESS: NAVOI STREET 12/3, APT. 19, DUSHANBE, TAJIKISTAN 
 
 
 
¶3. (SBU) RECENT INFORMATION OBTAINED BY THE MVD CS REPORTED THAT 
DURING MARCH 2009 KURBONOV, WORKING AT THE DIRECTION OF SAROV, 
IMPORTED THREE FOREIGN-MANUFACTURED VEHICLES FROM AFGHANISTAN 
WHICH HAD HEROIN CONCEALED IN THEM.  KURBONOV TRANSPORTED THE 
VEHICLES TO SUGHD PROVINCE, PENJIKENT, TAJIKISTAN, WHERE HE SOLD 
THE HEROIN ON BEHALF OF THE SAROV DTO. THE CS DID NOT HAVE ANY 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE HEROIN SALE. 
 
 
 
¶4. (SBU) DEA SOD CONDUCTED A TOLL ANALYSIS OF KURBONOV'S 
CELLULAR TELEPHONE NUMBER [992] (95)173-9220. THIS NUMBER WAS 
IDENTIFIED AS A TIER ONE NUMBER WITH LINKS TO A TAJIKISTAN 
CELLULAR TELEPHONE NUMBER IDENTIFIED AS [992] 90-790-3333. TOLL 
DATA OBTAINED BY THE MVD IDENTIFIED THE SUBSCRIBER OF THIS 
NUMBER AS YULIYA VLADIMIROVNA ALEKSEEVA.  MVD PROVIDED THE DCO 
WITH THE FOLLOWING PERSONAL IDENTIFIERS FOR ALEKSEEVA: 
 
 
 
DATE OF BIRTH: DECEMBER 7, 1986 
 
PLACE OF BIRTH: DUSHANBE, TAJIKISTAN 
 
NATIONALITY: RUSSIAN 
 
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FATHER'S NAME: VLADIMIR ALEKSEEV 
 
MOTHER'S NAME: NELYA ALEKSEEV 
 
PASSPORT NUMBER: A304#7944; ISSUE DATE: FEBRUARY 12, 2004 
 
RESIDENT: RUDAKI STREET 85, ENTRANCE 5, 4 FLOOR 
 
 
 
PROFESSION: WAITRESS (CURRENT EMPLOYER UNKNOWN) 
 
MARRIAGE STATUS: MARRIED; HUSBAND IDENTIFIED AS AN AFGHAN 
NATIONAL KNOWN AS BOZ MOHAMMED SAFAR MOHAMMED LNU USING TAJIK 
CELLULAR TELEPHONE NUMBER: [992] (91) 962-9805 (TAJIK CELLULAR 
PHONE COMPANY PROVIDER HAS BEN IDENTIFIED AS THE BEELINE 
COMPANY.) 
 
 
 
¶5. (SBU) REF: A) THE MVD CS HAS ESTABLISHED THAT MOHAMMED IS A 
MEMBER OF THE SAROV DTO BASED IN DUSHANBE. THE DCO CONCLUDES, 
BASED ON TOLL DATA AND MVD CS, THAT MOHAMMED IS THE PROBABLE 
USER OF BOTH CELLULAR NUMBERS: [992] 90-790-3333 AND [992] (91) 
962-9805. TOLL DATA ESTABLISHES THAT [992] 90-790-3333 IS IN 
COMMUNICATION WITH KURBONOV'S CELLULAR NUMBER [992] (95)173-9220. 
 
 
 
¶6. (SBU) THE DCO, BASED ON THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED INFORMATION, 
ASSISTED THE MVD WITH THE PREPARATION OF THE TAJIK AFFIDAVIT 
REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION TO INITIATE A WIRE INTERCEPT ON [992] 
90-790-3333. ON 04/28/09, THE MVD, AFTER RECEIVING AUTHORIZATION 
FROM THE DEPUTY MINISTER FOR MVD AND THE GENERAL PROSECUTOR, 
INITIATED THE INTERCEPT OPERATION. THE INTERCEPT OPERATION 
REPRESENTS THE FIRST JOINT DEA LAW ENFORCEMENT WIRE INTERCEPT 
INVESTIGATION IN TAJIKISTAN. 
 
 
 
¶7. (SUB) THE INTERCEPT LINE IS CURRENTLY INACTIVE; BASED ON THE 
PROBABILITY THAT MOHAMMAD IS IN CONTROL OF THE TWO PREVIOUSLY 
MENTIONED CELLULAR NUMBERS. THE MVD IS IN THE PROCESS OF 
REQUESTING RE-UP AUTHORIZATION FOR [992] 90-790-3333 AND 
AUTHORIZATION FOR A NEW INTERCEPT ON [992] (91) 962-9805. THE 
MVD IS CURRENTLY OBTAINING TOLL DATA FOR [992] (91) 962-9805. 
 
 
 
¶8. (SBU) ON 05/05/09, THE DCO MEET WITH MVD COL. MANSUR BUHORIEV 
CONCERNING THE WIRE INTERCEPT INVESTIGATION. THE MVD INFORMED 
THE DCO THAT THEY HAD RECEIVED AUTHORIZATION FROM THE GENERAL 
PROSECUTOR TO INITIATE THE SECOND WIRE INTERCEPT TARGETING 
CELLULAR NUMBER  [992] (91) 962-9805. THIS NUMBER IS BEING USED 
BY MOHAMMED; THE MOI ALSO RECEIVED AUTHORIZATION FOR A RE-UP ON 
[992] (90) 790-3333. THE CURRENT INTERCEPT ON THIS LINE HAS BEEN 
NON-ACTIVE. THE DCO BELIEVES THAT MOHAMMED IS IN POSSESSION OF 
BOTH PHONES AND ALTERNATES THEIR USAGE. THE NEW INTERCEPT IS 
AUTHORIZED FOR FIVE DAYS; IF THE INTERCEPTS GENERATE RELIABLE 
INFORMATION, THE MVD WILL REQUEST AUTHORIZATION FOR AN EXTENDED 
INTERCEPT ON THE CELL LINE. THE INVESTIGATION HAS ALSO 
IDENTIFIED MOHAMMED AS THE BROKER WHO INTRODUCED KURBONOV AKA 
THE DOCTOR TO SAROV APPROXIMATELY 3 YEARS AGO (2007). 
 
 
 
¶9. (SBU) MVD CS INFORMATION HAS IDENTIFIED WHAT COULD BE A 
POSSIBLE ADDRESS FOR SAROV IN AFGHANISTAN: 
 
 
 
ADDRESS: KONDOZ, MASJIDI KHIYBON-STREET KHUSTIHO, AFGHANISTAN. 
NO FURTHER IDENTIFYING INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. 
 
 
 
¶10. (SBU) ACCORDING TO THE MVD CS, SAROV IS CURRENTLY IN INDIA 
UNDERGOING TREATMENT FOR A RESPIRATORY PROBLEM. THE DCO IS 
 
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ATTEMPTING TO DEVELOP MORE INFORMATION CONCERNING SAROV'S 
LOCATION IN INDIA AND AT WHICH HOSPITAL OR TREATMENT FACILITY HE 
IS LOCATED. THE INVESTIGATION HAS IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING TWO 
INDIAN NUMBERS AND ONE DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES NUMBER LINKED 
TO SAROV'S CELLULAR NUMBER: [91] (987)179-7231 AND [91] (999) 
022-5286; DUBAI [971] (55) 340-9941. MVD TOLL RECORDS ALSO 
INDICATE THAT SAROV MADE A SERIES OF CALLS TO THE FOLLOWING 
THURAYA SATELLITE PHONE: 882-1655530046. 
 
 
 
¶11. (SBU) THE INVESTIGATION HAS IDENTIFIED THAT KURBONOV IS THE 
PRIMARY CONTACT FOR THE SAROV DTO IN DUSHANBE.  MVD CS 
INFORMATION HAS ESTABLISHED THAT KURBONOV IS INDEBTED TO SAROV 
FOR A $60,000.00 US DOLLAR DRUG DEBT.  THE MVD CS REPORTED THAT 
SAROV IS HEAVILY DEPENDENT UPON KURBONOV'S ABILITY TO COORDINATE 
INTERNATIONAL HEROIN SHIPMENTS FROM AFGHANISTAN TO DUSHANBE FOR 
REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION. KURBONOV, IN SPITE OF HIS SIGNIFICANT 
DRUG DEPT, IS TOO CRITICAL TO THE SAROV DTO TO BE DISENGAGED. 
ACCORDING TO THE MVD CS, SAROV WOULD BE UNABLE TO FIND ANOTHER 
TRUSTED TAJIK COMPARABLE TO KURBONOV WHO HAD ESTABLISHED 
REGIONAL DRUG CONTACTS. 
 
 
 
¶12. (SBU) THE MVD HAS STATED THAT THEY COULD ARREST KURBONOV ON 
DRUG-RELATED ACTIVITY BUT HAVE AGREED TO WORK WITH THE DCO 
CONCERNING THE REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE WIRE INTERCEPT 
INVESTIGATION. THE MVD HAS AGREED TO ALLOW KURBONOV TO REMAIN 
ACTIVE IN SAROV'S DTO UNTIL THE INVESTIGATION HAS REACHED A 
POINT WHICH RESULTS IN THE DISMANTLEMENT OF THE DTO IN 
TAJIKISTAN AND OTHER ASSOCIATED TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATIONS BASED 
IN THE REGION. THE MVD INITIATED A SURVEILLANCE OPERATION 
FOCUSING ON KURBONOV AND MOHAMMED. THE MVD RECENTLY USED A RUSE 
WHICH GAINED THEM ACCESS TO KURBONOV'S RESIDENCE IN DUSHANBE. 
ACCORDING TO THE MVD, KURBONOV APPEARS TO BE LIVING AT A LEVEL 
WHICH EXCEEDS WHAT A DENTIST OF HIS QUALIFICATIONS WOULD BE 
EARNING IN DUSHANBE. 
 
 
 
¶13. (SBU) ON 05/06/09, THE MVD CS OBTAINED THE BELOW LISTED 
CELLULAR TELEPHONE NUMBERS FOR SAROV. ALL OF THE NUMBERS ARE FOR 
AFGHANISTAN. 
 
 
 
AFGHANISTAN NUMBERS: 
 
93- 79- 4245620- THIS NUMBER WAS CALLED NUMEROUS TIMES BY [992] 
[90] 790-3333 (DCO WIRE INTERCEPT LINE) 
 
93-79-6444539 
 
93-77-8206030 
 
93-78-8431632 
 
93-79-5666669 
 
¶14. (SBU) TOLL DATA HAS ESTABLISHED THAT TAJIK CELLULAR NUMBER 
[992]-90-790-3333 (MOHAMMED'S NUMBER) IS LINKED TO THE AFGHAN 
NUMBERS [93] (79) 4245620 AND [93] (79) 6444539. BASED ON THE 
PRELIMINARY TOLL DATA, [93] (79) 4245620 APPEARS TO BE SAROV'S 
PRIMARY NUMBER LINKED TO RUSSIA, TAJIKISTAN, DUBAI, INDIA AND 
PAKISTAN. MOHAMMED APPEARS TO BE ONE OF THE COMMON LINKS BETWEEN 
SAROV (AFGHANISTAN), KURBONOV (DUSHANBE) AND THE RUSSIAN NUMBER, 
[7] (926) 934-7766. THE RUSSIAN NUMBER WAS IDENTIFIED FROM TOLL 
DATA FOR [992]-90-790-3333. 
 
¶15. (SBU) THE CELLULAR NUMBERS LISTED IN THIS CABLE HAVE BEEN 
SUBMITTED TO THE DEA DARTS SYSTEM. 
 
¶16. (SBU)   IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE REGIONAL SECURITY OFFICE 
FOR THE UNITED STATES EMBASSY IN DUSHANBE USED ITS LONG-STANDING 
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE MINISTER OF MVD TO GAIN ADDITIONAL SUPPORT 
FOR THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED JOINT DCO-MVD INVESTIGATION. 
 
¶17. (SBU) THIS CABLE WAS PREPARED IN LIEU OF A DEA-6; REFERENCE 
 
DUSHANBE 00000569  004 OF 004 
 
 
THE DEA MANUAL SECTION 6242.11. ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE 
CONTENT OF THIS CABLE SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO ACTING COUNTRY 
ATTACHE MICHAEL W. BROWN AT [992] (37) 229-2807. 
 
INDEXING SECTION: 
 
 
¶1. SAROV, NOSIR 
      NADDIS: PENDING; PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED; POSSIBLE ADDRESS: 
KONDOZ, MASJIDI KHIYBON-STREET KHUSTIHO, AFGHANISTAN. NO FURTHER 
IDENTIFYING INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. AN MVD CS 
PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING AFGHAN CELLULAR NUMBERS FOR SAROV: 
93-79-4245620, 93-79-6444539, 93-77-8206030, 93-78-8431632 AND 
93-79-5666669. 
 
¶2. KURBONOV, SAIDABROR HAYRULLOEVICH     NADDIS: PENDING; 
DESCRIBED AS A TAJIK NATIONAL; DATE OF BIRTH: AUGUST 28, 1965; 
PLACE OF BIRTH: DUSHANBE, TAJIKISTAN; FATHER'S NAME: KURNONOV 
HAYRULLO; MOTHER'S NAME: KURBONOVA; ADDRESS:  FIRDAVSI STREET 
7/7, APT. 61, DUSHANBE, TAJIKISTAN; TAJIK PASSPORT NUMBER: 
A5124604; ISSUE DATE: SEPTEMBER 2000; PROFESSION: DENTIST; 
OFFICE ADDRESS: NAVOI STREET 12/3, APT. 19, DUSHANBE, 
TAJIKISTAN; POSSIBLE TAJIK CELLULAR PHONE NUMBER, [992] (95) 
173-9220. BASED ON MVD CS INFORMATION AND MVD PAST CRIMINAL 
INVESTIGATIONS, KURBONOV HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A SIGNIFICANT 
DRUG TRAFFICKER BASED IN DUSHANBE AND THE PRIMARY BROKER FOR THE 
SAROV DTO BASED IN KONDOZ, AFGHANISTAN. 
 
 
 
¶3. ALEKSEEVA, YULIYA VLADIMIROVNA:                NADDIS: 
PENDING; DESCRIBED AS A RUSSIAN FEMALE; DATE OF BIRTH: DECEMBER 
7, 1986; 
 
PLACE OF BIRTH: DUSHANBE, TAJIKISTAN; NATIONALITY: RUSSIAN; 
 
FATHER'S NAME: VLADIMIR ALEKSEEV; MOTHER'S NAME: NELYA ALEKSEEV; 
PASSPORT NUMBER: A304#7944; ISSUE DATE: FEBRUARY 12, 2004; 
RESIDENT: RUDAKI STREET 85, ENTRANCE 5, 4 FLOOR. MVD HAS 
ESTABLISHED THAT ALEKSEEVA IS MARRIED TO AN AFGHAN NATIONAL 
IDENTIFIED AS BOS MOHAMMED SARAF MOHAMMED. MVD HAS ESTABLISHED 
THAT MOHAMMED RESIDES IN DUSHANBE, TAJIKISTAN WITH HIS WIFE AND 
IS A DIRECT ASSOCIATE OF THE SAROV DTO. BASED ON TOLL RECORD 
DATA, IT APPEARS THAT MOHAMMED USES THE FOLLOWING TWO TAJIK 
BASED CELLULAR NUMBERS TO CONDUCT TRAFFICKING ACTIVITY ON BEHALF 
OF THE SAROV DTO:  [992] 90-790-3333 AND  [992] (91) 962-9805. 
 
 
 
¶4. LNU, BOZ MOHAMMED (FN), SARAF MOHAMMED (MN) AKA AHMED: 
   NADDIS:                           NEGATIVE; DESCRIBED AS AN 
AFGHAN NATIONAL WHO RESIDES IN DUSHANBE AND IS MARRIED TO YULIYA 
VLADIMIROVNA ALEKSEEVA. MVD HAS ESTABLISHED THAT MOHAMMED 
RESIDES IN DUSHANBE, TAJIKISTAN WITH HIS WIFE AND IS A DIRECT 
ASSOCIATE OF THE SAROV DTO. MVS SOURCE INFORMATION AND TOLL 
RECORD DATA INDICATED THAT MOHAMMED USES THE FOLLOWING TWO 
TAJIK-BASED CELLULAR NUMBERS TO CONDUCT TRAFFICKING ACTIVITY ON 
BEHALF OF THE SAROV DTO:  [992] 90-790-3333 AND  [992] (91) 
962-9805. 
JACOBSON