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ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 210448Z MAY 09
FM AMEMBASSY DUSHANBE
TO RUEHIL/AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD 0073
RUEHAK/AMEMBASSY ANKARA 0029
RUEHBUL/AMEMBASSY KABUL 0108
RUEHMO/AMEMBASSY MOSCOW 0034
RUEHNE/AMEMBASSY NEW DELHI 0063
RUEHBJ/AMEMBASSY BEIJING 0038
RUEHNT/AMEMBASSY TASHKENT 0010
RUEHDE/AMCONSUL DUBAI 0019
INFO RUEHDBU/AMEMBASSY DUSHANBE 0672
RUEABND/DEA WASHINGTON DC

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 05 DUSHANBE 000602 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
NIWF/MANZI, SOD/OSE/MCMANAMON/YASEVICH/KHAN/OSE/SHROYER/D EA 
KABUL PASS TO ARD WEIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: DEAX SNAR TI
SUBJECT: UI-09-0003/YEH1K/SARAF, HAJI NASIR - TAJIK MINISTRY OF 
INTERIOR TOLL AND SUBSCRIBER INFORMATION RELATED TO THE HAJI NASIR 
SARAF DTO 
 
ACTION REQUEST FOR THE FOLLOWING DEA COUNTRY OFFICES:  MOSCOW 
CO, NEW DELHI CO, TASHKENT CO, KABUL CO, BEIJING CO AND THE 
DUBAI CO IN PARAGRAPH 5. 
 
 
 
CXX: SOD/OPERATION TAJIK EXPRESS 
 
 
 
¶1.  (SBU) ON 05/15/09, ACTING COUNTRY ATTACHE (A/CA) MICHAEL W. 
BROWN MET WITH TAJIK MINISTRY OF INTERIOR (MVD), COL. MANSUR 
BUHORIEV  PERTAINING TO TELEPHONE TOLL AND SUBSCRIBER 
INFORMATION RELATED TO THE ONGOING WIRE INTERCEPT OPERATION 
TARGETING THE HAJI NASIR SARAF DRUG TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATION 
(DTO). 
 
 
 
¶2. (SBU) THE MVD PROVIDED SUBSCRIBER AND TOLL INFORMATION FOR 
THE FOLLOWING TAJIK BASED CELLULAR TELEPHONE NUMBERS: 
 
 
 
[992] (91) 8300651 
 
[992] (91) 9006949 
 
[992] (91) 9629805 
 
[992] (91) 9974349 
 
[992] (91) 9997750 
 
[992] (92) 7103899 
 
[992] (93) 5872727 
 
[992] (95) 1739220 
 
[992] (91) 1424877 
 
 
 
¶3. (SBU) ON 05/15/09, DUE TO THE HIGH VOLUME OF TOLL INFORMATION 
PROVIDED BY THE MVD, THE DUSHANBE COUNTRY OFFICE (DCO) FORWARDED 
ALL OF THE TOLL AND SUBSCRIBER INFORMATION TO DEA/SOD FOR 
FURTHER ANALYSIS.  THE MVD, DUE TO THE HIGH VOLUME OF REQUESTED 
TOLL DATA WAS ONLY ABLE TO OBTAIN CALL INFORMATION FROM 05/01/09 
TO 05/05/09.  THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION REPRESENTS A BRIEF 
OVERVIEW OF EACH NUMBER AND THE INTERNATIONAL NUMBERS WHICH ARE 
LINKED TO THEM: 
 
 
 
[992] (91) 8300651: 
 
 
 
SUBSCRIBER INFORMATION: ABDURAHIM SAIDOVICH HABIBOV 
 
PASSPORT NUMBER: TAJIK/A 4374802 
 
ADDRESS DOCUMENTS REGISTRATION LOCATION: OVD HUKUMATA, CITY: 
KULYAB, TAJIKISTAN 
 
PLACE OF BIRTH: TAJIKISTAN-FEBRUARY 20, 1966 
 
RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: HATLONSKSYA REGION, CITY: KULYAB, STREET H. 
SHEROZI BLD#8, APT#7, And TAJIKISTAN. 
 
CASE LINKAGE: INFORMATION PROVIDED BY MVD LINKED THIS NUMBER TO 
A TAJIK CELLULAR NUMBER, [922] (95) 173-9920. THE MVD REPORTED 
THAT THIS NUMBER MAY BE UTILIZED BY SAIDABROR HAYRULLOEVICH 
KURBONOV AKA THE DOCTOR. KURBONOV HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A CLOSE 
ASSOCIATE OF SARAF. 
 
INTERNATIONAL CALL LINKAGE: NO INTERNATIONAL CALLS WITHIN THE 
REQUESTED TIME FRAME WERE LOCATED. 
 
DUSHANBE 00000602  002 OF 005 
 
 
 
 
 
[992] (91) 9006949 
 
 
 
SUBSCRIBER INFORMATION: NAIM NOSIR SAID 
 
PASSPORT NUMBER: TAJIK/ A4436816 
 
DATE OF BIRTH: JULY 22, 1985 
 
RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: STREET BORBAD 120, APT #37, DUSHANBE, 
TAJIKISTAN 
 
CASE LINKAGE: THIS NUMBER WAS IDENTIFIED BY AN MVD CONFIDENTIAL 
SOURCE WHO REPORTED IT WAS LINKED TO SARAF IN AFGHANISTAN. 
LISTED CALLS TO A CELLULAR PHONE UTILIZED BY SARAF DTO 
ASSOCIATE, BOS MOHAMMED AKA BOS MOHAMMED SARAF MOHAMMED ([992] 
(91) 962-9805) 
 
INTERNATIONAL CALL LINKAGE: AFGHANISTAN-[93] 794100390. 
 
 
 
[992] (91) 9629805 
 
 
 
SUBSCRIBER INFORMATION: MVD INFORMATION HAS IDENTIFIED THE 
SUBSCRIBER OF THIS NUMBER AS BOS MOHAMMED.  MOHAMMED HAS BEEN 
PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED AS A PRIMARY ASSOCIATE OF THE SARAF DTO 
BASED IN AFGHANISTAN AND TAJIKISTAN. 
 
INTERNATIONAL CALL LINKAGE: CALLS TO AFGHAN NUMBER, [93] 788 
374740, [93] 788579234, [93] 2919997750. 
 
 
 
[992] (91) 9974349 
 
 
 
SUBSCRIBER INFORMATION: TOIRZHON SHARIPOV 
 
PASSPORT NUMBER: TAJIK/ OVD-1 REGION RUDAK #A14825492 
 
DATE OF BIRTH: SEPTEMBER 12, 1974 
 
RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: SETTLEMENT/VILLAGE ZAINABOBOD, STREET 
KIZILARIK. APT.-RUDAKI, TAJIKISTAN. 
 
CASE LINKAGE: INFORMATION PROVIDED BY MVD LINKED THIS NUMBER TO 
A TAJIK CELLULAR NUMBER, [922] (95) 173-9920. THE MVD REPORTED 
THAT THIS NUMBER MAY BE UTILIZED BY SAIDABROR HAYRULLOEVICH 
KURBONOV AKA THE DOCTOR. KURBONOV HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED A CLOSE 
ASSOCIATE OF SARAF. 
 
INTERNATIONAL CALL LINKAGE: CHINA-[86] 1527664948, RUSSIA-[7] 
¶9269612384. MVD CONFIDENTIAL SOURCE INFORMATION REPORTS THAT 
THIS NUMBER MAY BE LINKED TO SARAF DTO ASSOCIATES IN RUSSIA AND 
AFGHANISTAN. 
 
 
 
[992] (91) 9997750 
 
 
 
NO SUBSCRIBER INFORMATION AT THIS TIME. 
 
CASE LINKAGE: MVD CONFIDENTIAL SOURCE INFORMATION REPORTED THAT 
THIS NUMBER IS LINKED TO SARAF'S AFGHAN BASED CELLULAR TELPHONE 
NUMBER, [93] 794245620. 
 
INTERNATIONAL CALL LINKAGE: AFGHANISTAN-[93] 786367080, [93] 
797808060, [93] 786410513, [93] 778424041, [93] 799151315, [93] 
788434642, [93] 786151690. 
 
DUSHANBE 00000602  003 OF 005 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
[992] (92) 7103899 
 
 
 
NO SUBSCRIBER INFORMATION AT THIS TIME. 
 
CASE LINKAGE:  MVD CONFIDENTIAL SOURCE INFORMATION REPORTED THAT 
THIS NUMBER IS LINKED TO THE SARAF DTO IN AFGHANISTAN, UNITED 
ARAB EMIRATES AND RUSSIA. 
 
INTERNATIONAL CALL LINKAGE:  KYRGYZ REPUBLIC: [996] 772665887, 
RUSSIA: [7] 9500664320, POSSIBLE RUSSIAN NUMBERS: [7] 
9648971748, [7] 7026534648, [7] 9270432736, [7] 9270432736, [7] 
9279073513, [7] 9608245299, [7] 9199231738, [998] 909896228 
(UZBEKISTAN:  PAGER-DAEWOO) 
 
 
 
[992] (93) 5872727 
 
 
 
NO SUBSCRIBER INFORMATION AT THIS TIME. 
 
CASE LINKAGE: TOLL DATA FOR KURBONOV'S CELLULAR PHONE, [992] 
(95) 1739920 IS LINKED TO ABOVE MENTIONED NUMBER. 
 
INTERNATIONAL CALL LINKAGE: RUSSIA: [7] 9269612384; CONTACT 
DATE: 05/04/09.  PREVIOUSLY LISTED TAJIK NUMBER, [992] (92) 
7103899 ALSO CONTACTED THIS RUSSIAN NUMBER ON 05/02/09. 
 
 
 
[992] (95) 1739220 
 
 
 
SUBSCRIBER INFORMATION OBTAINED BY MVD STATES THAT A TAJIK 
NATIONAL IDENTIFIED AS HAKIM ASLIDINOVICH SHAMSOV IS THE 
SUBSCRIBER FOR THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED NUMBER. MVD CONFIDENTIAL 
SOURCE INFORMATION PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED THIS NUMBER AS ONE OF 
THE PRIMARY TAJIK CELLULAR NUMBERS USED BY KURBONOV AKA THE 
DOCTOR TO COORDINATE TRAFFICKING ACTIVITY WITH SARAF. 
 
 
 
DATE OF BIRTH: JULY 19, 1981. 
 
PASSPORT NUMBER: TAJIK- OVD VARZOB REGION #A4194896. 
 
NO FURTHER INFORMATION. 
 
 
 
 [992] (91) 1424877 
 
 
 
MVD CONFIDENTIAL SOURCE INFORMATION INDICATES THAT THE ABOVE 
MENTIONED NUMBER IS USED BY A PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED SARAF DTO 
TARGET IDENTIFIED AS YULIA VLADIMIROVNA ALEKSEEVA. SUBSCRIBER 
INFORMATION OBTAINED BY THE MVD STATES THAT THE NUMBER IS 
REGISTERED TO ALEKSEEV. ALEKSEEVA IS THE SUBSCRIBER FOR THE 
FOLLOWING TWO TAJIK CELLULAR NUMBERS: [992] (90) 7903333 AND 
[992] (92) 9629805. THE INVESTIGATION HAS FURTHER IDENTIFIED 
THAT ALEKSEEVA IS MARRIED TO A SARAF DTO ASSOCIATE IDENTIFIED AS 
BOS MOHAMMED. 
 
 
 
ACTION REQUEST 
 
¶5. (SBU) THE DCO REQUESTS THAT THE FOLLOWING DEA COUNTRY OFFICES 
REVIEW THE INFORMATION IN THIS CABLE, IDENTIFYING THE 
 
DUSHANBE 00000602  004 OF 005 
 
 
INTERNATIONAL CELLULAR NUMBERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE THEIR AREA OF 
RESPONSIBILITY AND CONDUCT A SUBSCRIBER/TOLL ANALYSIS, CRIMINAL 
QUERY AND INVESTIGATIVE CROSS-CHECK WITH THEIR CURRENT CASE 
FILES TO IDENTIFY ANY ORGANIZATIONAL LINKAGES TO THE SARAF DTO: 
MOSCOW CO, NEW DELHI CO, TASHKENT CO, KABUL CO, BEIJING CO AND 
THE DUBAI CO. 
 
¶6. (SBU) ON 05/18/09, A/CA BROWN MET WITH THE COL. BUHORIEV 
CONCERNING THE STATUS OF THE WIRE INTERCEPT INVESTIGATION. THE 
COL. STATED DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE SARAF INVESTIGATION IS 
DIRECTLY LINKED TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT COUNTRIES, THE GENERAL 
PROSECUTOR ORDERED THAT THE TAJIK STATE COMMITTEE OF NATIONAL 
SECURITY (SCNS) MONITOR THE COURT-AUTHORIZED AND MVD-APPROVED 
INTERCEPT NUMBERS.  THE RECORDED INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED TO 
THE MINISTER OF THE MVD FOR REVIEW. ONCE THE MINISTER HAS 
REVIEWED THE INFORMATION IT WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE MVD. A/CA 
BROWN STATED THAT HE UNDERSTOOD THE NECESSITY FOR SCNS'S 
INVOLVEMENT BUT EXPLAINED THAT THE SUCCESS OF THE INVESTIGATION 
RELIED HEAVILY UPON IDENTIFYING AND PASSING SIGNIFICANT 
INTERCEPT INFORMATION TO THE OTHER DEA COUNTRY OFFICES INVOLVED 
IN THE INVESTIGATION. A/CA BROWN STATED THAT THE INTERCEPT ON 
THE 9805 NUMBER HAS BEEN ACTIVE FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 DAYS AND 
THE INFORMATION ON THE INTERCEPTS COULD HAVE VITAL INFORMATION 
WHICH WOULD FURTHER IDENTIFY THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE 
SARAF DTO. THE COL. FURTHER REPORTED THAT HE WAS SCHEDULED TO 
MEET WITH THE MINISTER ON 05/20/09 IN ORDER TO EXPLAIN THE 
NECESSITY FOR A MORE EFFECTIVE REVIEW PROCESS. 
 
¶6. (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 
ATTACHE MICHAEL W. BROWN AT [992] (37) 229-2807. 
 
 
INDEXING SECTION: 
 
¶1. SARAF, HAJI NASIR 
           NADDIS: 6479196; POSSIBLE ADDRESS: KONDOZ, MASJIDI 
KHIYBON-STREET KHUSTIHO, AFGHANISTAN. 
 
¶2. KURBONOV, SAIDABROR HAYRULLOEVICH          NADDIS: PENDING; 
DESCRIBED AS AN 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 A TAJIK MINISTRY OF INTERIOR (MVD) 
COFIDENTIAL SOURCE INFORMATION AND MVD PAST CRIMINAL 
INVESTIGATIONS, KURBONOV HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A SIGNIFICANT 
DRUG TRAFFICKER BASED IN DUSHANBE AND A PRIMARY BROKER FOR THE 
SARAF 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: A3047944; 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. THE TAJIK MINISTRY OF INTERIOR (MVD) 
HAS ESTABLISHED THAT MOHAMMED RESIDES IN DUSHANBE, TAJIKISTAN 
WITH HIS WIFE AND IS A DIRECT ASSOCIATE OF THE SARAF 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 SARAF DTO:  [992] 90-790-3333 AND  [992] (91) 
962-9805. INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM MVD REPORTED THAT TAJIK 
CELLULAR TELEPHONE NUMBER [992] (91) 1424877 IS REGISTERED TO 
ALEKSEEVA. 
 
 
 
¶4. MOHAMMED, BOZ AKA AHMED:                             NADDIS: 
 
DUSHANBE 00000602  005 OF 005 
 
 
NEGATIVE; DESCRIBED AS AN AFGHAN NATIONAL WHO RESIDES IN 
DUSHANBE, TAJIKISTAN AND IS MARRIED TO YULIYA VLADIMIROVNA 
ALEKSEEVA. THE TAJIK MINISTRY OF INTERIOR (MVD) HAS ESTABLISHED 
THAT MOHAMMED RESIDES IN DUSHANBE WITH HIS WIFE AND IS A DIRECT 
ASSOCIATED OF THE SARAF DTO. MVD CONFIDENTIAL SOURCE INFORMATION 
AND TOLL RECORD DATA STATES THAT MOHAMMED USES THE FOLLOWING TWO 
TAJIK BASED CELLULAR NUMBERS TO CONDUCT TRAFFICKING ACTIVITY ON 
BEHALF OF THE SARAF DTO:  [992] 90-790-3333 AND  [992] (91) 
962-9805. 
 
 
 
¶5. HABIBOV, ABDURAHIM SAIDOVICH                       NADDIS: 
NEGATIVE; DESCRIBED AS TAJIK NATIONAL; TAJIK CELLULAR PHONE 
NUMBER: [992] (91) 8300651; PASSPORT NUMBER: TAJIK/A 4374802; 
ADDRESS DOCUMENTS REGISTRATION LOCATION: OVD HUKUMATA, CITY: 
KULYAB, TAJIKISTAN; PLACE OF BIRTH: TAJIKISTAN-20 FEBRUARY 1966; 
RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: HATLONSKSYA REGION, CITY: KULYAB, STREET H. 
SHEROZI BLD#8, APT#7, TAJIKISTAN. CASE LINKAGE: INFORMATION 
PROVIDED BY THE TAJIK MINISTRY OF INTERIOR (MVD) LINKED THIS 
NUMBER A TAJIK CELLULAR NUMBER, [922] (95) 173-9920. THE MVD 
REPORTED THAT THIS NUMBER MAY BE UTILIZED BY SAIDABROR 
HAYRULLOEVICH KURBONOV AKA THE DOCTOR. KURBONOV HAS BEEN 
IDENTIFIED A CLOSE ASSOCIATE OF SARAF. 
 
 
 
¶6.  SAID, NAIM NOSIR 
          NADDIS: NEGATIVE; DESCRIBED AS A TAJIK NATIONAL; TAJIK 
CELLULAR PHONE: [992] (91) 9006949; PASSPORT NUMBER: TAJIK/ 
A4436816; DATE OF BIRTH: JULY 22, 1985; RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: 
STREET BORBAD 120, APT #37, DUSHANBE, TAJIKISTAN; CASE LINKAGE: 
THIS NUMBER WAS IDENTIFIED BY AN MVD CONFIDENTIAL SOURCE WHO 
REPORTED IT WAS LINKED TO SARAF IN AFGHANISTAN.  LISTED CALLS TO 
A CELLULAR PHONE UTILIZED BY SARAF DTO ASSOCIATE, BOS MOHAMMED 
AKA BOS MOHAMMED SARAF MOHAMMED ([992] (91) 962-9805); 
INTERNATIONAL CALL LINKAGE: AFGHANISTAN-[93] 794100390. 
 
 
 
¶7.  SHARIPOV, TOIRZHON                                 NADDIS: 
NEGATIVE; DESCRIBED AS A TAJIK NATIONAL; TAJIK CELLULAR 
TELEPHONE PHONE NUMBR: [992] (91) 9974349; PASSPORT NUMBER: 
TAJIK/ OVD-1 REGION RUDAKI #A14825492; DATE OF BIRTH: SEPTEMBER 
12, 1974; RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: ETTLEMENT/VILLAGE ZAINABOBOD, 
STREET KIZILARIK. APT.-RUDAKI, TAJIKISTAN; CASE LINKAGE: 
INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE TAJIK MINISTRY OF INTERIOR (MVD) 
LINKED THIS NUMBER A TAJIK CELLULAR NUMBER, [922] (95) 173-9920. 
THE MVD REPORTED THAT THIS NUMBER MAY BE UTILIZED BY SAIDABROR 
HAYRULLOEVICH KURBONOV AKA THE DOCTOR. KURBONOV HAS BEEN 
IDENTIFIED A CLOSE ASSOCIATE OF SARAF; INTERNATIONAL CALL 
LINKAGE: CHINA-[86] 1527664948, RUSSIA-[7] 9269612384. MVD 
CONFIDENTIAL SOURCE INFORMATION REPORTS THAT THIS NUMBER MAY BE 
LINKED TO SARAF DTO ASSOCIATES IN RUSSIA AND AFGHANISTAN 
 
 
 
¶8.  SHAMSOV, HAKIM ASLIDONOVICH 
 NADDIS: NEGATIVE; DESCRIBED AS A TAJIK NATIONAL; TAJIK CELLULAR 
TELEPHONE NUMBER: [992] (95) 1739220; SUBSCRIBER INFORMATION 
OBTAINED BY THE TAJIK MINISTRY OF INTERIOR (MVD) STATES THAT A 
TAJIK NATIONAL IDENTIFIED AS HAKIM ASLIDINOVICH SHAMSOV IS THE 
SUBSCRIBER FOR THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED NUMBER. MVD CONFIDENTIAL 
SOURCE INFORMATION PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED THIS NUMBER AS ONE OF 
THE PRIMARY TAJIK CELLULAR NUMBERS USED BY KURBONOV AKA THE 
DOCTOR, TO COORDINATE TRAFFICKING ACTIVITY WITH HAJI NASIR SARAF. 
JACOBSON