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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 PORT AU PRINCE 000705 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR WHA/EX AND WHA/CAR 
INL FOR KEVIN BROWN, HEATHER WILD AND MEAGAN MCBRIDE 
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TAGS: SNAR PREL PGOV KCRM HA
SUBJECT: HAITI: JULY 2009 NAS MONTHLY REPORT 
 
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¶1.  The following summarizes Post's INL/NAS and 
counternarcotics activities in July 2009. 
 
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Project Updates 
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¶2.  DynCorp received notice to proceed on two important 
remaining Haiti Stabilization Initiative (HSI) projects this 
month: wall reconstruction at the new police station in Cite 
Soleil and the construction of the second police station in 
that area.  Due to changes in the planned road and 
intersection construction at the corner where the new main 
police station is located in Cite Soleil, the compound's 
front wall must be moved inward and the side wall moved 
closer to the Brazilian Battalioncamp in order to 
accommodate parking of police vhicles.  Those construction 
modifications began n July 7.  On July 28, after a ten month 
wait, the GOH finally gave the go ahead to begin 
reconstruction of a small police station destroyed in 2004 at 
Wharf Soleil.  The delay was due to political manuevering 
about whether the USG should complete that project or the GOH 
should award a contract to a private Haitian developer.  In 
the end, the Prime Minister recognized the advantage of 
accepting the USG commitment to quality construction and 
equipping while avoiding additional financial commitment at a 
time when the HNP is struggling to pay its bills. 
 
¶3.  Furnishings have been purchased for two major 
infrastructure projects that will be completed in August: the 
instructors barracks at the Police Academy, and the new 
isolation ward and renovated infirmary at the Men's National 
Penitentiary.  In addition to USG procured furnishings, the 
US NGO Health Through Walls has collected a container of 
medical equipment for the new facility that will soon be 
shipped to Haiti. 
 
¶4.  Plans to install the goAML and goCASE UNODC software at 
the Financial Intelligence Unit (UCREF) and the HNP Financial 
Crimes Unit (BAFE) respectively are on track.  The final 
service level agreement is being drafted for presentation to 
INL for clearance prior to submission to the GOH.  The 
project will be funded through a combination of NAS 
counternarcotics funding and AID ESF funds.  This project has 
been researched and developed as part of the INL-funded U.S. 
Treasury OTA anti-money laundering project.  In addition, 
Post is planning to support an OTA proposal to train judges, 
prosecutors and police in three locations around Haiti to 
better prepare for and coordinate prosecution of complex 
financial crime cases (cost $450,000). 
 
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Ceremonies 
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¶5.  On July 9, the U.S. police (UNPOL) and corrections 
advisors contingent held its annual medal parade.  27 
officers were eligible to receive recognition for service in 
the MINUSTAH mission for at least six months.  Some have 
served for over two years.  The ceremony was held in 
conjunction with the Togolese contingent and a reception 
followed.  US Contingent Commander Yvette Marquez-Perkins 
spoke eloquently of the strong US commitment to serve and the 
pride of the contingent in serving their country and 
assisting Haiti in providing peace and stability. 
 
¶6.  On July 17, the HNP Director General and his command 
staff presented a plaque to outgoing NAS Director Joyce Namde 
in recogntion of "her devotion to the cause of the Haitian 
National Police."  Coordination with the HNP and the breadth 
of INL/NAS programs have significantly expanded in the past 
two years under the direction of the first full-time NAS 
director in Haiti. 
 
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Meetings 
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¶7.  NAS Director met with electronic surveillance (wiretap) 
experts from DEA to discuss the parameters and potential cost 
of developing a wiretap capacity for the HNP counternarcotics 
police.  Such a capability would significantly expand their 
ability to develop criminal cases, pursue leads on drug 
trafficking before the drugs are delivered in Haiti and 
cooperate regionally to address transnational crime.  This 
could also potentially be expanded to assist the 
Anti-Kidnapping Unit in rescuing victims and arresting the 
networks of criminals involved in such activities.  DEA and 
NAS have been exploring the possibility for several months 
and this visit allowed concrete planning to proceed.  A fully 
developed program could cost as much as five million USD. 
 
¶8.  On July 20 the Colombian police team exploring bilateral 
cooperation with the HNP provided an outbrief on their 
potential areas of involvement.  The Colombians listed eight 
projects of interest including: border police training, 
particularly in rural areas; airport control; anti-kidnapping 
technical assistance; forensic laboratory training; 
development of an intelligence center; long-term planning; 
anti-explosive training; and weapons maintenance.  The first 
three are areas where their expertise would be of particular 
use.  They also met with DEA to reinforce their desire to 
coordinate closely and to seek DEA cooperation as the 
Colombians move forward.  This is particularly important as 
Colombia currently has no permanent diplomatic presence in 
Haiti. 
 
¶9.  On July 30, the chairs of the G10 sectoral groups met 
with President Preval's liaison to UN Special Envoy Bill 
Clinton to be briefed on Clinton's planned areas of focus as 
discussed with President Preval. On his most recent trip to 
Haiti, Clinton laid out his priorities as support to the GOH 
plans for job creation, alignment of the donor projects with 
GOH priorities, attracting private sector investors as well 
as NGO and foundation investments and encouraging the 
Diaspora to provide increased support to Haiti.  What is not 
clear to the G10 groups is how Clinton's plans and activities 
will impact and be coordinated with those of the donors. 
Several items mentioned by the liaison are already being 
done, but there appears to be a gap in information sharing. 
The liaison was not able to articulate how the activities of 
the special envoy and those of the sectoral groups/donors 
would be coordinated or how ministries would be included in 
the planning and implementation of projects within their 
purvue. Only the Ministries of Planning, Finance and Foreign 
Affairs will be part of a task force being created to work 
with the special envoy. 
 
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Counternarcotics 
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¶10.  Four traffic stops by the HNP resulted in arrests and 
the seizure of a kilo of cocaine in three instances and two 
kilos of marijuana in the other.  In two cases, motorcycles 
were being used as the means of transportation - an 
increasing phenomena in Haiti.  Among these incidents of note 
is the fact that on July 2 the Mayor of Marigot and five 
others were arrested after the HNP discovered a kilo of 
cocaine in their vehicle.  The Mayor had previously been 
reputed to have ties to local cocaine trafficking.  In 
addition to these seizures, at the Port au Prince 
international airport the HNP BLTS counternarcotics police 
seized 52.63 kilos of marijuana being shipped as cargo to the 
U.S. labeled as mangoes. 
 
¶11.  A joint BLTS-DEA operation to arrest a DEA wanted 
fugitive was unsuccessful on July 1.  However, numerous items 
of evidentiary value were seized that may provide leads to 
others involved in criminal activity with the wanted 
 
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individual. 
TIGHE