C O 512 9 8 2 6-- IED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2012-26105 Doc No. C05129826 Date: 08/06/2012 A UNCLASSIFIED RELEASED IN FULL CDS RATUZYUW RUEHMEA1768 1362150-UUUU--RUZDTPW. ZNR UUUUU ZZH DTG 162149Z MAY I I FROM FM AMEMBASSY MEXICO CONTROLS UNCLAS MEXICO 001768 SENSITIVE IDECONTROLLED~ SBU STATE FOR 1NL AND WHAIMEX TREASURY FOR ENFORCEMENT SECRETARY DOJ FOR BSWARTZ/KBLANCO DEP ASSIST FBI DIR FOR LA/CU, OC/DB, OIU, CID DEA FOR OD, OF, OFC, AO, DO, NPSM CUSTOMS FOR LA OPS AND FOR OIA/WHB USAID/LAC FOR JCICCARONE/EHOUSTON NSC FOR KEVIN OREILLY E.O. 13526: N/A TAGS: SNAR, KCRM, KJUS, PGOV, PREL ********* THIS IS A COMBINED MESSAGE ********* BODY SUBJECT: NARCOTICS AFFAIRS SECTION MEXICO MONTHLY REPORT FOR AP 2011 REF: A) 11 MATAMOROS 148; B) 11 MONTERREY 260; C) 11 TIJUANA 984; D) 11 MEXICO 1528; 1. (SBU) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED INTERNAL DEVELOPMENTS 2: (SBU) CRIME STATISTICS: APRIL STARTED OUT WITH A PARTICULARLY VIOLENT WEEKEND IN CIUDAD JUAREZ, WITH 41 HOMICIDES OVER A 96-HO PERIOD. THE KILLING SPREE STARTED ON THURSDAY, MARCH 31 WITH 10 PEOPLE KILLED IN A SHOOTING AT A BAR, AND LASTED THROUGH LATE SUNDAY, APRIL 3. DESPITE THIS WEEKEND SPATE OF VIOLENCE, A TOTAL O 168 HOMICIDES WERE RECORDED IN CIUDAD JUAREZ DURING APRIL, THE CITY'S LOWEST MONTHLY TOTAL SINCE FEBRUARY 2010. ACCORDING TO REFORMA NEWSPAPER, BETWEEN APRIL 2-29,1,041 PEOPLE WERE KILLED NATIONWIDE IN DRUG-RELATED MURDERS, BRINGING THBYEARS TOTAL T 4,203 THROUGH APRIL 29. THIS COMPARES TO LAST YEAR'S TOTAL OF 3,516 REVIEW AUTHORITY: Steve Blodgett, Senior Reviewer UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2012-26105 Doc No. C05129826 Date: 08/06/2012 rC O 512 9 S 2 6-1ED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2012-26105 Doc No. C05129826 Date: 08/06/2012 UNCLASSIFIED AT THIS TIME. 3. (SBU) MASS GRAVES IN TAMAULIPAS REVEAL AT LEAST 183 BODIES: IN EARLY APRIL, AUTHORITIES DISCOVERED A MASS GRAVE IN THE AREA OF AN FERNANDO, TAMAULIPAS (A "COUNTY" WHICH LOCAL OFFICIALS POINT O IS AS BIG AS SOME MEXICAN STATES), FOLLOWING REPORTS OF ABDUCTIONS OF PASSENGERS ON LONG-DISTANCE BUSES THROUGH THE AREA. ACTING ON TIPS, AUTHORITIES WERE LED TO A RANCH WHERE THEY FREED FIVE KIDNAPPING VICTIMS, CAPTURED NINE ZETA CELL MEMBERS, AND KILLED FOUR GUNMEN. THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE MONTH, INVESTIGATO S HAVE CONTINUED TO UNCOVER VICTIMS AT MULTIPLE GRAVE SITES, AND 13Y THE END OF APRIL, HAD FOUND AT LEAST 183 BODIES. THE MAJORITY OF THE VICTIMS ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN BUS PASSENGERS, AND EVIDE CE SHOWS MOST WERE BRUTALLY KILLED BY BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA. SAN FERNANDO IS THE SAME AREA WHERE THE BODIES OF 72 CENTRAL AMERICAN MIGRANTS WERE SHOT TO DEATH LAST AUGUST, AND LIES JUST 80 MILES FROM THE U.S. BORDER. (SEE REFTEL A) 4. (SBU) IN CONNECTION WITH THE DISCOVERY OF THE MASS GRAVE IN SAIS FERNANDO, AUTHORITIES HAVE ARRESTED 17 OF THE MUNICIPALITY'S 25 POLICE OFFICERS, INCLUDING THE POLICE CHIEF. AUTHORITIES HAVE ARRESTED A TOTAL OF 76 SUSPECTS, INCLUDING THE LOCAL ZETA BOSS, MARTIN "EL KILO" ESTRADA, WHO IS ALLEGEDLY THE ORGANIZER BEHIND HE HOMICIDES. 5. (SBU) MIGRANT RESCUES: ON APRIL 25, AUTHORITIES REPORTED HAVING RESCUED 51 PEOPLE, INCLUDING 6 CHINESE AND 18 CENTRAL AMERICAN MIGRANTS, FROM A HOUSE IN REYNOSA, TAMAULIPAS. THIS CAME ON T HEELS OF A SIMILAR RESCUE THE PREVIOUS WEEK OF 68 INDIVIDUALS IN THE SAME CITY, WHICH ALSO INCLUDED 12 MIGRANTS FROM CENTRAL AMERICA. FOUR MUNICIPAL POLICE OFFICERS WERE ARRESTED IN THE CA E OF THE 68 KIDNAPPING VICTIMS. THE VICTIMS ARE THE LATEST IN A STRING OF KIDNAPPINGS WHEREBY DRUG GANGS ALLEGEDLY PULL PEOPL OFF ********* START OF SECTION 2 ********* SBU STATE FOR INL AND WHA/MEX TREASURY FOR ENFORCEMENT SECRETARY DOJ FOR BSWARTZ/KBLANCO DEP ASSIST FBI DIR FOR LA/CU, OC/DB, OIU, CID DEA FOR OD, OF, OFC, AO, DO, NPSM CUSTOMS FOR LA OPS AND FOR OIA/WHB USAID/LAC FOR JCICCARONE/EHOUSTON NSC FOR KEVIN OREILLYE.O. 13526: N/A TAGS: SNAR, KCRM, KJUS, PGOV, PREL i UNCLASSIFIED I page 33 UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2012-26105 Doc No. C05129826 Date: 08/06/2012 C O 512 9 8 2 6-- IED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2012-26105 Doc No. 005129826 i Date: 08/06/2012 UNCLASSIFIED SUBJECT: NARCOTICS AFFAIRS SECTION MEXICO MONTHLY REPORT FOR AF#RIL 2011 BUSES OR ABDUCT THEM IN BUS STATIONS. 6. (SBU) MASS GRAVES ALSO DISCOVERED IN DURANGO: TAMAULIPAS IS THE ONLY STATE WHERE MASS GRAVES WERE DISCOVERED IN APRIL. IN DURANGO, THE EXISTENCE OF MASS GRAVES WAS REVEALED IN EARLY APRIL WHEN FOUR BODIES WERE FOUND IN A CAR REPAIR SHOP. TO DATE (APRIL 29),104 SETS OF REMAINS HAVE BEEN UNCOVERED IN TWO SEPARATE SITE OFFICIALS BELIEVE THE BODIES HAD BEEN BURIED FOR AT LEAST A YEAR. THE GRAVES SITES IN DURANGO AND TAMAULIPAS ARE THE LARGEST SUC DISCOVERIES TO DATE. (SEE REFTEL B) 7. (SBU) MORELOS SECURITY CHIEF REMOVED IN WAKE OF SICILIA KILLING THE HEAD OF PUBLIC SECURITY FOR THE STATE OF MORELOS, GEN GASTO MENCHACA ARIAS, WAS REMOVED FROM HIS POSITION IN MID-APRIL, TWO WEEKS AFTER THE PROMINENT MURDER OF SEVEN YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE STATE. THE KILLING HAS HAD NATIONWIDE REVERBERATIONS BECAUSE 0 OF THE VICTIMS WAS JUAN FRANCISCO SICILIA, SON OF RENOWNED POET JAVIER SICILIA. SICILIA HAS SINCE CALLED ON THE CARTELS TO STOP KILLING CIVILIANS AND PROPOSED TO FELIPE CALDERON A NEW STRATEG FOR THE DRUG WAR WHICH INCLUDES DEVELOPING FIVE NATIONAL PACTSION SECURITY, DRUGS, EDUCATION, CULTURE, AND REPAIRING THE SOCIAL FABRIC. SICILIA ALSO CALLED ON THE GOVERNMENT TO NAME EACH OF INNOCENTS WHO HAVE BEEN KILLED IN THE FIGHT AGAINST ORGANIZED CRIME. THE KILLING HAS UNITED CIVIL SOCIETY AND LED TO MARCHES VIGILS IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE COUNTY. EIGHT SUSPECTS HAVE BEEN ARRESTED DURING THE INVESTIGATION. 8. (SBU) CHILD VICTIMS: CHILDREN AND FAMILY MEMBERS ARE INCREASINGLY BECOMING VICTIMS OF DRUG VIOLENCE. AS CITED IN AN APRIL 10TH REPORT IN THE WASHINGTON POST, U.S. AND MEXICAN EXPERT ON DRUG VIOLENCE HAVE NOTED AN INCREASE IN THE TENDENCY OF COMPETING CRIMINAL GROUPS TO KILL CHILDREN TO TERRORIZE THE POPULATION. THE CHILD RIGHTS NETWORK IN MEXICO ESTIMATES THAT 904 PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF 18 WERE KILLED IN DRUG-RELATED VIOLENCE BETWEEN LATE 2006 AND LATE 2016. 9. (SBU) TIJUANA POLICE COMMANDER KILLED: ON APRIL 15, THE POLICE COMMANDER FOR THE FEDERAL PREVENTIVE POLICE STATION IN SAN QL"TIN, BAJA CALIFORNIA, WAS KILLED AS HE EXITED HIS VEHICLE NEAR THE TIJUANA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND OTAY MESA BORDER CROSSING. VICTIM HAD BEEN VISITING TIJUANA FROM HIS ASSIGNED AREA OF SAN QUINTIN (APPROXIMATELY 200 MILES AWAY), AND WAS IN A MARKED POLICE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE SHOOTING. AUTHORITIES FOUND ELEVEN 9 SHELLS AND ELEVEN 40 MM SHELLS AT THE CRIME SCENE. (SEE REFTEL C). UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2012-26105 Doc No. C05129826 Date: 08/06/2012 C 0 512 9 8 2 6=1ED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2012-26105 Doc No. 005129826 Date: 08/06/2012 UNCLASSIFIED MERIDA INITIATIVE 10. (SBU) THE USG AND GOM HOSTED THE TWELFTH BI-NATIONAL MERIDA IMPLEMENTATION MEETING ON APRIL 14, 2011 AT SRE. IT WAS WELL-ATTENDED BY ALL AGENCIES INVOLVED IN THE MERIDA INITIATIVE 15 ********* START OF SECTION 3 ********* SBU STATE FOR INL AND WHAJMEX TREASURY FOR ENFORCEMENT SECRETARY DOJ FOR BSWARTZ/KBLANCO DEP ASSIST FBI DIR FOR LA/CU, OC/DB, OIU, CID DEA FOR OD, OF, OFC, AO, DO, NPSM CUSTOMS FOR LA OPS AND FOR OIA/WHB USAID/LAC FOR JCICCARONE/EHOUSTON NSC FOR KEVIN OREILLY E.O. 13526: N/A TAGS: SNAR, KCRM, KJUS, PGOV, PREL SUBJECT: NARCOTICS AFFAIRS SECTION MEXICO MONTHLY REPORT FOR AP 2011 GOM AND 8 U.S.), AND PROVIDED AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO BRING T IlE MERIDA GROUP TOGETHER AND DISCUSS A VARIETY OF ORGANIZATIONAL, kND ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES. THE QUARTERLY BILATERAL MEETINGS ARE NO USED FOR GENERAL THEMES PERTINENT TO ALL MERIDA PARTICIPANTS, WMILE INDIVIDUAL AGENCY PROGRAM REVIEWS COVER THE DETAILS OF PROGRAT S. THE TONE OF THE MEETING WAS VERY POSITIVE, WITH GENERAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THE PROGRESS TO DATE AND SATISFACTION WIT THE EFFORTS MADE TO IMPROVE OUR PROCESSES. (SEE REFTEL D) 11. (SBU) KEY ISSUES DISCUSSED DURING THE MEETING WERE: THE $500 MILLION DOLLAR GOAL FOR DELIVERIES IN 2011 AND STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING IMPLEMENTATION CAPACITY. - STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION ABOUT MERIDA'S SUCCESSES. - THE EVOLUTION OF MERIDA FROM FEDERAL TO STATE AND LOCAL, FROM EQUIPMENT TO CAPACITY BUILDING, AND FROM MILITARY TO CIVIL INSTITUTIONS. THE NEED FOR GREATER GOM PRESENCE IN THE BILATERAL IMPLEMENTATION OFFICE (BIO) TO FACILITATE INTER-AGENCY COORDINATION, BILATERAL COMMUNICATION, AND GREATER GOM INVOL EMENT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCUREMENT. THE NEED FOR IMPROVED METRICS TO SERVE BOTH GOVERNMENTS' REQUIREMENTS. UNCLASSIFIED page 35 UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2012-26105 Doc No. C05129826 Date: 08/06/2012 C 0 512 9 8 2 6- IED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2012-26105 Doc No. 005129826 Date: 08/06/2012 UNCLASSIFIED REVIEW OF RECENT IMPROVEMENTS IN THE NAS PROCUREMENT CONTRACTING SYSTEM AND NEW IT PROJECT PLANNING AND ANALYSIS T OLS AVAILABLE AT THE BIO. A PROPOSAL TO CREATE A JOINT END-USE MONITORING SYSTEM. LESSONS LEARNED FROM RECENT HIGH LEVEL VISITS. THE PROGRESS OF PROGRAM REVIEWS AND LESSONS LEARNED, INCLUDING NEXT STEPS. AN AGREEMENT TO RE-CONVENE AT THIS LEVEL IN JULY AND NOVEMBER 2011. INTERDICTION 12. (SBU) MAJOR DRUG SEIZURES DURING THE PERIOD: --04/04 - NUEVO LAREDO, TAMAULIPAS: 1,037 KG OF MARIJUANA. --04/05 - UNSTATED LOCATION: 18 KG OF PSEUDOPHEDRINE. --04/06 - REYNOSA, TAMA.ULIPAS: 14,522 POUNDS OF MARIJUANA. -04/06 - TALAYOTE, SINALOA: 450 KG OF PROCESSED CRYSTAL ********* START OF SECTION 4 ********* SBU STATE FOR INL AND WHA/MEX TREASURY FOR ENFORCEMENT SECRETARY DOJ FOR BSWARTZ/KBLANCO DEP ASSIST FBI DIR FOR LA/CU, OC/DB, ON, CID DEA FOR OD, OF, OFC, AO, DO, NPSM CUSTOMS FOR LA OPS AND FOR OIA/WHB USAID/LAC FOR JCICCARONE/BHOUSTON NSC FOR KEVIN OREILLY E.O. 13526: N/A TAGS: SNAR, KCRM, KJUS, PGOV, PREL SUBJECT: NARCOTICS AFFAIRS SECTION MEXICO MONTHLY REPORT FOR AP 2011 METHAMPHETAMINE AND 4,832 LITERS OF PRECURSOR CHEMICALS. --04/07 - PORT OF MANZANILLO, COLIMA: 38 TONS OF ETHYL PHENYL-ACETATE. --04/12 - REYNOSA, TAMAULIPAS: 1,750 KG OF MARIJUANA. --04/12 AND 14 - YUCATAN PENINSULA: 1,640 KG OF MARIJUANA. --04/15 - SALTILLO, COAHUILA: 2,077 KG OF BULK MARIJUANA, 340 KG OF PACKAGED MARIJUANA, AND 5 KG OF COCAINE. --04/19 - MEXICALI, BAJA CALIFORNIA: 30 POUNDS OF METHAMPHETAMINE. --04127 - NOGALES, SONORA: 27.06 POUNDS OF METHAMPHETAMINE. POLICE PROFESSIONALIZATION & TRAINING UNCLASSIFIED page 36 UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2012-26105 Doc No. C05129826 Date: 08/06/2012 C O 512 9 8 2 6-IED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2012-26105 Doc No. C05129826 Date: 08/06/2012 i UNCLASSIFIED 13. (U) DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL, THE NAS TRAINING SECTION COORDINATED TWO ILEA COURSES ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS D FIREARMS SERIAL NUMBER EXTRACTION. THEY ALSO HELPED COORDINATE, THE DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION'S COFEPRIS MEETING (CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES REGULATIONS AT THE FEDERAL COMMISSION FOR THE PROTECTION AGAINST HEALTH RISK) AND THE FIREARMS IDENTIFICATION AND E-TRACE PROGRAM FOR ATF. THE TRAINING SECTION ALSO SUPPORTED OTHER NAS ND EMBASSY PROGRAMS IN APRIL, INCLUDING LAW ENFORCEMENT PROFESSIONALIZATION FOR 29 GOM OFFICIALS; INCIDENT COMMAND SYST M (ICS) TRAINING FOR MEXICAN CUSTOMS; THE INTERNATIONAL DRUG ENFORCEMENT CONFERENCE (IDEC); AND PARTICIPATION ]N THE 34TH ANNUAL AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF POLYGRAPHISTS FOR THE PGR, CISEN, INAMI, AND SAT. CORRECTIONS SYSTEMS REFORM 14. (UT) THE THIRD ARMED TRANSPORTATION COURSE BEGAN ON APRIL 4 A THE COLORADO CORRECTIONS TRAINING ACADEMY WITH 19 MEXICAN CAIE ETS AND TWO MEXICAN INSTRUCTORS, AND CONCLUDED WITH A GRADUATION CEREMONY ON APRIL 15. ALSO IN APRIL, EXPERTS FROM THE AMERICAN CORRECTIONS ASSOCIATION ARRIVED IN MEXICO CITY TO START AN ASSESSMENT OF THE MEXICAN FEDERAL PENITENTIARY SYSTEM WITH THE GOAL OF IDENTIFYING AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT. ON APRIL 8, THE 15TH CLASS OF STUDENTS GRADUATED FROM THE MEXICAN NATIONAL PENITENTIARY ACADEMY, WITH 132 STUDENTS. TO DATE, A TOTAL OF 1,869 STUDENTS HAVE GRADUATED FROM THIS PROGRAM. FINALLY, ON APRIL 29, THE 8TH CLASS FROM THE CORRECTIONS INSTRUCTOR COURSE GRADUATED IN NE MEXICO WITH 36 OFFICERS FROM THE SSP; NAS DIRECTOR KEITH MINES WA THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER. ********* START OF SECTION 5 ********* SBU STATE FOR INL AND WHA/MEX TREASURY FOR ENFORCEMENT SECRETARY DOJ FOR BSWARTZ/KBLANCO DEP ASSIST FBI DIR FOR LA/CU, OC/DB, OIU, CID - DEA FOR OD, OF, OFC, AO, DO, NPSM CUSTOMS FOR LA OPS AND FOR OIA/WHB USAID/LAC FOR JCICCARONE/EHOUSTON NSC FOR KEVIN OREILLY E.O. 13526: N/A TAGS: SNAR, KCRM, KJUS, PGOV, PREL UNCLASSIFIED page 37 UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2012-26105 Doc No. C05129826 Date: 08/06/2012 C 0 512 9 8 2 6" IED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2012-26105 Doc No. C05129826 Date: 08/06/2012 1 UNCLASSIFIED SUBJECT: NARCOTICS AFFAIRS SECTION MEXICO MONTHLY REPORT FOR APRIL 2011 NON-INTRUSIVE INSPECTION EQUIPMENT 15. (U) ON APRIL 21, TWO CONTRACTS WERE AWARDED BY RPSO WITH A TOTAL OF $27.8 MILLION FOR THE ACQUISITION OF TWO IP6500 VACIS (BOTH FOR SAT/CUSTOMS) AND SEVEN M6500 VACIS (FIVE FOR SAT AND TW FOR SSP). WITH THESE CONTRACTS, A TOTAL OF $72.09 MILLION IN NHE HAS BEEN AWARDED THIS YEAR (NOT INCLUDING PRE-MERIDA FUNDING). DEVELOPING TRUSTWORTHY INSTITUTIONS 16. (SBU) REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE CUSTOMS AND BORDER PATROL (C P) AND THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF POLICE POLYGRAPHISTS (AAPP) TRAVELED TO MEXICO ON APRIL 12-13 TO PROVIDE TRAINING ON INTERVIE AND INTERROGATION OF WITNESSES AND INFORMANTS TRAINING TO POLYGRAPH OPERATORS FROM THE PGR. THEY ALSO MET WITH CISEN, SSP, INAMI, SAT, AND SFP INTERNAL AFFAIRS AND CONTROL DE CONFIANZA UNITS. IT PROGRAMS 17. (SBU) INAMI: A CONTRACT WAS AWARDED FOR INAMI'S MEXICO-WIDE BIOMETRICS CAPACITY BUILDING PROJECT IN APRIL, WHICH WILL EQUIP CENTRAL IT INFRASTRUCTURE, A BIOMETRIC DATABASE IN MEXICO CITY, BIOMETRIC GATHERING AND VERIFICATION KIOSKS FOR 39 SITES NATIONALLY, AND THE CAPABILITY TO EXCHANGE INFORMATION WITH BOTH USG AND GOM AGENCIES. THE ULTIMATE RESULT OF THE PROJECT WILL B H THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A NON-REFUTABLE IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM FO 0 TRAVELERS ENTERING MEXICO AND ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS HELD AT MIG TORY STATIONS. THE PROJECT BUDGET IS $40 MILLION, WITH APPROXIMATELY $20 MILLION TO BE DELIVERED IN 2011. 18. (SBU) PGR/INACIPE: FOLLOWING ITS DELIVERY IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR, IN MAY INACIPE WILL BEGIN UTILIZING THE E-LEARNING & VIR AL CLASSROOM SOLUTION. THE DEMAND FOR E-LEARNING HAS INCREASED SPICE ITS INITIAL CONCEPTION AND INACIPE HAS CREATED MORE THAN 15 COUR ES TO BE TAUGHT IN THE COMING FOUR MONTHS. INACIPE WILL HOLD A VIR AL CLASS WITH THE "MINISTERIOS PUBLICOS" IN CAMPECHE DURING THE FIRS WEEKS OF MAY, AND ANOTHER VIRTUAL CLASS WITH THE SIEDO ALSO IN AY (SUBPROCUR.ADURIA DE INVESTIGACION ESPECIALIZADA EN DELINCUENC ORGANIZADA). ********* START OF SECTION 6 ********* UNCLASSIFIED page 38 j,, UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2012-26105 Doc No. C05129826 Date: 08/06/2012 C O 5 12 9 8 2 6-1ED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2012-26105 Doc No. C05129826 Date: 08/06/2012 UNCLASSIFIED SBU STATE FOR INL AND WHA/MEX TREASURY FOR ENFORCEMENT SECRETARY DOJ FOR BSWARTZ/KBLANCO DEP ASSIST FBI DIR FOR LA/CU, OC/DB, OIU, CID DEA FOR OD, OF, OFC, AO, DO, NPSM CUSTOMS FOR LA OPS AND FOR OIAIWHB USAID/LAC FOR JCICCARONE/EHOUSTON NSC FOR KEVIN OREILLY E.O. 13526: N/A TAGS: SNAR, KCRM, KJUS, PGOV, PREL SUBJECT: NARCOTICS AFFAIRS SECTION MEXICO MONTHLY REPORT FOR 2011 19. (SBU) SSP: ALL BIOMETRIC EQUIPMENT FOR THE NATIONAL POLICE REGISTRY PROJECT TO CAPTURE BIOMETRIC INFORMATION OF APPROMMA ELY 620,000 LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL AT THE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOC LEVEL WAS DELIVERED IN APRIL FOR $5.9 MILLION. ADDITIONALLY, SERVICES TO CREATE A WEB PORTAL SITE TO SUPPORT THE BUNKER AND REPLACE A CLIENT SERVER SYSTEM FOR THE SISTEMA UNICO DE INFORMA ION CRIMINAL (SUIC) WERE DELIVERED IN APRIL FOR $80,000. 20. (SBU) ANONYMOUS CITIZENS COMPLAINT PROGRAM (ACCP):. THE ACCP (ANONYMOUS CITIZEN COMPLAINT PROGRAM) MADE MAJOR STRIDES TOW. BEGINNING OPERATIONS IN CIUDAD JUAREZ IN MAY. THE INSTALLATION O TELEPHONIC EQUIPMENT TO UPGRADE THE CIUDAD JUAREZ PBX (PUBLIC BROADCAST EXCHANGE) SYSTEM WITHIN THE MUNICIPALLY AND STATE OPERATED C4 FACILITY TO SUPPORT THE USE OF ONE NUMBER FOR TIP ANI EMERGENCY CALLS WAS COMPLETED. ON MAY 11, 2011, AT 10:00 A.M., THE "TIP LINE" PROJECT WILL BEGIN THE FIRST PHASE OF ITS PUBLIC OUTREACH AND EDUCATION CAMPAIGN. OFFICIALS FROM CIUDAD JUAREZ AND THE CHIHUAHUA STATE WILL JOIN TO ANNOUNCE THESE CHANGES TO THE 66 EMERGENCY NUMBER. THE CIUDAD JUAREZ MAYOR WILL HEADLINE THE P SS CONFERENCE TO ANNOUNCE CHANGES TO THE 066 NUMBER, BUT NOT TO ANNOUNCE THE ANONYMOUS CITIZEN COMPLAINT PROGRAM (ACCP). WE ANT TO START SMALL IN OUR PUBLIC OUTREACH EFFORTS. FURTHERMORE, A TRAINING PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED TO DEPLOY VIA REMOTE LEARNING OOLS TO UPDATE CALL TAKER SKILLS IN WORKING WITH THE MODIFIED DENUNC SYSTEM. NAS WILL TRAIN SELECTED NGOS SO THAT THEY CAN IN TURN EDUCATE AND INFORM THE CIUDAD JUAREZ PUBLIC ON THE ACCP, HOW TO MAKE A DENUNCIA, WHAT INFORMATION IS REQUIRED TO MAKE A DENUN , HOW TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY CALL, WHAT INFORMATION IS REQUIRED T MAKE AN EMERGENCY CALL, AND HOW THE PUBLIC AND THE POLICE MUST WO TOGETHER AND COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER IN ORDER TO REDUCE C UNCLASSIFIED , UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2012-26105 Doc No. C05129826 Date: 08/06/2012 rC 0 512 9 8 2 6:1 ED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2012-26105 Doc No. C05129826 Date: 08/06/2012 UNCLASSIFIED RATES. FINALLY, SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT IN REFINING THE NGO STRATEGY WAS DEVELOPED BUT HAS BEEN SLOW TO COALESCE DUE TO CONTINUING MISTRUST IN THE COMMUNITY; ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES 0 WORKING WITH NGOS ARE BEING CONSIDERED. RULE OF LAW 21. (U) USAID: IN APRIL, USAID COMPLETED AN ASSESSMENT REPORT OF THREE ALTERNATIVE JUSTICE CENTERS IN BAJA CALIFORNIA. THE REPORT WILL BE USED TO TAILOR MEDIATION TRAE41NGS AND HIRING. USAID ALSO ASSISTED THE ORAL TRIALS NETWORK TO ORGANIZE THE THIRD ANNUAL RUM COMMEMORATING THE CONSTITUTIONAL REFORMS OF 2008. THE FORUM L TAKE PLACE MAY 4-57 2011, AND WILL BRING JUSTICE SECTOR ACTORS TOGETHER FROM ACROSS MEXICO TO DISCUSS THE DRAFT NEW FEDERAL CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE. THE FORUM WILL PROVIDE A MUCH-NEEDED OPPORTUNITY TO EXAMINE THE PROGRESS ACHIEVED BY STATES THAT IMPLEMENTING THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM. THE AGENDA WILL INCLU E AN ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION OF THE CRIMINAL CASES FEATURED IN THE DOCUMENTARY FILM PRESUMED GUILTY (PRESUNTO CULPABLE), WHICH S SUPPORTED BY THE MERIDA INITIATIVE'S RULE OF LAW PROGRAM (NAS), A WELL AS AN EXAMINATION OF THE ROLES OF THE INVESTIGATIVE POLICEA ND PROSECUTORS IN THE ORAL TRIAL SYSTEM. 22. (U) USAID PROVIDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO THE TECHNICAL ********* START OF SECTION 7 ********* SBU STATE FOR INL AND WHA/MEX TREASURY FOR ENFORCEMENT SECRETARY DOJ FOR BSWARTZ/KBLANCO DEP ASSIST FBI DIR FOR LA/CU, OC/DB, OIU, CID DEA FOR OD, OF, OFC, AO, DO, NPSM CUSTOMS FOR LA OPS AND FOR OIA/WHB USAID/LAC FOR JCICCARONE/EHOUSTON NSC FOR KEVIN OREILLY E.O. 13526: N/A TAGS: SNAR, KCRM, KJUS, PGOV, PREL SUBJECT: NARCOTICS AFFAIRS SECTION MEXICO MONTHLY REPORT FOR AP 2011 SECRETARIAT OF THE COORDINATING COUNCIL FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM (SETEC) ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF INDICATORS AND EVALUATION OF THE CRIMINAL'JUSTICE REFORM. USAID PROPOSED SOME NEW INDICATORS AND PROVIDED RECOMMENDATIONS TO SETEC ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUTCOME-ORIENTED INDICATORS. USAID ALSO UNCLASSIFIED page 40 UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2012-26105 Doc No. C05129826 Date: 08/06/2012 C O 512 9 8 2 6:1 ED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2012-26105 Doc No. C05129826 Date: 08/06/2012 UNCLASSIFIED PROVIDED GUIDANCE ON HOW TO MONITOR AND EVALUATE THE REFORM IMPLEMENTATION. FINALLY, USAID GAVE A PRESENTATION ON THE RESUI. TS OF A FIELD STUDY THAT MONITORED THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REFO M. USAID HAS BEEN INVITED TO GIVE THE SAME PRESENTATION AT TWO CONFERENCES: THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF ATTORNEYS GENERAL A THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE SUPREME COURTS. 23. (SBU) USAID IS ASSISTING THE CITIZEN PARTICIPATION COUNCIL OF THE PGR TO DESIGN PROJECTS TO ASSIST WITH TRAINING OF JOURNALISTS AS IT RELATES TO JUDICIAL REFORMS, STRENGTHENING PGR STATE COMMISSIONS, AND THE COORDINATION OF STATE CITIZEN PARTICIPATION COUNCILS AND THEIR INTERACTION WITH THE NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY SYSTEM. 24. (SBU) DOJ/OPDAT: DOJ HOSTED A STUDY TOUR TO COLOMBIA FOR 10 MEXICAN MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND THREE PGR REPRESENTATIVES TO VIEW COLOMBIA'S EFFORTS IN ASSET FORFEITURE. THIS WAS DESIGNED TO INFORM GOM OFFICIALS NOT ONLY OF COLOMBIA'S EXPERIENCE WITH A TRANSITION TO AN ACCUSATORY SYSTEM, BUT ALSO HOW CIVIL FORFEITURE PROCEDURES CAN BE AMENDED TO OFFER ADDITIONAL TOOLS TO COMBA ORGANIZED CRIME. 25. (SBU) WITH DOJ'S ASSISTANCE, THE GOM LAUNCHED A NATIONAL AMBER ALERT SYSTEM ON APRIL 28. THE SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TO ASSIST MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN. WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF USAID, TWO STATE ALREADY HAVE AMBER ALERT SYSTEMS IN PLACE - TAMAULIPAS, AND BA A CALIFORNIA. DEMAND REDUCTION 26. (U) A TEAM FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMIS MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE CONDUCTED ITS SECOND IMPLEMENTATION VISIT TO THE SITES SELECTED TO CONDUCT THE PILOT PHASE OF A CLINICAL TRIALS PROG THIS MERIDA INITIATIVE-FUNDED PROGRAM WILL ESTABLISH CASE MANAGEMENT AND DATA PROCESSING METHODOLOGIES AS WELL AS TREATMENT PROTOCOLS TO BRING MEXICO'S CLINICAL PRACTICE ON ADDICTION TREATMENT AND PREVENTION UP TO INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC STAND THE MEXICAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY AND THE MIAMI TE WORKED TOGETHER TO IDENTIFY THE CRITERIA AND MAIN VARIABLES FORT THE PILOTS BASED ON DATA AVAILABLE AT THE SELECTED SITES. THE MERIDA INITIATIVE WILL ALSO SUPPORT ACQUISITION OF IT SOLUTIONS THAT WILL BE COMPATIBLE WITH THE STANDARDS OF THE AMERICAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE (NIDA)'S CLINICAL TRIAL NETWORK. --------------------********* START OF SECTION 8 ********* UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2012-26105 Doc No. C05129826 Date: 08/06/2012 C 0 512 9 8 2 6-1ED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2012-26105 Doc No. C05129826 Date: 08/06/2012 UNCLASSIFIED SBU STATE FOR INL AND WHA/MEX TREASURY FOR ENFORCEMENT SECRETARY DOJ FOR BSWARTZ/KBLANCO DEP ASSIST FBI DIR FOR LA/CU, OC/DB, OIU, CID DEA FOR OD, OF, OFC, AO, DO, NPSM CUSTOMS FOR LA OPS AND FOR OIA/WHB USAID/LAC FOR JCICCARONE/EHOUSTON NSC FOR KEVIN OREILLY E.O. 13526: N/A TAGS: SNAR, KCRM, KJUS, PGOV, PREL SUBJECT: NARCOTICS AFFAIRS SECTION MEXICO MONTHLY REPORT FOR AF RIL 2011 CULTURE OF LAWFULNESS 27. (U) NATIONAL STRATEGY INFORMATION CENTER (NSIC): MEXICAN INSTRUCTORS ACCREDITED BY NAS PARTNER NSIC PREPARED TRAINERS F OM THE MEXICAN FEDERAL ELECTRICITY COMMISSION (CFE) TO PROMOTE A CULTURE OF LAWFULNESS. IN APRIL, NSIC CONDUCTED A FIVE-DAY COURSE FOR 29 CFE TRAINERS, AND OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS, THESE INSTRUCT RS WILL PROVIDE A 20-HOUR MANDATORY COL COURSE TO OVER 80,000 CFE EMPLOYEES NATIONWIDE. ALSO IN APRIL, NSIC INVITED THE MAYOR OF PEREIRA, COLOMBIA TO MEET WITH THE MAYORS OF 13 MUNICIPALITIES IN NUEVO LEON AND SHARE HIS EXPERIENCE IN DEVELOPING A CITY-WIDE CO L PROGRAM. MAYOR LODONO ALSO ADDRESSED EXECUTIVES AND EMPLOYIE ES OF THE MAJOR MULTI-NATIONAL COMPANY FEMSA DURING HIS TRIP TO ENCO GE THEM TO ADOPT COL TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. 28. (U) MEXICO UNIDO CONTRA LA DELINCUENCIA (MUCD): BETWEEN FEBRUARY AND APRIL 2011, NAS PARTNER MUCD TRAVELED TO 20 STATES ACROSS MEXICO TO CONDUCT SITE VISITS AND CLASSROOM OBSERVATION WHERE COL EDUCATION PROGRAMS HAVE ALREADY BEEN ADOPTED. THE OSE OF THE VISITS WAS TO EVALUATE THE QUALITY OF COL EDUCATION IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM AND DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS. IN ADDITION TO OBSERVING CLASSROOMS, MUCD ALSO RECEIVED FEEDBACK VIA QUESTIONNAIRES FROM OVER 5,000 STUDENTS. MUCD ALSO LAUNCHED ITS TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM, AND THROUGH 15, HAS TRAINED 122 INSTRUCTORS IN FOUR STATES (BAJA CALIFORNIA, CHIHUAHUA, SONORA, AND MORELOS). RIL CANINE 29. (U) ON APRIL 1, THE CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION (CN) FOR UNCLASSIFIED page 42 UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2012-26105 Doc No. C05129826 Date: 08/06/2012 rC 0 512 9 8 2 6=1ED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2012-26105 Doc No. C05129826 Date: 08/06/2012 UNCLASSIFIED CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION OF THE FEDERAL POLICE CANINE ACAD MY (SSP), "LAS BOMBAS" (NEAR THE D.F.), WAS CLEARED. THE $1.8 MILLION PROJECT WILL ASSIST SSP TO COMPLETE ITS FIRST CANINE TRAINING FACILITY. 30. (U) ON APRIL 15, SSP RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 120 LEASHES AND COLLARS, COMPLETING THE DELIVERY OF EQUIPMENT FOR THE CIUDAD JU Z CANINE PROJECT. AVIATION 31. (SBU) NAS AVIATION CONTINUED TRAINING COURSES FOR ONE PILOT THIRTY TECHNICIANS AT DOD INSTALLATIONS AT FT. RUCKER, FT. EUSTIS, ********* START OF SECTION 9 ********* SBU STATE FOR INL AND WHA/MEX TREASURY FOR ENFORCEMENT SECRETARY DOJ FOR BSWARTZ/KBLANCO DEP ASSIST FBI DIR FOR LA/CU, OC/DB, OIU, CID DEA FOR OD, OF, OFC, AO, DO, NPSM CUSTOMS FOR LA OPS AND FOR OLA/WHB USAID/LAC FOR JCICCARONE/EHOUSTON NSC FOR KEVIN OREILLY E.O. 13526: N/A TAGS: SNAR, KCRM, KJUS, PGOV, PREL SUBJECT: NARCOTICS AFFAIRS SECTION MEXICO MONTHLY REPORT FOR AP 2011 AND LACKLAND AFB. IN ADDITION, CONTRACTING ACTION CONTINUED ON NUMBER OF PROJECTS: TO EXTEND NGBRISTOW UH-60L TRAINING IN MEXI O; TO PROVIDE IERW TRAINING THROUGH DYNCORPBRISTOW FOR 20 STUDS S; AND TO PROVIDE UH-60M TRAINING WITH SIKORSKY. 32. (SBU) THE DOCUMENT WITH TITLE TRANSFER CONDITIONS FOR THE THREE UH-60MS DELIVERED IN NOVEMBER 2010 WAS FORWARDED TO SRE AND SSP FOR THEIR APPROVAL AND COMMENTS. NAS ALSO CONCLUDED THE TITLE T SFER OF 28 HELICOPTERS TO GOM/PGR WHICH HAD BEEN PENDING FROM BEFORE THE MERIDA INITIATIVE. MANAGEMENT 33. (SBU) NAS STAFF HAS OUTGROWN THE CURRENT OFFICE SPACE IN THE BIO, WITH A NUMBER OF PERSONNEL WORKING IN A STORAGE CLOSET AND MOST GOM SPACE HAVING BEEN TAKEN OVER BY NAS. OUR SPACE ISSUE GET WORSE BEFORE IT GETS BETTER WITH THE DISPLACEMENT OF SOME O UNCLASSIFIED L page 43 UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2012-26105 Doc No. C05129826 Date: 08/06/2012 C 0 512 9 8 2 6=1ED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2012-26105 Doc No. C05129826 Date: 08/06/2012 UNCLASSIFIED OUR PERSONNEL IN THE EMBASSY ANTICIPATED SOON DURING EMBASSY RENOVATION. NAS MANAGEMENT IS WORKING ON A FULL PLAN FOR THIS ADDITIONAL SPACE, WITH AN ANALYSIS OF PROJECTED GROWTH AND SPA E NEEDS. THIS PLAN WILL BE FULLY VETTED WITH INL BEFORE ANY COMMITMENTS ARE MADE. NAS MANAGEMENT, EMBASSY GSO, AND AMY EMAR (INL/LP) HELD A TELECONFERENCE WITH OBO ON MAY 9 TO DISCUSS THE PRELIMINARY STEPS TO POSSIBLY LEASE THE THIRD FLOOR OF THE BIO BUILDING, PENDING INL APPROVAL. 34. (U) THE NAS ACQUISITION SECTION HAD AN ADDITIONAL MEETING WITlj' RPSO LAST WEEK TO FURTHER REFINE AND PUSH CY-I I ACQUISITIONS, US G THE STRATEGIC ACQUISITION PLAN (SAP) AS ITS PRIMARY TOOL. INL/RM TIM HENDERSON WILL BE IN MEXICO MAY -16 TO HELP WITH CONTINUED COORDINATION BETWEEN RPSO AND THE A BUREAU. A/OPE IS REVIEWING POST'S PROPOSAL TO INCREASE NASS CONTRACTING OFFICERS WARRANT FROM $250,000 TO $500,000 PER TRANSACTION, A CRITICAL TOOL TO HELP US MEET OUR CY-11 GOAL. FEELEY ADMIN BT #1768 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED page 44 UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2012-26105 Doc No. C05129826 Date: 08/06/2012