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(C/NF) GUYANA RESPONSE: DESI BOUTERSE AND SHAHEED ROGER KHAN ACTIVITIES (C-AL6-00586)
Date: 2006 June 29, 18:22 (Thursday) Canonical ID: 06GEORGETOWN640_a
Original Classification: SECRET,NOFORN Current Classification: SECRET,NOFORN
Handling Restrictions -- Not Assigned -- Character Count: 9951
Executive Order: -- Not Assigned -- Locator: TEXT ONLINE
Press release TAGS: Concepts:
GY - Guyana | KCRM - Criminal -- Not Assigned --
Activity | NS - Suriname | PGOV -
About PlusD Political Affairs--Government; Internal
Governmental Affairs | PINR - Political
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Classified By: Ambassador Roland W. Bullen
Restriction
For reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)
EXDIS - Exclusive Distribution
Only
ONLY - Eyes Only
LIMDIS - Limited Distribution 1. (C) Post presents response to ref A. Noting that Shaheed
Only
NODIS - No Distribution (other "Roger" Khan is now in custody, Post takes this opportunity
than to persons indicated)
STADIS - State Distribution to mention other narco-criminals in Guyana eager to take over
Only
CHEROKEE - Limited to senior Khan's turf (see paras 14-17). As Minister of Home Affairs
officials
NOFORN - No Foreign
told Ambassador at their June 23 meeting: "When one star goes
Distribution
down, another one goes up."
LOU - Limited Official Use
SENSITIVE -
BU - Background Use Only
CONDIS - Controlled 2. (S/NF) WHAT IS THE STATUS OF DESI BOUTERSE AND SHAHEED
Distribution
US - US Government Only "ROGER" KHAN'S CURRENT RELATIONSHIP?
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US PFOR PGOV PREL ETRD
UR OVIP ASEC OGEN CASC
See previous SIMO reporting from Georgetown.
PINT EFIN BEXP OEXC EAID
CVIS OTRA ENRG OCON
ECON NATO PINS GE JA UK 3. (S/NF) HOW AND THROUGH WHAT MEANS DOES KHAN SUPPORT
IS MARR PARM UN EG FR
PHUM SREF EAIR MASS BOUTERSE? WHAT CAN OR DOES BOUTERSE OFFER IN RETURN?
APER SNAR PINR EAGR
PDIP AORG PORG MX TU
ELAB IN CA SCUL CH IR IT
XF GW EINV TH TECH SENV No longer applicable.
OREP KS EGEN PEPR MILI
SHUM KISSINGER, HENRY A
PL BR RP GR SF AFSP SP
PTER MOPS SA UNGA CGEN 4. (S/NF) IS KHAN ACTIVE IN THE NARCOTICS TRADE, AND IF SO,
ESTC SOPN RO LE TGEN PK
AR NI OSCI CI EEC VS YO
WHICH DRUG TRAFFICKING GROUPS DOES HE DEAL WITH? DOES HE
AFIN OECD SY IZ ID VE
MAINTAIN TIES TO ANY OTHER CRIMINAL GROUPS, SUCH AS TERRORIST
TPHY TW AS PBOR
OR ORGANIZED CRIME GROUPS? WHAT FINANCES AND TECHNICAL
Media Organizations
Australia - The Age CAPABILITY DOES HE HAVE AT HIS DISPOSAL?
Argentina - Pagina 12
Brazil - Publica
Bulgaria - Bivol
Egypt - Al Masry Al Youm Khan is a known drug trafficker who is believed to have ties
Greece - Ta Nea
Guatemala - Plaza Publica with Colombian, Brazilian, and Venezuelan drug trafficking
Haiti - Haiti Liberte
groups. Post does not know that Khan has ties to terrorist
India - The Hindu
Italy - L'Espresso groups. Post does believe that Khan has ties to organized
Italy - La Repubblica
Lebanon - Al Akhbar crime groups. Khan had access to large sums of money and
Mexico - La Jornada
Spain - Publico could purchase whatever technical resources he needed. In
Sweden - Aftonbladet
UK - AP 2002, for example, the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) detained
US - The Nation
Khan and two others (including a Guyana Police Force (GPF)
officer) after finding them in possession of an armored
vehicle, military arms and cell-phone surveillance equipment
(ref D). The latter was a Cellular Protocol Analyzer model
CSM 7806 manufactured by Smith-Meyers. Khan and the others
were hastily released, the charges dropped, and the equipment
returned.
Post does not believe that Guyana would grant Bouterse asylum
or provide him with other support.
SIPDIS
Gajraj (now Guyana's High Commissioner to India) orchestrated
Guyana's "death squads" in 2002-03 -- certainly in close
collaboration with Khan. Luncheon (President Jagdeo's
deputy) is known to have intervened and ordered the
authorities to release Khan and return his equipment as
described in para 4. Also, eyewitnesses say they have seen
Khan leaving the President's office.
Even in the unlikely event that the GoG and the security
forces were on the same page and determined to go after
narco-criminals, their ability to do so is extremely limited.
The narco-criminals have entourages of highly-trained,
well-armed ex-tactical squad members at their disposal. The
GPF cannot compete with them. In addition, corruption and
tip-offs are so rampant that the GPF and GDF rarely enjoy the
element of surprise.
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WAITING IN THE WINGS
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16. (C) Teixeira warned that Khan's departure from the scene
opens the door for the criminal situation to become more
political -- she said it will no longer be about "just
narcotics, but about ethnicity" as well. She fears that if
Hutson uses this opportunity to assume a larger role, then he
and his accomplices will pose a serious political threat with
the help of drug and gun trafficking.