h E73 UNCLASSIFIED PTQ0736 RELEASED IN FULL SECRET PAGE 01 MEXICO 22403 PTQ0736 01 OF 03 161939Z ACTION INL-01 INFO LOG-00 DOEE-00 TEDE-00 PA-01 T-00 ACDA-17 SRPP-00 INR-00 PM-00 PMB-00 ACDE-00 EB-01 LAB-01 PRS-01 PRM-10 ARA-01 EUR-01 L-01 P-00 PRME-01 SNEC-00 OIGO-01 ADS-00 SP-00 PRMC-01 OASY-00 INLB-01 M-00 SSO-00 DRL-09 DINT-00 H-01 OMB-01 SS-00 G-00 050W ------------------007B70 1619402 38 O 1618212 NOV 95 FM AMEMBASSY MEXICO TO DOJ WASHDC IMMEDIATE SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 9859 INFO EPIC EL PASO TX USINS WASHDC IRS WASHDC CIA WASHDC SECDEF WASHDC DIRNSA FT MEADE MD DEAHQS WASHDC USIA WASHDC 1252 AMEMBASSY LIMA DIA WASHDC CUSTOMS WASHDC ALL USCONS MEXICO AMEMBASSY OTTAWA AMEMBASSY CARACAS AMEMBASSY BOGOTA AMEMBASSY LA PAZ USMISSION USVIENNA SECRET SECRET PAGE 02 MEXICO AMEMBASSY MADRID 22403 01 OF 03 161939Z UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE REVIEW AUTHORITY DAVID W COX DATE CASE ID 21 NOV 2006 200504408 UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED AMEMBASSY MONTEVIDEO TREASURY WASHDC DIRONDCP WASHDC DIRFBI WASHDC ATE WASHDC AMEMBASSY GUATEMALA NSC WASHDC SE C R E T SECTION 01 OF 03 MEXICO 022403 DOJ FOR RENO WARREN WARLOW NASSEN TROLAND STATE INL FOR GELBARD SALAZAR GRAHAM CARROLL STATE ARA FOR WATSON VALENZUELA WAGNER URS DEA FOR AUFLICK FBI FOR RILEY RINGGOLD IRS FOR IRS CID E O 12356 DECL 01 01 01 TAGS SUBJECT PREL PGOV SNAR KJUS KCRM MX AMBASSADOR'S NOVEMBER 13 MEETING WITH ATTORNEY GENERAL LOZANO 1 CLASSIFIED BY JAMES R REASON JONES AMBASSADOR 1 5 B 2 AMBASSADOR MET NOVEMBER 13 WITH MEXICAN ATTORNEY GENERAL ANTONIO LOZANO GRACIA AT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE IN MEXICO CITY FOLLOWING ARE MAJOR TOPICS DISCUSSED AT THE MEETING SECRET SECRET PAGE 03 MEXICO 22403 01 OF 03 161939Z JOINT EFFORTS IN FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION 3 AMBASSADOR TOLD LOZANO THAT HE HAD DISCUSSED WITH PRESIDENT ZEDILLO THE POSSIBILITY'OF CREATING A SPECIAL JOINT UNIT CONSISTING OF ELEMENTS OF U S INTELLIGENCE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PGR TO ASSIST IN LOZANO'S EFFORTS TO FIGHT NARCO- TRAFFICKING AND THE ATTENDANT CORRUPTION THAT FLOWS FROM IT THE ELITE UNIT WOULD FOCUS PARTICULARLY ON ROOTING OUT CORRUPTION IN MEXICAN POLICE JUDICIAL AND POLITICAL CIRCLES AMBASSADOR STRESSED THAT HE WAS SPEAKING IN CONCEPTS NOT OFFICIALLY AND THAT ANY SUCH PROGRAM WOULD HAVE TO BE DESIGNED AND APPROVED THROUGH THE INTER-AGENCY PROCESS IN WASHINGTON 4 AFTER DESCRIBING THE CONCEPT OF SELECTING VETTING INITIAL TESTING AND CONTINUOUS TESTING OF THE JOINT UNIT IN ORDER TO DEVELOP AN ORGANIZATION THAT COULD BE TRUSTED IN THE FIGHT AGAINST DRUG CARTELS AND CORRUPTION ATTORNEY GENERAL LOZANO SAID THAT HE LIKED THE CONCEPT LOZANO SAID THAT THEY ARE IMPLEMENTING A FORM OF THIS WITH SOME OF THEIR UNITS IN THE BORDER AREAS 5 LOZANO SAID HE WOULD PREFER TO INITIATE SUCH A JOINT OPERATION IN THE CONTEXT OF THE ELITE SECRET SECRET PAGE 04 MEXICO 22403 01 OF 03 1619392 NIT BEING RECOMMENDED IN THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION TO FIGHT ORGANIZED CRIME RATHER THAN TO WORK WITH INCD THE GOM'S COUNTER-NARCOTICS UNIT BECAUSE CONGRESS- IONAL APPROVAL OF THIS CRIME LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE WHICH WOULD AUTHORIZE THE ELITE UNIT IS NOT EXPECTED BEFORE AN EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF CONGRESS IN JANUARY OR FEBRUARY LOZANO SAID IT WOULD BE PREMATURE TO DISCUSS THIS EXCEPT AS A CONCEPT AT THIS TIME CRIME BILL APPROVAL WILL PROBABLY BE DELAYED ---------------------------------------------6 CONCERNING CRIME LEGISLATION PENDING IN THE MEXICAN CONGRESS LOZANO CONFIRMED THAT HE DID NOT THINK IT COULD BE PASSED IN THIS REGULAR SESSION WHICH ADJOURNS DECEMBER 15 ONE REASON IS THAT IT APPEARS THERE WILL NEED TO BE UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS IN ORDER TO PASS LEGISLATION DEALING WITH SUCH ISSUES AS SECRET NNNNPTQ0737 PTQ0737 SECRET PAGE 01 MEXICO 22403 02 OF 03 1619402 ACTION INL-01 INFO LOG-00 DOEE-00 TEDE-00 PA-01 T-00 050W ACDA-17 SRPP-00 INR-00 PM-00 PMB-00 ACDE-00 EB-01 LAB-01 PRS-01 PRM-10 ARA-01 EUR-01 L-01 P-00 PRNE-01 ------------------007B74 SMEC-00 OIGO-01 ADS-00 SP-00 PRMC-01 OASY-00 INLB-01 M-00 SSO-00 DRL-09 16194OZ 38 0 161821Z NOV 95 FM AMEMBASSY MEXICO TO DOJ WASHDC IMMEDIATE SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 9860 INFO EPIC EL PASO TX USINS WASHDC IRS WASHDC CIA WASHDC SECDEF WASHDC DIRNSA FT MEADE MD UNCLASSIFIED DINT-00 H-01 OMB-01 SS-00 G-00 UNCLASSIFIED DEAHQS WASHDC USIA WASHDC 1253 AMEMBASSY LIMA DIA WASHDC CUSTOMS WASHDC ALL USCONS MEXICO AMEMBASSY OTTAWA AMEMBASSY CARACAS AMEMBASSY BOGOTA AMEMBASSY LA PAZ USMISSION USVIENNA SECRET SECRET PAGE 02 MEXICO AMEMBASSY MADRID AMEMBASSY MONTEVIDEO TREASURY WASHDC DIRONDCP WASHDC DIRFBI WASHDC ATF WASHDC AMEMBASSY GUATEMALA NSC WASHDC 22403 02 OF 03 16194OZ S E C R E T SECTION 02 OF 03 MEXICO 022403 DOJ FOR RENO WARREN WARLOW NASSEN TROLAND STATE INL FOR GELBARD SALAZAR GRAHAM CARROLL STATE ARA FOR WATSON VALENZUELA WAGNER URS DEA FOR AUFLICK FBI FOR RILEY RINGGOLD IRS FOR IRS CID E O 12356 DECL 01 01 01 TAGS SUBJECT PREL PGOV SNAR KJUS KCRM MX AMBASSADOR'S NOVEMBER 13 MEETING WITH ATTORNEY GENERAL LOZANO WIRETAPPING CONSPIRACY ETC LOZANO FELT THAT CONGRESS COULD PASS THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS IN THIS SESSION AND THAT THE NECESSARY STATES COULD RATIFY THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS WITHIN TWO OR THREE WEEKS THEREAFTER UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED AMBASSADOR SAID THAT BASED UPON WHAT EMBASSY KNEW ABOUT THE DRAFT LEGISLATION ON MONEY SECRET SECRET PAGE 03 MEXICO 22403 02 OF 03 -1619402 LAUNDERING IT WAS BASICALLY A VERY SOUND PROPOSAL HOWEVER AMBASSADOR EXPRESSED CONCERNS ABOUT BANK REPORTING REQUIREMENTS NOT BEING REQUIRED AS IN THE UNITED STATES INCD DIRECTOR MAY BE REPLACED 8 LOZANO CONFIRMED THAT INCD DIRECTOR PAZ ORTA MAY BE REPLACED ALTHOUGH A FINAL DECISION HAS NOT BEEN MADE HE SAID THAT THE REPLACEMENT WOULD NOT BE BECAUSE OF ANY QUESTION ABOUT PAZ ORTA'S INTEGRITY LOZANO SAID THAT HE GAVE PAZ ORTA THE ORDER TO CATCH GULF CARTEL LEADER GARCIA ABREGO AND GAVE HIM ONE MONTH TO DO IT LOZANO SAID GARCIA ABREGO HAS SLIPPED AWAY WHEN THEY THOUGHT HE WOULD BE CAUGHT COLOSIO CASE HOPES TO WRAP UP BY YEAR'S END ----------- ---------------------------------9 ASKED ABOUT THE STATUS OF THE COLOSIO ASSASSINATION CASE LOZANO SAID HE IS TRYING TO WIND UP THE CASE BY THE END OF THE YEAR THERE ARE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE CONVICTED SHOOTER ABURTO AND HIGHER UPS HE SAID THAT FORMER PRESIDENT SALINAS IS NOT IMPLICATED AT THIS TIME THERE IS A POSSIBLE CONNECTION BETWEEN ABURTO AND 4 OR 5 PERSONS AT VERY HIGH LEVELS RUIZ MASSIEU MURDER SALINAS WILL BE CONVICTED SECRET UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED SECRET PAGE 04 MEXICO 22403 02 OF 03 1619402 10 WITH REGARD TO RAUL SALINAS LOZANO SAYS THAT THE CASE AGAINST HIM IN CONNECTION WITH THE RUIZ MASSIEU ASSASSINATION APPEARS TO BE VERY STRONG HE EXPECTS A CONVICTION AND SENTENCING BY NEXT FEBRUARY HE ALSO EXPECTS TO FILE OTHER CHARGES SUCH AS ILLICIT ENRICHMENT AGAINST RAUL SALINAS STATUS OF SEVERAL EXTRADITION CASES -------------------------- --------11 AMBASSADOR RAISED THE NEED FOR ACTION ON EXTRADITING WANTED CRIMINALS TO THE U S AND SPECIFICALLY DISCUSSED THE CASES OF AARON LEBARON LUIS MARTINEZ AND TIRSO ANGEL ROBLES LOZANO PROMISED TO LOOK INTO ALL THREE AND REPORT BACK TO AMBASSADOR SECRET NNNNPTQ0738 UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED SECRET PAGE 01 ACTION INL-01 MEXICO INFO ACDA-17 SRPP-00 INR-00 PM-00 PMB-00 LOG-00 DOEE-00 TEDE-00 PA-01 T-00 22403 03 OF 03 ACDE-00 EB-01 LAB-01 PRS-01 PRM-10 PTQ0738 16194OZ ARA-01 EUR-01 L-01 P-00 PRNE-01 SMEC-00 OIGO-01 ADS-00 SP-00 PRMC-01 OASY-00 INLB-01 M-00 SSO-00 DRL-09 050W --------------- --007B79 16194OZ 38 0 161821Z NOV 95 FM AMEMBASSY MEXICO TO DOJ WASHDC IMMEDIATE SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 9861 INFO EPIC EL PASO TX USINS WASHDC IRS WASHDC CIA WASHDC SECDEF WASHDC DIRNSA FT MEADE MD DEAHQS WASHDC USIA WASHDC 1254 AMEMBASSY LIMA DIA WASHDC CUSTOMS WASHDC ALL USCONS MEXICO AMEMBASSY OTTAWA AMEMBASSY CARACAS AMEMBASSY BOGOTA AMEMBASSY LA PAZ USMISSION USVIENNA SECRET SECRET PAGE 02 MEXICO AMEMBASSY MADRID AMEMBASSY MONTEVIDEO TREASURY WASHDC DIRONDCP WASHDC DIRFBI WASHDC ATF WASHDC AMEMBASSY GUATEMALA 22403 03 OF 03 1619402 UNCLASSIFIED DINT-00 ' H-01 OMB-01 SS-00 G-00 UNCLASSIFIED NSC WASHDC S E C R E T SECTION 03 OF 03 MEXICO 022403 DOJ FOR RENO WARREN WARLOW NASSEN TROLAND STATE INL FOR GELBARD SALAZAR GRAHAM CARROLL STATE ARA FOR WATSON VALENZUELA WAGNER URS DEA FOR AUFLICK FBI FOR RILEY RINGGOLD IRS FOR IRS CID E O 12356 DECL 01 01 01 TAGS SUBJECT PREL PGOV SNAR KJUS KCRM MX AMBASSADOR'S NOVEMBER 13 MEETING WITH ATTORNEY GENERAL LOZANO 12 AMBASSADOR SPOKE AGAIN WITH LOZANO ON NOVEMBER 15 ABOUT THESE CASES LOZANO SAID THAT MEXICAN LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO LOCATE TIRSO ANGEL ROBLES AND HE ASKED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM US ON HIS WHEREABOUTS 13 REGARDING AARON LEBARON LOZANO SAID HE IS TRYING TO REACH THE PRESIDENT OF THE SUPREME SECRET SECRET PAGE 03 MEXICO 22403 03 OF 03 161940Z COURT TO CLARIFY A TIME FRAME ON THIS CASE APPARENTLY TWO DIFFERENT COURTS ARE CLAIMING JURISDICTION ON THE LEBARON CASE AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE SUPREME COURT WILL HAVE TO SSIGR IT LOZANO OPINED THAT THIS CASE SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM FOR EXTRADITION AMBASSADOR URGED URGENCY TO ACT ' 14 ON LUIS MARTINEZ LOZANO SAID HE IS FINDING OUT HOW MUCH OF HIS SENTENCE HE HAS SERVED HE UNDERSTANDS IT TO BE ABOUT ONE AND ONE-HALF YEARS LOZANO SAID HE UNDERSTANDS MARTINEZ IS APPEALING HIS CONVICTION IF HIS APPEAL SUCCEEDS IN ELIMINATING OR REDUCING HIS SENTENCE MARTINEZ WILL BE ELIGIBLE THEN TO BE UNCLASSIFIED S SIF LASSIFIED ED UNC EXTRADITED AND LOZANO SAID HE WOULD HIS APPEAL FAILS LOZANO SAID EXTRADITION WOULD HAVE TO WAIT UNDER MEXICAN LAW UNTIL MARTINEZ IS ELIGIBLE FOR PAROLE 5 AMBASSADOR SENT A FOLLOW-UP LETTER TO LOZANO ASKING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE ARREST AND SENTENCING OF MARTINEZ AND EXPRESSED A CONCERN THAT SAID ARREST MAY HAVE OCCURRED AFTER OUR EXTRADITION REQUEST WAS APPROVED BRAYSHAW SECRET UNCLASSIFIED