C O 5 6 3 5 8 2 6 IED U S Department of State Cas ITpM PAP32 Doc No C05635826 Date 05 03 2016 1 A UNCLASSIFIED SBU IDECONTROLLED ENVELOPE RATUZYUW RUEHMEA0867 0831844-UUUU--RHEFLGX ZNR UUUUU ZOC STATE ZZH MSI6725 RR RUEHC HEADER R241844Z MAR 09 FM AMEMBASSY MEXICO TO RUEHC SECSTATE WASHDC INFO RHEHOND DIR ONDCP WASHINGTON DC OR RUEATRS DEPT OF TREASURY WASHINGTON DC RELEASE IN PART RHMFIUU DEPT OF JUSTICE WASHINGTON DC B1 1 4 B 1 4 D B7 E RHMFIUU FBI WASHINGTON DC RUEABND DEA HQS WASHINGTON DC RUZDADA BATF WASHINGTON DC RUEABNE EPIC EL PASO TX RUEKJCS SECDEF WASHINGTON DC RHMFISS JOINT STAFF WASHINGTON DC RHMFIUU HQ USNORTHCOM RHMFISS HQ USSOUTHCOM MIAMI FL RHMFIUU DEPT OF HOMELAND SECURITY WASHINGTON DC RHMFIUU USCBP WASHINGTON DC ALL US CONSULATES IN MEXICO COLLECTIVE WHA CENTRAL AMERICAN COLLECTIVE BT CONTROLS Classified by Director A GIS IPS Acting DoS on 04129 2016 - Class CONFIDENTIAL - Reason 1 4 B 1 4 D 61 - Declassify on 0312312034 UNCLAS MEXICO 000867 SENSITIVE E O 12958 N A BODY TAGS SNAR KCRM KJUS PGOV PHUM PREL MX SUBJECT MEXICO MERIDA INITIATIVE SPOT REPORT #11 - FEDERAL POLICE SECRETARY GARCIA LUNA WELCOMES U S ASSISTANCE IN POLICE DEVELOPMENT OUTLINES VISION FOR NEW FORCE 1 U THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED 2 SBU SUMMARY SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC SECURITY GARCIA LUNA OFFERED EMBASSY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AN OVERVIEW OF A VERY AMBITIOUS TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM WHICH HE HOPES WILL PRODUCE A 'NEW AND MORE EFFECTIVE FORCE IN RELATIVELY SHORT ORDER HE HAS CREATED AN OPENING FOR U S INVOLVEMENT IN THE LARGE-SCALE TRAINING OF SENIOR LEADERS INVESTIGATORS INSTRUCTORS AND SPECIAL UNITS MAKING CLEAR THAT WHILE HE HOPES TO ALSO ENGAGE OTHER COUNTRIES AS i I UNCLASSIFIED SBU REVIEW AUTHORITY Alan Flanigan Senior Reviewe I UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case0@W-M4TJA132 Doc No C05635826 Date 05 0312016 C 0 5 6 3 5 8 2 6 IED U S Department of State Cas pfp fj1R32 Doc No 005635826 Date 05103 2016 UNCLASSIFIEWSBU 1 4 B PARTNERS GARCIA LUNA OUTLINED ONGOING OPERATIONS IN CHIHUAHUA AND SUGGESTED THAT THEY ARE AN EXAMPLE OF WHERE THE SSP NEEDS TO INCREASE ITS CAPACITY IN ORDER TO TAKE BACK FROM THE MILITARY THE CORE MISSION OF REGIONAL SECURITY HE IS ALSO FOCUSED ON THE POLITICAL AND SOCIETAL FACTORS THAT HAVE CREATED THE CURRENT OPENING FOR LARGE-SCALE CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES AND BELIEVES THE ONGOING REFORMS WILL HELP TO CLOSE SOME OF THE OPERATING SPACE DRUG TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATIONS DTOS NOW CONTROL END SUMMARY 1 4 D B1 3 SBU NAS DIRECTOR LEGATT AND DHS ATTACHE MET WITH SECRETARY OF PUBLIC SECURITY GENARO GARCIA LUNA MARCH 5 AND NAS DIRECTOR AND LEGATT MET HIM AGAIN ON MARCH 19 TO DISCUSS POLICE DEVELOPMENT AND I TRAINING GARCIA LUNA AS USUAL WAS VERY ANIMATED AND SHARED WITH US A NUMBER OF NEW INITIATIVES AND PROGRAMS- NEW FEDERAL POLICE PARADIGM 4 SBU GARCIA LUNA PROVIDED AN OVERVIEW OF THE CHALLENGES OF FIGHTING THE ONGOING DRUG WAR WHILE ALSO WORKING TO PUT IN PLACE THE INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR A NEW FORCE HE PROVIDED A SCHEMATIC THAT DESCRIBED THE NEW MODEL OF POLICING THAT EMPHASIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF PROPERLY VETTED UNIVERSITY GRADUATES WITH A SPIRIT OF SERVICE AS THE CORE OF THE NEW FORCE THE EMERGING FORCE WILL BE BOLSTERED BY THE NEW PUBLIC SECURITY LAW HE SAID WHICH WILL INTEGRATE MBXICOS SECURITY FORCES WITH A SINGLE SYSTEM OF INFORMATION COMMON TRAINING STANDARDS AND AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM OF ACCOUNTABILITY IT IS THE FIRST REAL COORDINATED INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE IN THE POLICE GARCIA LUNA SAID AND ALTHOUGH IT WILL TAKE UP TO FOUR YEARS TO FULLY IMPLEMENT HE HOPES THAT IN THE FIRST YEAR THE LAW IS ENACTED IT WILL BEGIN TO BEAR FRUIT 5 SBU SECRETARY GARCIA LUNA EMPHASIZED THAT IN ADDITION TO ENHANCING THE BASIC SKILLS OF POLICE OFFICERS I 6 131 SBU 1 4 B 1 4 D B7 E UNCLASSIFIEWSBU UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case0QW-WXTlAI32 Doc No C05635826 Date 05 03 2016 C 0 5 6 3 5 8 2 6'IED U S Department of State CaseG jjp- AP32 Doc No C05635826 Date 05 03 2016 r UNCLASSIFIEWSBU 1 4 B 1 4 D 131 B7 E TRAINING IS KEY 7 SBU GARCIA LUNA OUTLINED AN AMBITIOUS TRAINING AGENDA AND WE FOLLOWED UP THE FIRST MEETING WITH AN EXTENSIVE REVIEW OF THE SSP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM WITH HIS TRAINING TEAM HE SAID THERE ARE 21 000 NEW POLICE TO BE TRAINED THIS YEAR INCLUDING 6 000 RIOT CONTROL POLICE 2 000 PRISON GUARDS 3 000 VIP PROTECTION AND 10 000 NEW INVESTIGATORS THE FEDERAL POLICE HE SAID WILL THUS INCREASE 8 ROM 12 000 TO 11 000 BETWEEN 9007 AND 9010 SBU THE FOUR AREAS WHERE HE SPECIFICALLY ASKED FOR U S ASSISTANCE ARE INVESTIGATORS GARCIA LUNA SAID HE WOULD LIKE TO TRAIN 8 000 NEW INVESTIGATORS IN TWO FOUR-MONTH CLASSES OF 4 000 EACH HE HAS A MEETING ON MARCH 25 WITH RECTORS OF LOCAL UNIVERSITIES WHERE HE WILL SEEK TO RENT TRAINING SPACE DURING THE SUMMER RECESS SINCE SSP FACILITIES CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE THE CAPACITY B1 1 4 B 1 4 D B7 E NEW INSTRUCTORS AND CURRICULUM GARCIA LUNA SOLICITED OUR HELP AND ADVICE TO TRAIN A NEW STAFF OF INSTRUCTORS WHO CAN CHANGE THE WAY THE SSP TRAINS AND DEVELOPS OFFICERS HE IS IMPLEMENTING A MAJOR NEW CURRICULUM AND TRAINING PROGRAM I_-- UNCLASSIFIEWSBU UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case0QW- ffXTl I32 Doc No C05635826 Date 05 03 2016 C O 5 6 3 5 8 2 6 IED U S Department of State Cas fp -PAP32 Doc No C05635826 Date 05 0312016 UNCLASSIFIED SBU HE WANTS TO USE TRAINING TO INSTILL IN THE ENTIRE FORCE A NEW WAY OF DOING BUSINESS HE DID NOT SPECIFY NUMBERS NEW LEADERSHIP IN WHAT WOULD BE THE MOST LONG-LASTING OF HIS PETITIONS GARCIA LUNA ASKED FOR OUR ASSISTANCE IN TRAINING 150 OF THE BEST MID-LEVEL POLICE OFFICERS TO BE PROMOTED INTO ROLES OF SENIOR LEADERSHIP HE ENVISIONS A FOUR TO SIX MONTH COURSE AND WANTS TO EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITY OF DOING IT IN THE U S SO THAT THE OFFICERS WOULD RECEIVE DIRECT EXPOSURE TO THE U S MODEL OF POLICING -- SPECIALTY COURSES GARCIA LUNA ALSO ASKED FOR ASSISTANCE WITH VARIOUS SPECIALTY COURSES WHERE THE U S OR ANOTHER COUNTRY HAS A COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE OR EXPERTISE NOT AVAILABLE IN MEXICO U S ASSISTANCE WELCOME 9 SBU GARCIA LUNA SOLICITED U S ASSISTANCE FOR ANY OF THE FOUR INITIATIVES AND ASKED THAT WE WORK CLOSELY WITH HIS TRAINING TEAM TO ENSURE THAT THE PROPOSALS INCLUDE THE RIGHT CONTENT TO PRODUCE THE REQUIRED OUTCOME IN THE FORCE F_ I GARCIA LUNA WAS ALSO VERY INTERESTED IN MERIDA PROJECTS ON FORENSICS PLATAFORMA MEXICO AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE NATIONAL COMMAND CENTER THE BUNKER BEING EMPLACED IN HIS HEADQUARTERS OPERATIONS IN CHIHUAHUA 10 SBU WITH REGARDS TO THE ONGOING OPERATIONS IN CHIHUAHUA GARCIA LUNA DESCRIBED A SIX STEP PLAN FOR RESTORING ORDER TAKE BACK THE STREETS THROUGH THE USE OF HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF PATROLS BY THE MILITARY AND FEDERAL POLICE CLOSE DOWN THE GIROS NEGROS OR BLACK MARKETS WHERE PERIPHERAL CRIMES SUCH AS PROSTITUTION AND PRODUCTION OF PIRATED DVDS ARE TAKING PLACE 1 4 B 1 4 D 131 B7 E UNCLASSIFIED SBU I UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Casem@W-WffXTlA I32 Doc No C05635826 Date 05 0312016 C O 5 6 3 5 8 2 6 1 ED U S Department of State Cas qp- jfMP32 Doc No 005635826 Date 05 03 2016 - UNCLASSIFIEWSBU 1 4 B 1 4 D B1 B7 E 11 SBU 12 SBU WITH THE EMERGENCE OF TRUE DEMOCRACY AND MULTI-PARTY RULE THIS SYSTEM HAS BEEN TURNED UPSIDE DOWN SO THAT THE PRESIDENT OFTEN HAS NO DIRECT CONTROL OVER A GOVERNOR WHO MAY NOT HAVE ANY DIRECT CONTROL OVER A MAYOR IT IS A TRUE FEDERAL SYSTEM BUT WITHOUT THE FUNCTIONALITY OF OTHER FEDERAL SYSTEMS GARCIA LUNA SAID THAT THE NEW REFORMS ARE MEANT TO HELP RECTIFY THIS BUT IT WILL TAKE TIME AND WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL REFORMS TO SOLIDIFY THE NEW SYSTEM 13 SBU GARCIA LUNA SAID SOME OF THE SURGE IN JUAREZ WOULD BE DONE BY THE MILITARY AND SOME BY THE FEDERAL POLICE BUT HE CONCEDED IN THE MARCH 5 MEETING THAT THE MILITARY WOULD BE IN CHARGE IMPORTANCE OF CIVIL SOCIETY UNCLASSIFIEWSBU UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State CaseCQW-Mff4TJA132 Doc No C05635826 Date 05 03 2016 C 0 5 6 3 5 8 2 6 IED U S Department of State Cas pfp f Q2 Doc No C05635826 Date 05 03 2016 - --- UNCLASSIFIEWSBU 14 SBU IN ADDITION TO POLICING GARCIA LUNA EVINCED A STRONG INTEREST IN THE SOCIETAL FACTORS THAT BOLSTER PUBLIC SECURITY HE SAID DTOS HAVE ESPECIALLY IN PLACES LIKE CIUDAD JUAREZ FOLLOWED AN ERRATIC BUT SOLID PLAN TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE OPERATING SPACE THEY NEED TO CONDUCT CRIMINAL ENTERPRISES ON A LARGE SCALE 1 4 B 1 4 D B1 THE SURPRISE NOW HE SAID IS THAT THE CALDERON GOVERNMENT HAS NOT BACKED DOWN BUT HAS RATHER REDOUBLED ITS EFFORTS FOURTH THEY ATTEMPT TO CREATE A COUNTER-CULTURE OF ILLEGALITY SUCH THAT NARCOTICS LEADERS HAVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF RESPECT AND POSITIVE MYSTIQUE AND POPULAR CULTURE LEGITIMIZES THEIR ACTIVITIES 15 SBU GARCIA LUNA EXPRESSED A GOOD DEAL OF INTEREST IN HISTORICAL CASES WHERE SOCIETIES HAVE ROLLED BACK THIS KIND OF CRIMINAL OFFENSIVE HE MENTIONED MEDELLIN WHERE THE AUTHORITIES USED EX-GUERRILLAS AND REFORMED NARCOTICS BOSSES AS PUBLIC SECURITY OFFICIALS AND SPAIN DURING THE ETA OFFENSIVE WHICH WORKED TO BUILD A SOCIAL BASE TO COUNTER THE INSURGENTS HE SAID MEXICO NEEDS TO DO MORE TO WORK ON THE ISSUES OF SOCIAL MOBILIZATION THAT WOULD SQUEEZE OUT THE OPERATING SPACE OF THE TRAFFICKERS AND ORGANIZED-CRIME UNCLASSIFIEWSBU UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case0@W-M4TJA132 Doc No C05635826 Date 05103 2016 ' C 0 5 6 3 5 8 2 6'IED U S Department of State Cas Wp fPAP32 Doc No C05635826 Date 05 03 2016 _ UNCLASSIFIED SBU IF PART OF A TRAINING PROGRAM WERE CONDUCTED IN THE WASHINGTON AREA IT COULD INCLUDE EXPOSURE TO NATIONAL LEVEL INSTITUTIONS AS WELL AS COMMUNITY POLICING WE SHOULD ALSO LOOK FOR WAYS TO ADD VALUE IN THE TRAINING OF INVESTIGATORS ALTHOUGH THE SCALE OF THIS VENTURE WOULD BE BEYOND OUR ABILITY TO TAKE ON COMPLETELY THE OTHER AREAS OF SPECIALTY TRAINING AND INSTRUCTOR DEVELOPMENT CAN LIKELY BE MANAGED FROM OUR CURRENT TRAINING PROGRAMS BASSETT ADMIN BT #0867 4004 NNNN I UNCLASSIFIED SBU UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State CaseGO -MEXTI 132 Doc No C05635826 Date 05 03 2016