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Show Hea B. 05 GEORGETOWN 1253

C. 05 GEORGETOWN 1122

D. 04 GEORGETOWN 426

E. 04 GEORGETOWN 29

Cl assi f i ed By: Ambassador Rol and W. Bul l en

f or r eason 1. 4( b) and ( d)

1. ( S) SUMMARY. Shaheed " Roger " Khan ( DOB: 13- J an- 72) ,

Guyana' s number one narco- cr i mi nal , t hr eat ens t o exer t

cont r ol over t he f r agi l e Guyanese s tat e aki n to Pabl o

Escobar ' s er s t whi l e cont r o l over Co l ombi a. Khan i s pr esent l y

act i ve i n dr ug tr af f i ck i ng, money l aunder i ng, and arms
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PK KDEM ETRN UNGAAFINACOMLESANIYOOSCIARSFESTCSYVEPOIDTWASEINDEECKPAOCGENSOCIOECD

Media Organizations

Australia - The AgeArgentina - Pagina 12

Brazil - PublicaBulgaria - Bivol

Egypt - Al Masry Al YoumGreece - Ta Nea

Guatemala - Plaza Publica

Haiti - Haiti LiberteIndia - The HinduItaly - L'Espresso

Italy - La RepubblicaLebanon - Al AkhbarMexico - La Jornada

Spain - PublicoSweden - Aftonbladet

UK - APUS - The Nation

smuggl i ng. Hi s so- cal l ed l egi t i mat e economi c i nt er est s

i nc l ude const r uct i on and f orest r y . Vermont has an

out st andi ng warr ant f or Khan' s ar r est on weapons charges.

END SUMMARY.

Nar cot i cs

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2. ( S) Khan i s bel i eved t o be Guyana' s l eadi ng dr ug

t r af f i cker , mor e power f ul t han ot her est abl i shed pl ayer s such

as Cl ay Hut son, Ri cardo Rodr i gues, and Br ahma Nandal al l . He

est abl i shed connect i ons wi t h Col ombi an cr i mi nal s a f ew years

ago and has si nce become a maj or t r af f i cker of cocai ne f r om

Col ombi a. Khan has r i sen t o the t op of Guyana' s

nar co- c r i mi nal c l ass qui ckl y and os t ent at i ous l y. Hi s

Col ombi an associ at es scol ded hi m i n Sept ember 2004 f or hi s

i ndi sc r i mi nat e ac t i vi t i es and advi sed hi m t o get out of t he

s pot l i ght .

3. ( S) DEA devel oped a pl an i n 2004 to est abl i sh a

count ernarcot i cs operat i on i n Guyana. An i nf ormant l eaked

det ai l s about t he pl an. Af t er t he l eak , Khan t hr eat ened t o

bl ow up the s i t e of t he operat i on and t hr eat ened t he l i ves of

Ambass ador and t he t hen RSO ( Ref D) . These t hreat s f or ced

t he oper at i on' s abandonment .

4. ( S) Khan sur r ounds h i msel f wi t h a cot er i e of f or mer pol i ce

t act i cal squad members f or secur i t y . He r eport edl y pays hi s

l ow- l evel secur i t y personnel USD 1, 600 per mont h - - at l east

ei ght t i mes what t hey pr evi ousl y earned wi t h t he pol i ce f orce.

Phant om Squad and Bout er se Connect i ons

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5. ( C) Khan was a pr i nc i pl e i n t he "Phant om Squad" ( aka deat h

squad) t hat f ormer Mi ni st er of Home Af f ai r s Gaj r aj empl oyed

t o cr ack down on cr i me f r om 2002 t o 2004 ( Ref E).

6. ( S) Mi ni s t er of Home Af f ai r s t ol d us Khan regul ar l y

t r avel s t o Sur i name and Tr i ni dad and meet s wi t h Desi

Bout er se. Accor di ng t o RNAS, Khan and Bout er se met at a

hot el i n Suri name as r ecent l y as December 2005.

Ar ms Smuggl i ng

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7. ( S/ NF) Accordi ng t o RNAS, Khan has been act i ve i n

smuggl i ng ar ms i nt o Guyana f r om Sur i name, Fr ench Guyana, and
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possi bl y Fr ance. He exchanges cocai ne f or t he arms. Khan

has al so est abl i shed connect i ons wi t h FARC and has act ed as a

mi ddl eman i n cocai ne f or ar ms t r ansact i ons. I n such

i nst ances, Khan has smuggl ed guns i nt o Guyana and t hen

exchanged t hem wi t h t he FARC f or cocai ne. There are st r ong

i ndi cat i ons t hat Khan was deepl y i nvol ved i n a December 2005

shi pment of weapons t o FARC i n Col umbi a.

Money Launder i ng and ot her Economi c I nt er est s

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8. ( S) Khan has a busi ness r e l at i onshi p wi t h Farouk Razac of

Swi ss House Cambi o, a bi g money l aunderi ng operat i on, t o

l aunder hi s nar co- t r af f i cki ng pr oceeds . Accor di ng t o RNAS,

Khan' s dr ug pr oceeds have al so f unded mosques and sent

Musl i ms t o st udy abr oad.

9. ( U) Khan acqui r ed Kaow I s l and i n t he Essequi bo Ri ver f r om

l ocal ent r epr eneur and suspect ed dr ug deal er Har r y Rambar r an

i n Febr uar y 2005. Once owned by t he now bankr upt Wi l l ems

Ti mber , Kaow I s l and has a whar f f or ocean goi ng vessel s , an

ai r s t r i p, access t o Guyana' s bush roads t hat r adi at e out f r om

Bart i ca, and a 136, 000- acre t i mber concessi on. I n Sept ember

2005, Rambar r an sued Khan f or def aul t i ng on a USD 1. 1 mi l l i on

pr omi ssory note made i n part i a l payment f or t he i s l and.

10. ( C) Khan i s r epor t edl y i n negot i at i ons wi t h f or mer

GUYSUCO Chai r man Vi c Odi t t t o pur chase a 200 squar e mi l e

r anch at Pi r ara i n t he Sout hern Rupununi r egi on. The r anch

has a l ar ge ai r s t r i p, and Khan i s bel i eved t o be act i ng at

t he behest of Col ombi an or Panamani an narc o- i nt erest s.

11. ( U) I n l at e 2005 t he Guyana For est r y Commi ss i on grant ed

a St at e For est Expl or at or y Per mi t f or a l ar ge t r act of l and

i n Guyana' s i nt er i or t o Aur el i us I nc . , a company cont r ol l ed

by Khan ( Ref C) .

12. ( U) Khan i s a di r ect or of Cl ass i c Devel opment I nc. and

Dr eam Works Devel opers, both const r uct i on concer ns. Khan i s

f i nanc i ng sever al r eal es t at e pr oj ec t s , i nc l udi ng a 60- 70

uni t housi ng uni t devel opment i n East Bank Demer ar a near t he

new st adi um under const r uct i on f or t he 2007 Cr i cket Worl d Cup.

13. ( C) Guyanese Bank execut i ves t e l l us a l l t hi s i s bei ng

done wi t hout any bank f i nanci ng.


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Run- i ns wi t h t he Law

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14. ( U) Accordi ng to LEGATT/ Por t of Spai n, Khan i s want ed i n

Ver mont on weapons c har ges. Ver mont has not s ought Khan' s

ext r adi t i on.

15. ( U) Khan and t wo ot her men, one an act i ve dut y pol i ceman,

wer e ar r est ed at a Guyana Def ence For ce r oadbl ock i n December

2002 at Good Hope, East Coast Demer ar a i n a bul l et proof

vehi c l e. The vehi c l e cont ai ned sophi s t i cat ed cel l phone

i nt ercept equi pment , satel l i t e phones, and hi gh- powered

weapons . Al l t hr ee wer e f ound not gui l t y of i l l egal

poss essi on of ar ms and ammuni t i on char ges.

16. ( C) A seni or f unct i onar y i n t he Of f i ce o f t he Pr es i dent

t ol d us t hat t he communi cat i ons equi pment and weapons wer e

handed back over t o Khan. Our i nt er l ocut or sai d t he arr est

had been " a mi st ake" because Khan was " wor ki ng wi t h t he

pol i ce" when t he ar r est was made.

17. ( U) Accordi ng t o l ocal newspapers , Khan and a col l eague

appear ed i n cour t J anuary 4, 2006 on charges of " woundi ng"

f ol l owi ng an i nc i dent i n whi ch an i ndi v i dual was assaul t ed

and had a gun pl aced t o hi s head. Bot h pl ed not gui l t y and

wer e r el eased on GYD 15, 000 ( USD 75) bai l .

Pol i t i c al I nf l uenc e

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18. ( C) Khan has bought of f count l ess peopl e i n Guyana.

Thr ough t hi s pat r onage he i s abl e t o oper at e wi t h i mpuni t y.

I t i s bel i eved t hat GoG i s compromi sed t o such an ext ent t hat

i t wi l l not pur sue Khan, despi t e payi ng l i p ser vi ce t o t he

f i ght a gai ns t nar c o - t r a f f i c ki ng.

Comment

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19. ( C) Mul t i pl e sour ces have expr essed f ear s t o Ambassador

t hat not onl y has Khan penetr ated al most every l evel of

Guyanese government and soci et y, but t hat he wi l l exert ever

gr eat er i nf l uence over t he pol i t i cal scene begi nni ng wi t h

t hi s year ' s el ect i ons. Most r espect ed comment ator s bel i eve

t hat Guyana has al r eady become or i s wel l on t he way t o bei ng

a nar co- s t at e. I f Guyana i s a nar co- s t at e, t hen Khan i s i t s

l eader. Ambassador has spoken wi t h GoG t o l i t t l e avai l about

Khan' s drug act i vi t i es and unaccount ed weal t h. The GoG has


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