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Viewing cable 06NAIROBI1560, UP IN SMOKE: KENYA'S HISTORIC COCAINE HAUL FINALLY

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
06NAIROBI1560 2006-04-10 09:18 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Nairobi
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DE RUEHNR #1560/01 1000918
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FM AMEMBASSY NAIROBI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 0869
INFO RUEHDS/AMEMBASSY ADDIS ABABA PRIORITY 8393
RUEHBO/AMEMBASSY BOGOTA PRIORITY 0223
RUEHDR/AMEMBASSY DAR ES SALAAM PRIORITY 4599
RUEHDJ/AMEMBASSY DJIBOUTI PRIORITY 4100
RUEHKM/AMEMBASSY KAMPALA PRIORITY 1293
RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON PRIORITY 1923
RUEHFR/AMEMBASSY PARIS PRIORITY 1897
RUEHSA/AMEMBASSY PRETORIA PRIORITY 8179
RUEHNA/DEA HQS WASHDC PRIORITY
RHMFISS/CJTF HOA  PRIORITY
RUCNFB/FBI WASH DC PRIORITY
RHMFIUU/CDR USCENTCOM MACDILL AFB FL PRIORITY
RUEHUNV/USMISSION UNVIE VIENNA PRIORITY
UNCLAS NAIROBI 001560 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
SENSITIVE 
 
LONDON AND PARIS FOR AFRICA WATCHERS, PRETORIA FOR 
DEA/WAGNER AND BERTSCH, LONDON FOR DEA 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: SNAR PREL PINR KCRM PGOV ASEC KE UN CO
SUBJECT: UP IN SMOKE: KENYA'S HISTORIC COCAINE HAUL FINALLY 
DESTROYED 
 
REF: A. NAIROBI 1473 
     B. NAIROBI 1363 
 
1.  (U) SUMMARY:  Fifteen months after its initial seizure, 
Kenya's record haul of cocaine was successfully destroyed 
under joint Kenyan and international supervision on March 31. 
 Despite repeated and unsupported allegations that it had 
been tampered with, preliminary verification and testing 
indicated that the 1.25 ton seizure remained intact while in 
Kenyan police custody.  While the drugs' long-awaited 
destruction removes a contentious issue for Kenya and should 
be lauded as a success for Kenyan law enforcement 
authorities, the international traffickers ultimately 
responsible for bringing the drugs into Kenya have yet to be 
identified or brought to justice.  Evidence suggesting that 
drug trafficking rings continue to operate in Kenya 
underscores that this destruction -- as huge a victory as it 
is -- is but part of a larger ongoing struggle against 
organized crime and international trafficking.  U.S. DEA and 
UK counterparts' active participation in the verification and 
destruction process -- for which post and the Government of 
Kenya are extremely grateful -- also provides the basis now 
for expanded and closer counternarcotics cooperation.  END 
SUMMARY. 
 
Controversial Cocaine Finally Destroyed 
======================================= 
2.  (U) Nairobi's Chief Magistrate Aggrey Muchelule, the 
presiding magistrate in the ongoing cocaine trafficking case 
(reftels), ordered on March 31 the immediate destruction of 
the 2500-pound cocaine seizure.  The commencement of the 
incineration of the drugs took place under the watchful gaze 
of court officials, defendants in the ongoing drug case, law 
enforcement authorities, foreign dignitaries, and the 
domestic and international press on the same day.  The 
international team of experts, comprised of Kenyan, U.S., UK, 
and UNODC experts, inspected and opened the sealed 
footlockers containing the 912 packets of cocaine.  (NOTE: An 
additional 42 packets, 21 from each of the Nairobi and 
Malindi seizures, remain as evidence before the court in the 
ongoing trial.  END NOTE.) 
 
3. (U)  Just before issuing the order to "push the button" to 
launch the incineration process, Muchelule asked the 
international team whether the substance they would burn that 
day is cocaine.  Kenya's Deputy Government Chemist, Jane 
Okado, confirmed that the tests performed on the substance 
over the previous days confirmed the substance was cocaine. 
While Okado declined to definitively state that the substance 
in the foot lockers before the gathered crowd was in fact the 
same substance upon which tests were performed, the inference 
was clear.  Gordon Adam, a UK team member, helpfully 
confirmed to the magistrate that the tamperproof seals placed 
on the containers by the UK at the conclusion of the 
verification process earlier in the week were indeed intact. 
And the destruction began in earnest just after 10 a.m. 
 
4. (U)  After several hours of continuous use at extreme 
temperatures, two explosions erupted from the larger of the 
two side-by-side medical incinerators being used on the 
grounds of the Kenyan Medical Research Institute (KEMRI). 
Several hours of repairs were required, prolonging the 
destruction exercise well beyond the anticipated 
mid-afternoon conclusion.  Close to midnight, and shortly 
after the last packets were loaded into the incinerators, a 
tired if elated Magistrate Muchelule reconvened the court 
session on site and announced the destruction of the cocaine 
complete.  After court adjourned, and clean-up was conducted, 
the international and Kenyan members of the team did not 
depart the scene until almost 2 a.m., Saturday, April 1. 
 
5. (SBU) The long-awaited verification and destruction of the 
massive cocaine seizure concluded with preliminary results 
indicating that the controversial seizure remained intact, 
countering long-standing  concerns that (all or part of) the 
 
drugs may have been tampered with or stolen.  Presumptive 
tests performed on 100 percent of the seizure revealed the 
presence of cocaine.  Confirmation tests were then performed 
on a random 20 percent of the seizure, which definitively 
determined that the substance was in fact cocaine.  GOK and 
UK chemists also performed purity tests on selected samples, 
while other samples were sent to the U.S. for DEA signature 
analysis to narrow, if possible, the origins of the cocaine. 
Once finally begun, the operation was largely successful due 
to the excellent technical cooperation among the 
international and Kenyan experts and government of Kenya 
officials.  Within hours of beginning their work (on Sunday, 
March 26), the experts agreed to testing methodologies, 
protocols, and a cohesive plan of action.  They then worked 
day and night to ensure the methods used were in line with 
all Kenyan legal requirements, in keeping with international 
best practices and to remove any doubts in the court of 
Kenyan public opinion as to what was actually destroyed. 
 
More Blows Need to be Dealt to Traffickers 
========================================== 
6. (SBU) But since this cocaine seizure was proven intact, 
where then is the other cocaine in Kenya coming from?  There 
have been repeated seizures of small consignments (up to 5 
kilos each) of cocaine at UK airports from Kenyan Airways 
flights -- so many that the airline has acquired its own 
drug-sniffing team of dogs and handlers.  The street price of 
cocaine in Kenya has fallen dramatically; UK agents say the 
price has dropped from more than USD 20,000 per kilo to USD 
2,000-4,000 per kilo in the past year in Mombasa.  Kenyan 
religious and community leaders speak of dramatically 
increased domestic use rates of both heroin and cocaine in 
the past several years.  Nor has the Kenyan Government yet 
produced a successful prosecution of anyone in connection to 
trafficking the shipment.  Seven defendants charged in 
connection to the drugs were acquitted in late 2005.  The six 
remaining defendants (George Stanley Wango, Estella Duminga, 
Angello Ricci, Railton Muthungu, David Mugo Kiragu, and Davis 
Gachago) facing trafficking charges related to the cocaine 
are to wind down their defense in coming days.  And none of 
them have been connected in court to its importation from 
South America.  One can only conclude that well-organized 
international traffickers remain in business. 
 
7. (SBU) Muchelule rejected on March 4 the admission into 
evidence of a confidential letter from the state prosecutor 
to his then-superior (dated almost one year ago) indicating 
that the evidence was insufficient to convict Ms. Duminga, 
Mr. Ricci, and a third individual, Jivanali Thanki, of the 
trafficking charges.  (While initially charged with the other 
six defendants, Thanki has since been acquitted.)  The 
individuals behind the trafficking network or those who 
facilitated the transit of cocaine through Kenya have yet to 
be identified.  COMMENT:  To post's knowledge, prosecutors 
never entered into evidence any indication as to just where 
the drugs originated or the route taken before arriving in 
Kenya.  While the successful destruction of the cocaine is 
indeed a major step in the right direction, this is no time 
for Kenya to rest on its laurels.  Authorities should 
capitalize on this success to bring those behind the drug 
trafficking networks to justice.  END COMMENT. 
 
Thank You 
========= 
8.  (U) Post wishes to acknowledge the tremendous efforts of 
the team of international experts, without whose help the 
long-awaited verification and disposal of the largest-ever 
cocaine seizure in Africa would never have been made 
possible.  Their tireless efforts, expertise, creativity and 
patience produced a model for future inter-governmental 
cooperation.  Post is deeply indebted to:  Mark Bertsch, U.S. 
Drug Enforcement Agency, Pretoria; David Morello, U.S. Drug 
Enforcement Agency; Enrique Pinero, U.S. Drug Enforcement 
Agency; Laura Jones, U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency; Mark 
Harding, U.K. Drug Liaison Officer, Nairobi; Gordon Adam, 
 
U.K. Liaison Officer, HM Customs and Excise; William Folkard, 
U.K. Forensics Science Service; and, Carsten Hytell, Regional 
Representative (Nairobi), United Nations Office on Drugs and 
Crime. At post, representatives from the Regional Security 
Office, Political, Department of Justice, and the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation all played supporting roles in 
ensuring a successful outcome. 
BELLAMY