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Arizona Counter Terrorism Information Center

June 4, 2010 Situational Awareness Bulletin
(602) 644-5805  (877) 2 SAVE AZ or (877) 272-8329  Fax (602) 644-8718  ACTIC@AZDPS.GOV

The ACTIC is passing through the following FBI Unclassified FOUO (IIR) information to State, local, Tribal and
Federal Law Enforcement agencies at the request of the FBI.

THREAT TO A LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER AND UNNAMED FEDERAL AGENTS IN

SOUTHERN ARIZONA BY THE SINALOA CARTEL, AS OF 12 MAY 2010
UNCLASSIFIED FOUO
SERIAL: (U) IIR 4 214 1687 10
COUNTRY: (U) UNITED STATES (US); MEXICO (MX)
IPSP: (U) IFC2510.
SUBJ: THREAT TO A LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER AND UNNAMED FEDERAL
AGENTS IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA BY THE SINALOA CARTEL, AS OF 12 MAY 2010
(U//FOUO)
WARNING: (U) THIS IS A RAW INFORMATION REPORT, NOT FINALLY EVALUATED
INTELLIGENCE. IT IS BEING SHARED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES, BUT
HAS NOT BEEN FULLY EVALUATED, INTEGRATED WITH OTHER INFORMATION,
INTERPRETED, OR ANALYZED.
REPORT CLASSIFIED UNCLASS FOUO.
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
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DOI: (U) 20100427.
REQS: (U) USA-SWB-CID-SR-0129-10.II.F.5; TSB2009A.I.A.2.3; TSB2009A.I.A.2.4.
SOURCE: (U) A CONTACT WITH GOOD ACCESS WHO SPOKE IN CONFIDENCE. THIS IS THE FIRST
REPORTING FROM SOURCE, RELIABILITY CAN NOT BE DETERMINED.

CONTEXT: (U//FOUO) THE SOURCE OF THE INFORMATION IS A FIRST-TIME

CONTACT WHOSE MOTIVATIONS FOR PROVIDING THE INFORMATION ARE UNCLEAR.

TEXT: 1. (U//FOUO) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. AS OF 12 MAY 2010, MEMBERS OF THE SINALOA CARTEL IN
SONORA, MEXICO, SOUGHT INFORMATION ABOUT SOUTHERN ARIZONA LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
DUE TO THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN INVESTIGATIONS AGAINST THE ORGANIZATION.

2. (U//FOUO) AS OF 12 MAY 2010, MEMBERS OF THE SINALOA CARTEL OPERATING IN SONORA, MEXICO,
SOUTH OF NACO, ARIZONA, SOUGHT INFORMATION ABOUT AN IDENTIFIED SIERRA VISTA, ARIZONA
POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICER, AN UNNAMED IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT (ICE)
AGENT, AND DISCUSSED ORDERING 'HITS' ON TWO UNNAMED DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION
(DEA) AGENTS. CARLOS ((MOLLINARES)), AKA CALICHE, WAS A SUSPECTED ASSOCIATE INVOLVED
WITH THE SINALOA CARTEL. (FBI COMMENTS. AS OF 2006, CARLOS ((MOLINARES-NUNEZ)) WAS
PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED AS A REGIONAL PRIORITY ORGANIZATION TARGET (RPOT) AND ASSOCIATED
WITH THE MARCOS ANTONIO ((PAREDES-MACHADO)) DRUG TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATION.)

3. (U//FOUO) THE SINALOA CARTEL KNEW THE IDENTITY OF THE SIERRA VISTA POLICE DEPARTMENT
OFFICER AND SOUGHT INFORMATION ABOUT THE OFFICER'S DAILY ROUTINE AND WORK HOURS. THE
SINALOA CARTEL WAS UPSET DUE TO THE OFFICER'S INVOLVEMENT IN A DRUG SEIZURE AND

This document is UNCLASSIFIED FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY (FOUO) Secondary dissemination or public and media release is not authorized.
Strategic Analysis Unit, 602-644-5927/5860/5922/5842, intelligence@azdps.gov
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INVESTIGATION INTO THEIR DRUG ACTIVITIES. (FBI COMMENTS. THERE WERE OTHER HISTORICAL
THREATS AGAINST THIS OFFICER SO IT IS UNKNOWN IF THIS IS A NEW THREAT.)

4. (U//FOUO) THE SINALOA CARTEL ALSO SOUGHT THE IDENTITY OF AN ICE AGENT INVOLVED IN THE
SEIZURE OF APPROXIMATELY 3,400 POUNDS OF MARIJUANA THAT OCCURRED IN NOVEMBER 2009. (FBI
COMMENTS. THIS INCIDENT WAS CONFIRMED BY ICE OFFICIALS AS OCCURRING ON 28 NOVEMBER
2009 AND RESULTED IN THE SEIZURE OF 3,763 POUNDS OF MARIJUANA.)

5. (U//FOUO) ADDITIONALLY, THE SINALOA CARTEL DISCUSSED ORDERING 'HITS' ON A COUPLE OF

UNNAMED DEA AGENTS IN TUCSON, ARIZONA.

COMMENTS:
1. (U//FOUO) FBI COMMENTS. THE SOURCE HAD NO ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION REGARDING THE TARGETING OF LOCAL AND/OR FEDERAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT.

2. (U//FOUO) SOURCE IS AVAILABLE FOR RECONTACT.

INSTR: (U) U.S. NO.

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ACQ: (U) (20100512).
DISSEM: (U) FIELD: NONE
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