The Business of Drugs

The North Shore Drug Cartel

Leslie Guelcher Karen Omniewski 15 May 2012 Unclassified

Table of Contents
Section 1. Executive Summary ........................................................................................... 1 Synopsis of Investigation ................................................................................................ 1 Tasking ............................................................................................................................ 1 Key Findings ................................................................................................................... 1 Recommendations ........................................................................................................... 2 Section 2. Business of Crime .............................................................................................. 3 1.1 Production/Processing............................................................................................... 3 1.2 Transportation ........................................................................................................... 3 1.3 Distribution ............................................................................................................... 5 1.4 Marketplace............................................................................................................... 5 1.4 Finance ...................................................................................................................... 7 1.5 Organizational Infrastructure .................................................................................. 11 Section 3. Summary and Conclusions .............................................................................. 20 Detailed Synopsis of Investigation ............................................................................... 20 Conclusions ................................................................................................................... 21 Section 4. Link Analysis ................................................................................................... 22 Production and Transportation ...................................................................................... 23 Distribution and Market Place ...................................................................................... 23 Conversion Methods ..................................................................................................... 24 Business of Crime ......................................................................................................... 25 Section 5. Exhibits ............................................................................................................ 26 Social Network Analysis............................................................................................... 26 Excel Spreadsheets........................................................................................................ 28

Section 1. Executive Summary

Synopsis of Investigation
What began as a drug trafficking investigation on 21 July 2007 with a confidential informants statement at the US Embassy in San Ramon, followed by a hot-line report on 22 July 2007, quickly turned into a potential terrorist plot investigation. Mary Caldwell was identified as a transporter of cocaine from the Green Parrot Club to Michael Smith, her boyfriend. She cooperated with the police and on 25 July 2007 gave her account of drug trafficking activities, providing additional names, addresses, history of transactions, etc. Mary Caldwell was able to John Luna and J. Carlos Reynoso as the point of sale transporters, and identified the false ids as new friends of Smith. The new friends turned out to be Kwasuan. Juan Kodjo, John Luna and J. Carlos Reynoso were all identified as having connections to each other. With open-source methods such as newsprint about Kodjo linking him with the Kwasuan Cultural Center and details about his familial history information was gathered, determining his San Ramon and Kwasu connections. 28 July 2007 Michael Smith was identified as the purchaser of the airline tickets for the Kwasuan tenants under their false names. Surveillance began on Michael Smith on 30 July 2007. He was in the company of the three Kwasuans. The police retrieved a trash bag thrown away by Boadu, which provided information revealing the likelihood of a terrorist plot with information specifically linking Stephan Boadu, one of the Kwasuan tenants to Michael Smith, the Pacific Blue Club, and J. Carlos Reynoso. On 4 August 2007, Michael Smith was interviewed, admitted to the drug trafficking accusations, but denied knowledge of Boadu and other tenants, and requested an attorney. Michael Smith was taken into custody.

Tasking
We are part of a team investigating the narcotic trafficking activities of the North Shore Drug Cartel. This cartel is believed to be trafficking kilo amounts of cocaine throughout the Edgewater, Florida area. We are to: analyze the information and include your analytical findings; produce a report that describes the organizations methods of operations using the Business of Crime/Drugs Model as a reporting format; identify significant relationships between people, businesses and organizations; analyze the information and identify the entities and the relations between the entities; and create a link chart utilizing i2 Analyst Notebook of significant relationships.

Key Findings
It is likely that the shipment of 50 kilos of cocaine was aboard an American boat Most drugs-for-money exchanges occur via high-end vehicles trunks. The majority of profits from drug trafficking is in asset purchases and reinvestment for more product. Reynoso and Luna are making approximately $135,000 per month from sales to Smith. There is a highly likely monetary link between Jose Carlos Reynoso of San Ramon and Juan Kodjo of Edgewater. They both own casinos and nightclubs in San Ramon and Kodjo is married to Reynosos daughter.

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Michael Smith is likely making between $100,000 and $134,810 per month selling cocaine and is linked to three immigrants from Kwasu for whom he likely purchased fake identifications. The types of products purchased by Boadu indicate he may be building a bomb or other explosive device. The inclusion of electrical switches may indicate it will be able to be remotely detonated. The potential terrorist action may be associated with the Kwasu Cultural Center or the Free Asante Okofo movement. Evidence suggests that some monetary support may come from the Kwasu Cultural Center for the Tetsu Ansahi, a radical political party. Kodjos family may have been part of the Tetsu Ansahi; as such he may be interested in the release of Okofo from prison. Juan Kodjo has both a connection to San Ramon having grown up there and to Kwasu where his family had been exiled. Juan Kodjo is married to Maria Reynoso-Kodjo who has the same birthdate as J. Carlos Reynoso (President/CEO of Green Parrot Club). Key nodes of activity are the Green Parrot Club and Pacific Blue Club

Recommendations
With little time remaining between the arrest of Michael Smith and the date of the airline tickets, our recommendation would be to focus on surveillance and apprehension of the Kwasuan residents of the apartment complex. It is likely there is an imminent threat of a bombing based on the items purchased by Stephan Boadu. Although the drug trafficking is a secondary investigatory necessity, the immediacy of the terrorist plot being planned in the very near future makes that a top priority. Alerting the airports and placing Stephan Boadu (alias Manual Alberto), Emmanuel Abiku (alias Damon Gilberto) and Daniel Giasi (alias Steven Brazos) on a no-fly list would be essential. Increasing police presence and an alert to any Kwasu-related businesses and organizations would provide additional preparedness to prevent the bombing of potential targets. Upon disruption of the terrorist plot, we recommend re-focusing on the drug trafficking aspect of the case. Specifically, we recommend further investigation into both Juan Kodjo and J. Carlos Reynoso. It is likely Kodjo is the key figure coordinating the North Shore Drug Cartel. In addition, it is probable he is financing the terrorist activity against the Kwasuan government. His centrality and betweeness of all of the activities indicates he is a high-level person in the organization. J. Carlos Reynoso is likely a key person in the drug side of the business. His father, with his experience as Finance Minister in San Ramon, may be helping launder money. Investigating his familys involvement is likely to uncover some of the financial methods used by the cartel.

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Section 2. Business of Crime

1.1 Production/Processing
Illegal Product Cocaine Intelligence Gap No information available on the source, production or processing of the cocaine or its origin.

1.2 Transportation
Source Country Unknown origin of cocaine Due to the transit shipment location of San Ramon (with destinations to Southern United States) it is likely that the country of origin is Columbia. International Shipment: Facts Aerial transportation Aerial transports from Sandoval City, San Ramon Small rural airport Swift Wing Air Company flight company used for transport Pilots - American Co-pilots - San Ramonian Nautical transportation Maritime transports from Estudillo Port City, San Ramon Calaroga Shipping shipping company used for transport American captains used to take Figure 1 Westport Yacht - possible sea transport cocaine to the United States One commercial ship used is named Bella Temescal Privately owned boats also used Boat used for shipment of 19 July 2007 Findings There is no information on transport from country of origin to San Ramon. Aerial transport was not used in the cocaine shipment that took place on 17 July 2007 delivered to Edgewater, Florida

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From informant statement it is likely that the shipment of 50 kilos of cocaine was aboard an American boat

Destination Country United States of America Border Zone Various ports along the southern United States Interstate Distribution Edgewater, Florida Conveyance Facts Individual transport of drugs from domestic suppliers to dealers made through vehicle conveyance Lexus GS350 4DR used to transport money in trunk to domestic supplier/exchanged for drugs to deliver to dealer BMW 760Li 4DR used by domestic supplier to transport drugs in exchange for drugs Westport Tri Deck Yacht named Pacific Blue captained by same Figure 3Lexus GS350 - transport of American that did the international drugs/money exchange transport of drugs from San Ramon Black 2007 Ford Explorer was used to transport drugs, but no known cocaine transport Cocaine sails into Florida right under everyones noses Findings No facts are detailed in this account as to how the cocaine is transported from the port of entry to the local dealers. Most drugs-for-money exchanges occur via high-end vehicles trunks. No facts are evidenced in this case as to the specific ship that was used to transport the cocaine into the United States. Intelligence Gap No information on how the cocaine is brought into San Ramon or transported within San Ramon. There is no information concerning the transportation of cocaine from ships or airplanes to distributors businesses.
Figure 2 50 kilos of cocaine: the amount of cocaine received for

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1.3 Distribution
Mid-level Distribution Facts Pacific Blue Club is a point of sale Green Parrot Club is a point of sale to transporter 345 Lost Way Lane, Edgewater, Florida is the point of sale of midlevel dealer, Michael Smith Intelligence Gaps There is uncertainty if the cutting into 1-pound bags occurs at 345 Lost Way Lane, Edgewater, Florida or at another location. Although a scale and Ziploc bags were found as a result of a search on the residence. No facts are evidence as to point of sale to street dealers or users

1.4 Marketplace
Product Sold Facts 2 kilos of cocaine is purchased for resale to one mid-level dealer in Edgewater, Florida o Value of original purchase from midlevel street dealer is $17,000 USD per kilo o Transporter is paid $1,000 USD per kilo for delivery between Green Parrot Club and midlevel dealer, Michael Smith o 2 kilos is divided into four one-pound bags for distribution to street dealers Value for one-pound bags is $10,000 each o 1 pound bag is distributed to four buyers Street dealers are identified as: Donald Kalb Michelle Bearman Mitch Harrison Ramon Benitez Findings No knowledge is available of the buyers for the other street dealers purchases No known value is given to the purchase price for the buyer. Demographics Facts Edgewater, Florida 2007 population - 21,897 Edgewater, Florida is in Volusio County Median household income: $45,800

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94% of the population is white 3.4% are foreign born City of Edgewater is near the confluence of two major interstate highways Well-known for boating and fishing Minutes away from Atlantic Ocean that attracts more than eight million tourists annually 52 violent crimes reported in 2007, most of which were larceny and theft. Findings Edgewater, Florida is a small community that provides a relatively safe haven as a distribution center. It has low crime rate and access to major highways for movement of illegal drugs for domestic distribution, most specifically along the Atlantic coastal regions. Its Atlantic coastline, with boating and fishing as its major industries, provides a good cover for international illegal trafficking.

Figure 4: 2007 crime clock of Volusio County

Retail Market Findings There is no evidence of how the drugs are being sold to consumers, or in what form. As of the point where Smith sells product to his distributors, it is still in the form of cocaine powder. Cost/Benefit Analysis Michael Smith Smith Expenses 1 kilo of cocaine Delivery charge/kilo Monthly number of kilos Total Smith Expenses Smith Income 1 pound of cocaine sold Number of distributors Number of sales/month Low Estimate 17,000 1,000 6 $ 108,000 High Estimate 17,000 1,000 8 $ 144,000

10,000 4 3 120,000 80

10,000 4 4 160,000 80

Street price/rock (.5 grams)

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Number rocks/kilo Kilo in Smith possession Number of times/month

2,000 0.186 3 89,107 209,107 $ 101,107

2,000 0.186 4 118,810 278,810 $ 134,810

Total Smith Income Monthly Net Revenue (Loss)

Findings Michael Smith is making a profit from selling six to eight kilos of cocaine per month. Even if he doesnt sell the cocaine that remains in his possession, he still is able to make a monthly profit between of approximately $20,000 from just selling to his four distributors. North Shore Drug Cartel Income from Known Shipment 1 kilo of cocaine Number of kilos brought in to Edgewater

17,000 50 $ 850,000

Findings It is unclear whether all 50 kilos shipped from San Ramon are delivered to Reynoso and Luna. Considering the boat on which the cocaine is transported belongs to Juan Kodjo, it is likely he is responsible for how the cocaine is distributed once inside the United States. Intelligence Gap There is no information on what is being sold at the street-level. There is also no information as to the form the cocaine is in when sold past the mid-level distributors. There is no information about how the product is packaged for retail distribution.

1.4 Finance
Money Movement Facts Points of sale o Cash in USD transactions made for drugs at point of sale in Green Parrot Club $17,000 per kilo of cocaine 6-8 kilos purchased per month by Michael Smith

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Sold to Smith by John Luna via Mary Caldwell Smith pays Caldwell $1,000 per kilo to deliver the cocaine and pay Luna J. Carlos Reynoso was seen in the car with John Luna after Caldwell exchanged money for drugs o Cash in USD transactions made for drugs at point of sale between Michael Smith and distributors $10,000 per pound of cocaine 2.2046 pounds per kilo Stash locations o Collation of assets in the USA Fleet of pleasure vessels Multiple Bars and Restaurants including the Green Parrot Club and Blue Pacific Club BMW Lexus Three Rivers Yacht Club Private property in James County Apartment Complex located at 835 Hillier Street, Ridgeline Falls, FL. o Collation of assets outside the USA San Ramon Several casinos and nightclubs in Estudillo Port City Findings No knowledge of stash locations of the drugs or accounting practices The majority of profits from drug trafficking is in asset purchases and reinvestment for more product. Reynoso and Luna are making approximately $135,000 per month from sales to Smith. There is a potential monetary link between Jose Carlos Reynoso of San Ramon and Juan Kodjo of Edgewater. They both own casinos and nightclubs in San Ramon and Kodjo is married to Reynosos daughter. If Michael Smith is purchasing 6-8 kilos per month, it is likely his is selling 12-16 pounds of cocaine per month to his distributors. If broken into .5 gram rocks, this would equal between 1,100 and 1,485 rocks on the street per month. Michael Smith is likely making between $100,000 and $134,810 per month selling cocaine.

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Bookkeeping Facts Eduardo Fuentes is the secretary-treasurer of both Pacific Blue Club and Green Parrot Club Findings No direct evidence is available to connect Eduardo Fuentes to the drug trafficking, but he does the accounting/bookkeeping for both businesses involved in the drug trafficking trade in Edgewater Florida There are no internal or external records of transactions available Transshipment Methods Facts Conversion Methods o Michael Smith purchased 3 one-way airline tickets to San Ramon Purchased in names of Manuel Alberto, Damon Gilberto, and Steven Brazos Names match fake identities found in Mary Caldwells automobile Photos on the identifications were identified as three individuals living in an apartment at Ridgeview Apartments Photos are identified by the manager as: Stephan Boadu, Emmanuel Abiku, and Daniel Giasi Boadu, Abiku, and Giasi are Kwasu immigrants o Stephan Boadu had an account at the Ridgeline 1st Bank Beginning balance $11,521.95 on 26 June 2007 Ending balance - $15,584.16 on 26 July 2007 o Deposits were made to Stephan Boadus account at the Ridgeline 1st Bank Four deposits of $2,000 each were made to Boadus account from 26 June 2007 to 26 July 2007 o Withdrawals from Stephan Boadus account at the Ridgeline 1st Bank dated 26 June 2007 to 26 July 2007 $2,500 in cash, withdrawn in $500 increments Rent to Ridgeview Apartments of $550 Paid for groceries ($411.40), utilities ($67.22), pharmacy ($25.00) and internet connection (19.95) during the month Ridge Metro Cellular ($39.99) Haschem Hi-Tech (147.75) Sodium hypochlorite Sodium hydroxide Four butane tanks Exxter Gas ($89.54) Two 5-gallon propane gas tanks

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Several bags of fertilizer 1 gallon of Kerosene Groceries Barnes Electronics ($87.34) Electrical wiring and supplies 3 electrical switches

Findings No evidence in the report as to the origin of the money made to Boadus account. According to the apartment manager, Boadu, and his two roommates, claim to be college students but dont appear to attend school. The apartment manager believes they are unemployed. The types of products purchased by Boadu indicate he may be building a bomb or other explosive device. The inclusion of electrical switches may indicate it will be able to be remotely detonated. The potential terrorist action may be associated with the Kwasu Cultural Center or the Free Asante Okofo movement. Source Country Profits Facts Criminal Terrorism o Weapons Smith & Wesson .45 caliber, semiautomatic handgun 3 AK-47s Figure 5: .45 caliber, .12 gauge shotgun semi-automatic handgun .357 handgun o Fundraising The Kwasu Cultural Center was the recipient of funds raised by Juan Kodjo at the Three Rivers Yacht Club. Cost per ticket was $1,000 Reported 500 attendees Figure 6: AK-47 o Kwasu Anti-Government Supporters of the Tetsu Ansahi were imprisoned or exiled from Kwasu in the 1970s. Supporters of Tetsu Ansahi have claimed to be responsible for aggressions towards government officials of the Republic of Kwasu Asante Okofo is the alleged leader of the Tetsu Ansahi Asante Okofo has been imprisoned since 9 August 2006.

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Findings No confirmed, but suspect link between the purchase of these firearms, the dealers in Edgewater practicing at a rifle range, the Free Asante Okofo flyer, phone calls to Kwasu consulate, etc. evidence a terrorist connection. However, no direct financing evidence has been presented. Evidence suggests that some monetary support may come from the Kwasu Cultural Center for the Tetsu Ansahi, a radical political party. Juan Kodjos family was exiled from Kwasu. Kodjos family may have been part of the Tetsu Ansahi; as such he may be interested in the release of Okofo from prison. Intelligence Gap There is no specific information about how the money is processed from cocaine sales. No individual has been identified as being the key financial center for the organization. There is no information about where the Kwasu immigrants are receiving their funding. There is limited information about the terrorist action being planned.

1.5 Organizational Infrastructure

Key Individuals Victor Silva Coordinates aerial activities out of Sandoval City, San Ramon Fredi (LNU-Last Name Unknown) Coordinates maritime shipments out of Estudillo Port City, San Ramon Juan Kodjo

Figure 7: Juan Kodjo Sphere of

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Facts

was born in the country of Kwasu, but family was exiled raised in San Ramon Attended college in the U.S. owner of the Pacific Blue Club owns multiple bars/clubs/businesses in Edgewater owns a fleet of pleasure vessels owns two nightclubs/resorts in San Ramon married for 10 years to daughter of the ex-Minister of Finance for the San Ramonian government Jose Carlos Reynosos hosted a fund raising benefit for the Kwasu Cultural Center on his yacht on 12 May 2007 Friends with upper echelon of society including mayors, judges, politicians, and prominent business owners Owns Kwasuan cuisine restaurant Partial owner of the Three Rivers Yacht Club Employs Kwasuan immigrants Gave letter of recommendation for Kwasuan tenants at Ridgeline Apartments in Ridgeline Falls, FL From a betweeness measurement, Kodjo is potentially influential to broker connections between groups and help influence one group through another or serve as a gatekeeper between groups.

J. Carlos Reynosos Facts President and CEO Green Parrot Club annual salary $200,000 o Hired 13 November 2002 - assistant manager - $50,000 o Promoted 5 January 2004 manager - $70,000 Owns a BMW 760Li purchased on 2 January 2007 High level drug dealer in Edgewater sells cocaine to Michael Smith and other unknown buyers as per informant Identified by Mary Caldwell as the person doing the point of sale at the Green Parrot Club Gets drugs from Juan (LNU) according to Mary Caldwells statement According to a statement from Mary Caldwell, Reynoso has family in San Ramon

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Figure 8: J. Carlos Reynoso Sphere of Influence

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John Luna Facts Owner of the Green Parrot Club Owner of the Pacific Blue Club Identified by Mary Caldwell as the point of sale UM placing the cocaine in the trunk at Green Parrot Club Gets drugs from Juan (LNU) according to Mary Caldwells statement High level drug dealer in Edgewater sells cocaine to Michael Smith and other unknown buyers as per informant Luna calls Mary Caldwell once point of sale transaction completed at the Green Parrot Club

Figure 9: John Luna Sphere of Influence

Michael Smith Facts Midlevel street dealer purchases his cocaine from both Luna and Reynoso According to his statement purchases six to eight kilos of cocaine a month. (minor middleman in cocaine trafficking network) Does not know where Reynoso gets cocaine but heard name Juanhas Pays his girlfriend Mary Elizabeth Caldwell to do the payment of pick-up of cocaine Divides his 2 kilo purchases of cocaine into 1-pound amounts. Distributes 1 pound bags of cocaine to his buyers: Donald Kalb, Michelle Bearman, Mitch Harrison, and Ramon Benitez Supplies counterfeit identifications

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 Purchased airline tickets for Daniel Giasi (alias Steven Brazos ), Stephan Boadu (alias Manuel Alberto), and Emmanuel Abiku (alias Damon Gilberto) to San Ramon Calls Mary Caldwell morning after delivery and usually pays her immediately $2,000. According to testimony from Mary Caldwell, Michael Caldwell sells cloned cell phones Drove 30 miles out of town with Giasi, Boadu and Abiku to practice at shooting range, where practiced using AK-47s, a 12-guage shotgun, a .357 and .45- caliber handgun. After shooting practice the two backpacks and duffle bag were left in Michaels F 2007 Ford Explorer Michael Smith was arrested on 4 August 2007 for felony possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute and a search warrant was executed. Items found included: o $94,700 in a safe o 1 kilo powder cocaine o Smith & Wesson,.45 caliber, semi-automatic handgun o Electronic scale and Ziploc bags o Telephone record statement Denies knowledge of Giasi, Boadu, and Abiku during statement to police, requests an attorney, so questioning stops Smith is the most central of all individuals in the organization. By virtue of this position, he has access to the ideas, thoughts, and beliefs of many others.

Figure 10: Michael Smith, sphere of influence

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Stephan Boadu

Figure 11: Stephan Boadu Sphere of Influence

Facts Alias on ID is Manual Alberto Moved into apartment on 1 February 2007 with Emmanuel Abiku and Daniel Giasi Claimed to be a college student Paid $550/month rent (pre-paid three months) John Luna, apartment complex owner, made decision to rent the apartment to them Letter of reference for rental came from Juan Kodjo Kwasuan immigrant Practiced at shooting range with Michael Smith and the apartment occupants Has flight ticket scheduled for one way ticket to Barrier Reef, San Ramon on 10 August 2007 Left white trash bag with red tie in dumpster. The bag included: o Guns and ammunition magazines o Boadus telephone statement o Boadus bank statement o Photographs of building later identified as the Consulate office of the republic of Kwasu o Good Map print out of same aforementioned Consulate o Aerial map of aforementioned consulate o A FREE ASANTE OKOFO flyer Purchased sodium hypochlorite, sodium hydroxide, butane tanks, fertilizer, kerosene, electrical wiring and switches in July and August 2007

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Emmanuel Abiku Facts Alias Damon Gilberto on fake identifications Shares apartment with Boadu Kwasuan immigrant Practiced shooting with Boadu, Smith, and Giasi Daniel Giasi Facts Alias Steven Brazos on fake identifications Shares apartment with Boadu Kwasuan immigrant Practices shooting with Boadu, Smith and Abiku Mary Caldwell

Figure 12: Mary Caldwell Sphere of Influence

Facts

Girlfriend of Michael Smith Owns red Lexus GS350 Works as a telemarketer for Time Share4U Provides transport of drug/money exchange for Michael Smith Gets call from Luna when drug/money exchange is completed at the Green Parrot Club

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 Gets paid $2,000 for each exchange Met Reynoso and Luna through Michael Smith at New Years Eve party 31 December 2006. Began transport for drug/money exchange at that time Met Boadu, Giasi, and Abiku on 4 July 2007 Findings Juan Kodjo has both a connection to San Ramon having grown up there and to Kwasu where his family had been exiled. Juan Kodjo owns a fleet of pleasure boats, and one of his skippers is Moseley. According to the informant, Moseley is also the skipper of the boat that transported the 50 kilos of cocaine in the most recent known shipment from San Ramon Juan Kodjo is married to Maria Reynoso-Kodjo who has the same birthdate as J. Carlos Reynoso (President/CEO of Green Parrot Club). Command & Control Facts No known information on geographic control Geographic operations o Corruption Terrorism connection with Kwasu indicated through Purchases of guns Google map of Kwasu Consulate Earth view of Kwasu Consulate Free Asante Okofo flyer Phone records Key nodes of activity are the Green Parrot Club and Pacific Blue Club Communications Facts Mary received a phone call at the Green Parrot Club from Luna according to her statement to police Phone records indicate that Michael Smith had phone contacts with o J. Carlos Reynoso o Mary Caldwell o Stephan Boadu o Pacific Blue Club

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o Green Parrot Club Phone records indicate that Stephan Boadu had phone contacts with o Michael Smith o Unknown Kwasu number o Green Parrot Club o Pacific Blue Club o J. Carlos Reynoso o Kwasu Cultural Center Findings Stephan Boadu had the most centrality of phone calls in July 2007 Michael Smith had more phone calls with Mary Caldwell during July 2007 Pacific Blue Club, J. Carlos Reynoso, and Green Parrot Club had the most betweenness, On 25 July 2007 Mary Caldwell had been arrested and was making a statement to the police. On the same day there were two phone calls made to Mary Caldwell from Michael Smith. In between these calls were calls to Boadu and Reynoso. Security/Countermeasures Findings No information is given in this report about organizational policies/procedures/personnel, physical security or counterintelligence. Conveyance Facts Day to day movement Red Lexus belonging to Mary Caldwell is used to convey drugs/money. Black BMW belonging to J. Carlos Reynoso is used to convey drugs/money. Acquisition John Luna owns apartment complex that is the home to tenants, Boadu, Abiku, and Giasi. Disbursement No definitive disbursement activity mentioned in the report. Intelligence Gap There is no specific linkage to Juan Kodjo and the drugs. There is a question about the involvement of Jose Carols Reynoso in San Ramon. Specific information about individuals responsible for finance is missing.

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Section 3. Summary and Conclusions

Detailed Synopsis of Investigation
What began as a drug trafficking investigation on 21 July 2007 with a confidential informants statement at the US Embassy in San Ramon, followed by a hot-line report on 22 July 2007, quickly turned into a potential terrorist plot investigation. Based on information provided by the confidential informant, most notably the origin of the drug transport to the United States being San Ramon, the name of the American skipper captaining the ship, Moseley, and the location of the two points of sale in Edgewater, Florida helped set the background for the beginning of the investigation. The hotline call provided more information that included the name J. Carlos Reynoso and specific information on the dealing of cocaine at the Green Parrot Club. Through open source information the Florida Joint Narcotic and Terrorist Task Force were able to find reports on ownership of both the Green Parrot Club and the Pacific Blue Club, including J. Carlos Reynosos employment record. A stake out/surveillance based on the aforementioned information began on the Green Parrot Club 24 July 2007. The surveillance team was able to observe a point of sale transaction taking place and take license plates numbers. When the unknown female (UF) observed left the bar intoxicated it provided the task for an opportunity to arrest with just cause the UF identified at the time of the arrest as Mary Caldwell. Mary Caldwell gave the officers permission to conduct an inventory of her vehicle. The seized property provided additional addresses and names, and provided the first evidence of more illegal activity other than drug trafficking. Caldwell cooperated with the police and on 25 July 2007 gave her account of drug trafficking activities, providing additional names, addresses, history of transactions, etc. Mary Caldwell was able to identify her boyfriend, Michael Smith as the dealer along with his address, John Luna and J. Carlos Reynoso as the point of sale transporters, and identified the false ids as new friends of Smith. On 27 July 2007, using the seized identification cards from Caldwells trunk, officers went to the address noted on all three identification cards and interviewed the manager of the apartment complex, adding to existing data collected with real names of the false ids and pertinent information. During this interview, it is likely that another flag was raised as to the potential of criminal activity involving more than drug trafficking. The questionable method of rental payment, employment, and the need for falsification on the identification cards signaled further need for investigation. The fact the tenants were Kwasuan and that Luna was involved, plus Kodjo, a wealthy businessman being identified provided more leads. With open-source methods such as newsprint about Kodjo linking him with the Kwasuan Cultural Center and details about his familial history information was gathered, determining his San Ramon and Kwasu connections.

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28 July 2007 Michael Smith was identified as the purchaser of the airline tickets for the Kwasuan tenants under their false names. Surveillance began on Michael Smith on 30 July 2007. He was in the company of the three Kwasuans. Trash was disposed of and retrieved by police. The police followed them to a shooting range where video and photograph surveillance was done. Various weapons were observed and noted. The trash was retrieved by the police and provided information revealing the likelihood of a terrorist plot with information specifically linking Stephan Boadu, one of the Kwasuan tenants to Michael Smith. On 4 August 2007, Michael Smith was interviewed, admitted to the drug trafficking accusations, but denied knowledge of Boadu and other tenants, and requested an attorney. Michael Smith was taken into custody.

Conclusions
The high-level actors in the distribution of the cocaine for the North Shore Drug Cartel in Edgewater are likely J. Carlos Reynoso and John Luna. Both are associated with the Green Parrot and Blue Pacific clubs. Cocaine is distributed through the Green Parrot Club via transporters. Some of the cocaine is being bought by Michael Smith, who also likely sells weapons and fake identifications. The three fake identifications found in Mary Caldwells car, along with observation of the four practice shooting, link Michael Smith to three Kwasuan immigrants. The immigrants are likely led by Stephan Boadu since he is responsible for paying the rent and he is known to be receiving $2,000 payments to his bank account. Since it has been documented that Boadu purchased items to make an incendiary device, it is likely the three immigrants are planning a terrorist attack on the Kwasu Consulate, or another Kwasuan-related business. The links of Juan Kodjo to NSDC and his exile from Kwasu likely links him to both projects. The most immediate recommended course of action is to investigate the Kwasuan immigrants in order to disrupt any terrorist act they are planning. Because they are scheduled to depart Edgewater 10 August, it is likely the action they are planning will occur on, or shortly before, that date.

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Section 4. Link Analysis

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Production and Transportation

Facts The North Shore Drug Cartel uses airplanes and ships to transport cocaine from San Ramon to the United States. According to an informant, one known shipment was placed on a pleasure vessel captained by Robert Mosley. Robert Mosley was identified in a photograph as the captain of the Pacific Blue. The Pacific Blue boat is owned by Juan Kodjo. Juan Kodjo is the owner of the Pacific Blue Club. The informant said he heard that the Pacific Blue Club and Green Parrot Club were the destination of the drugs Findings It is likely the Green Parrot Club and the Pacific Blue Club are fronts for the distribution of cocaine. It is likely that Juan Kodjo is involved in the distribution of cocaine from San Ramon to the United States.

Distribution and Market Place

Facts Drugs are sold in kilo quantities from the Green Parrot Club. John Luna is the owner of the Green Parrot Club. J. Carlos Reynoso is the President/CEO of the Green Parrot Club. Luna is seen leaving the club with a black duffle bag. A female, later identified as Mary Caldwell, receives a phone call and exists the Green Parrot Club. Caldwell drives a red Lexus. Luna placed the duffle bag in the trunk of the Lexus and took out something. Caldwell is pulled over for DWI. Caldwell is found in possession of 2 kilos of cocaine, firearms and three fake identifications. Caldwell admits to transporting 1-2 kilos between Luna and her boyfriend, Michael Smith. Smith puts $17,000 per kilo in Caldwells trunk. Caldwell waits in the Green Parrot Club until the switch for drugs/money is made. Caldwell receives a phone call and leaves the club. Smith picks up the cocaine the next day and pays Caldwell $1,000 per kilo for delivery. Smith divides the kilos into one-pound bags. Smith sells the one pound bags to four distributors: Donald Kalb, Michelle Bearman, Mitch Harrison, and Ramon Benitez.

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 Caldwell claims Smith also deals in guns and fake identities. No information is available concerning the sale of the cocaine after distributed in the one-pound bags. Findings The amount of cocaine distributed through Michael Caldwell only accounts for 1/25th of the amount brought into the United States by Mosley. It is likely that if all 50 kilos are delivered to Reynoso and Luna, they have multiple additional distributors not yet identified.

Conversion Methods
Facts Smith, Luna and Caldwell both drive high-end automobiles. Luna owns the Green Parrot Club and Ridgeview Apartment Complex. Juan Kodjo owns the Pacific Blue Club, a fleet of pleasure boats, a restaurant, two nightclubs/resorts in San Ramon, and is partial owner of the Three Rivers Yacht Club. He is known in the community as a successful businessman. Kodjos family was exiled from Kwasu when he was a boy. Kodjo recommends three Kwasuan immigrants to John Luna for an apartment rental at Ridgeview Apartments. The three immigrants are Stephan Boadu, Emanuel Abiku, and Daniel Giasi. The three photos on fake identifications match the description of the three immigrants living in Ridgeview Apartments. One of the immigrants throws away a trash bag while under surveillance. The trash bag contains a bank statement and phone statement, among other items, including a Free Asante Okofo flyer. The items on the bank statement lead to the discovery that Boadu has purchased items consistent with making an incendiary device. The items on the phone statement indicate he has been in contact with Michael Smith, The Pacific Blue Club and J. Carlos Reynoso. Asante Okofo is an anti-government (Kwasu) rebel who has been arrested in Kwasu. The Kwasu Cultural Center has been linked with funding the rebel movement in Kwasu. Juan Kodjo hosted a fundraiser for the Kwasu Cultural Center. Findings It is likely profits from drug transport/distribution is paying for the automobiles It is likely he is investing in real estate to cover the income from drug sales. It is possible Luna is covering illegal income with real estate purchases. It is possible Kodjo is financing rebel activity linked to Kwasu.

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 It is likely the three immigrants are planning a terrorist activity with a purpose of either signaling discontent with Kwasu or to attempt to win the freedom of Asante Okofo.

Business of Crime
Facts Michael Smith purchases airline tickets for the three immigrants in their fake identity names. The three immigrants are scheduled to leave Edgewater of 10 August. They are flying one-way to San Ramon. J. Carlos Reynoso and John Luna are identified as being in the automobile (BMW) used after the drug exchange with Caldwell. Juan Kodjo is married to Maria Reynoso-Kodjo, daughter of Jose Carlos Reynoso. Kodjo worked for Jose Reynoso while living in San Ramon. Maria and J. Carlos Reynoso have the same birthdate. Findings It is likely J. Carlos Reynoso and John Luna are the key distributors for the cocaine once it is inside the United States. It is probable Juan Kodjo has some connection to the transportation network for the cocaine. It is likely that Maria and J. Carlos are twins. Michael Smith, while a mid-level distributor, is associated with the three immigrants from Kwasu who purchased suspicious items. He likely has knowledge of whatever terrorist activity they have planned.

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Social Network Analysis

Figure 13: Social Network Analysis of Key Individuals

Centrality The Total Degree Centrality of a node is the normalized sum of its row and column degrees. Individuals or organizations who are "in the know" are those who are linked to many others and so, by virtue of their position have access to the ideas, thoughts, and beliefs of many others. Individuals who are "in the know" are identified by degree centrality in the relevant social network. Those who are ranked high on this metrics have more connections to others in the same network. The scientific name of this measure is total degree centrality and it is calculated on the agent by agent matrices. Rank Agent Value Unscaled Context*

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Michael Smith John Luna Juan Kodjo J. Carlos Reynoso Eduardo Fuentes Mary Elizabeth Caldwell

0.365 46.000 0.270 34.000 0.238 30.000 0.230 29.000 0.159 20.000 0.143 18.000

1.916 0.802 0.430 0.338 -0.498 -0.684 -1.055 -1.241 -1.241 -1.241

Manuel Alberto (Stephan Boadu) 0.111 14.000 Jaime Desoto Robert Moseley Vincent Delgado 0.095 12.000 0.095 12.000 0.095 12.000

Potentially Influential The Betweenness Centrality of node v in a network is defined as: across all node pairs that have a shortest path containing v, the percentage that pass through v. Individuals or organizations that are potentially influential are positioned to broker connections between groups and to bring to bear the influence of one group on another or serve as a gatekeeper between groups. This agent occurs on many of the shortest paths between other agents. The scientific name of this measure is betweenness centrality and it is calculated on agent by agent matrices. Rank Agent 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Juan Kodjo J. Carlos Reynoso Michael Smith Value Unscaled Context* 0.431 181.000 0.293 123.000 0.190 80.000 8.294 5.145 2.811 2.539 2.377 1.291 -0.392 -0.447 -1.478 -1.500

Manuel Alberto (Stephan Boadu) 0.179 75.000 Robert Moseley Mary Elizabeth Caldwell John Luna Victor Silva Eduardo Fuentes Donald Kalb 0.171 72.000 0.124 52.000 0.050 21.000 0.048 20.000 0.002 1.000 0.001 0.600

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Excel Spreadsheets
Association Matrix
Column1 Victor Silvaredi F Victor Silva Fredi 0 Mateo 3 Jaime Desoto 0 Robert Moseley 0 J. Carlos Reynoso 1 Vincent Delgado 0 Eduardo Fuentes 0 John Luna 0 Juan Kodjo 0 Peter Bodell 0 Mary Elizabeth Caldwell 0 Steven Brazos (Daniel Giasi) 0 Manuel Alberto (Stephan Boadu) 0 Damon Gilberto (Emmanuel Abiku) 0 Micheal Smith 0 Donald Kalb 0 Michelle Bearman 0 Mitch Harrison 0 Ramon Benitez 0 Maria Reynoso-Kodjo 1 Jose Carlos Reynoso 1 Classification 0 - No relationship 1- Unconfirmed Relationship 2- Confirmed relationship 3- Key relationship Mateo 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jaime Desoto Robert Moseley Reynoso Delgado Fuentes J. Carlos Vincent Eduardo John LunaJuan Kodjo Peter Bodell Elizabeth Caldwell (Daniel Giasi) Micheal Smith Kalb Mary Steven Brazos Manuel Alberto (Stephan Boadu) Damon Gilberto (Emmanuel Abiku) Donald Michelle Bearman Ramon Benitez Reynoso-KodjoReynoso Mitch Harrison Maria Jose Carlos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 3 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0

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Michael Smith Phone Calls

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S. Boadu Phone Calls

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