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CABLE 09MEXICO133 Enero, 2009. Un cable revela que el expediente mdico de Felipe Caldern fue entregado a un crtel del narcotrfico. El despacho fue redactado con motivo de la detencin del mayor Arturo Gonzlez Rodrguez, miembro del Estado Mayor Presidencial, ocurrida en los ltimos das de 2008. Nota relacionada En manos de crteles del narco, datos confidenciales de Felipe Caldern. Publicado el 21 de febrero, 2011. Fecha: 20 de enero, 2009 Emisor: Embajada de Estados Unidos en Mxico Destinatario: Secretaria de Estado Clave: 09MEXICO133 Clasificacin: Secreto ------2009-01-20 15:43:00 09MEXICO133 Embassy Mexico SECRET VZCZCXRO0793 PP RUEHCD RUEHGD RUEHHO RUEHMC RUEHNG RUEHNL RUEHRD RUEHRS RUEHTM DE RUEHME #0133/01 0201543 ZNY SSSSS ZZH P 201543Z JAN 09 FM AMEMBASSY MEXICO TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 4651 INFO RUEHXC/ALL US CONSULATES IN MEXICO COLLECTIVE PRIORITY RUEAHLA/DEPT OF HOMELAND SECURITY PRIORITY RHMFISS/HQ USNORTHCOM PRIORITY RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY RHMFISS/CDR USSOUTHCOM MIAMI FL PRIORITY RHEFDIA/DIA WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY RHEHAAA/NSC WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY RUEADWD/DA WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY S E C R E T SECTION 01 OF 02 MEXICO 000133 SIPDIS TAGS: PGOV (Internal Governmental Affairs), PINR (Intelligence), PREL (External Political Relations),

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EXPEDIENTE MEDICO DE CALDERON, EN MANOS DE NARCOS CABLE 09MEXICO133 SNAR (Narcotics), MX (Mexico) SUBJECT: MEXICAN ARMY MAJOR ARRESTED FOR ASSISTING DRUG TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATIONS Classified By: Polcouns Charles Barclay. Reasons 1 4 (b) and (d). 1. (C) SUMMARY: A mid-level Mexican army major was arrested in late December 2008 for assisting drug traffickers and providing them with limited information about the activities and travel plans of Mexican President Felipe Calderon. According to an informant, the cartels were using the information to avoid heightened security around the president, not to target him personally. The arrest represents the most serious security breach to date but is not surprising given high-level civilian Government of Mexico (GOM) corruption charges over the past six months. While the case demonstrates that the Mexican Secretariat of Defense (SEDENA) failed to properly investigate and oversee an officer who was involved in providing security for the president, it nevertheless indicates that the military is serious about combating corruption. Although the major was not part of the president's inner circle, it also shows that the cartels succeeded in infiltrating a significant area of the GOM's security apparatus. END SUMMARY. 1. (C) RESUMEN: Un Mayor nivel medio del ejrcito mexicano fue detenido a finales de diciembre de 2008 para ayudar a los traficantes de drogas y proporcionarles informacin limitada sobre las actividades y planes de viaje del Presidente Felipe Caldern. Segn un informante, los crteles estaban usando la informacin para evitar una mayor seguridad en torno al presidente, no a l en lo personal como objetivo. El arresto representa la ms grave violacin de la seguridad hasta la fecha, pero no es sorprendente dado el alto nivel civil de acusaciones de corrupcin del Gobierno de Mxico (GOM), en los ltimos seis meses. Mientras el caso demuestra que la Secretara Mexicana de la Defensa Nacional (SEDENA) no investiga adecuadamente y supervisa a un oficial que participa en brindar seguridad al Presidente, sin embargo, indica que los militares se toman en serio la lucha contra la corrupcin. Aunque el Mayor no formaba parte del crculo ntimo del Presidente, sino que tambin muestra que los crteles logran filtrarse en un rea significativa de los aparatos de seguridad del GOM. FINAL DEL RESUMEN. 2. (SBU) Mid-level Mexican Army Major Arturo Gonzalez Rodriguez was arrested the week of December 21, 2008, for allegedly assisting Mexican drug trafficking organizations (DTO) for USD 100K a month. Gonzalez had been assigned to the Estado Mayor (Presidential Protective Division), the unit responsible for protecting Mexico's president, to secure the periphery around the president's location. Based on statements from a former cartel member turned witness codenamed "Jennifer," PGR has accused Gonzalez of passing information related to the activities and travel plans of Mexican President Felipe Calderon to the Arturo Beltran Leyva organization (ABLO). Gonzalez also stands accused of leaking military intelligence, training ABLO hit men through a private security company and supplying military weapons to various DTOs, including los Zetas. 2. (SBU) El mayor de nivel medio del Ejrcito Mexicano Arturo Gonzlez Rodrguez fue arrestado la semana del 21 de Diciembre de 2008, por presuntamente ayuda a las organizaciones mexicanas de trfico de drogas (DTO) por $100 K por mes. Gonzlez haba sido asignado al Estado Mayor (Divisin de Proteccin Presidencial), la unidad responsable de proteger al Presidente de Mxico, para asegurar el permetro de la ubicacin del presidente. Basado en declaraciones de un miembro

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EXPEDIENTE MEDICO DE CALDERON, EN MANOS DE NARCOS CABLE 09MEXICO133 del crtel anterior, convertido en testigo con nombre Jennifer, la PGR acuso a Gonzlez de pasar informacin relacionada con las actividades y planes de viaje del presidente mexicano Felipe Caldern a la organizacin de Arturo Beltrn Leyva (ABLO. Gonzlez es tambin acusado de fugas de inteligencia militar, entrenamiento a sicarios de HABLO a travs de una empresa de seguridad privada y el suministro de armas militares a diversas organizaciones narcotraficantes entre ellos Los Zetas.

3. (C) In light of high-level civilian Government of Mexico (GOM) corruption charges over the past months, this case is disturbing but certainly not shocking. GOM sources sought to downplay the seriousness of the breach, but the revelation that Gonzalez was providing intelligence and materials to ABLO represented a double blow to the GOM. First, the fact that a member of an army unit responsible for protecting the president was passing information about presidential movements to the cartels exposes a gap in Calderon's security detail. While it is not known what specific information Gonzalez had access to, or what exact details he was passing to the cartels, this is a significant security breach. PGR Senior Advisor Oscar Rocha told Poloff that, even though Gonzalez was not/not one of the president's personal guards, he had access to the president's movements to facilitate his unit's forward deployments. However, given that not all batallions are deployed at any given event, the major likely only had partial information for a relatively short period of time about the president's movements. According to PGR, the informant Jennifer has said the cartels were tracking the president's movements with the intent of avoiding the high level of government security that surrounds the president, but had no specific plan to target Calderon. 3. (C) A la luz de alto nivel del Gobierno Civil de los cargos de corrupcin de Mxico (GOM) en los ltimos meses, este caso es preocupante, pero ciertamente no sorprendente. Fuentes del GOM trataron de restar importancia a la gravedad de la infraccin, pero la revelacin que Gonzlez estaba proporcionando y materiales para HABLO representaba un doble golpe para el Gobierno de Mxico (GOM). En primer lugar, el hecho de que un miembro de una unidad del ejrcito responsable de proteger al Presidente pasaba informacin sobre movimientos presidenciales a los crteles expone una brecha en el detalle de la seguridad de Caldern. Si bien no se sabe que informacin especfica es a la que tena acceso Gonzlez, o qu detalles exactos pasaba a los crteles, se trata de una violacin de seguridad importante. Asesor de la PGR Oscar Rocha dijo a Poloff, que a pesar de que Gonzlez no era uno de los guardias personales del Presidente, tena acceso a los movimientos del presidente para facilitar los despliegues futuros de su unidad. Sin embargo, dado que no todos los batallones se despliegan en cualquier evento, la mayor probabilidad tena slo informacin parcial durante un perodo relativamente corto de tiempo sobre los movimientos del Presidente. Segn la PGR, el informante Jennifer ha dicho que los crteles estaban siguiendo los movimientos del Presidente con la intencin de evitar el alto nivel de seguridad del gobierno que rodea al Presidente, pero no tena un plan especfico para apuntar a Caldern. 4. (SBU) The second unsettling aspect of the case is that Gonzalez apparently had been on the cartel payroll since 2005, during which time he held different positions in the government. As he changed assignments, he was kept on as a cartel asset, and the nature of his involvement with the cartels changed. It is entirely feasible that he fed information on other departments of the army (not just the Presidential Protective Division) over the course of his three-year relationship with the cartels.

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EXPEDIENTE MEDICO DE CALDERON, EN MANOS DE NARCOS CABLE 09MEXICO133 4. (SBU) El Segundo aspecto inquietante del caso es que Gonzlez aparentemente haba estado en la nmina del crtel desde 2005, tiempo durante el cual ocup diversos cargos en el gobierno. Al cambiar las asignaciones, se mantuvo en el cartel como activo, y cambi la naturaleza de su relacin con los crteles. Es totalmente factible que aliment de informacin de otros departamentos del Ejrcito (no slo de la Divisin de Proteccin Presidencial) en el transcurso de su relacin de tres aos con los crteles. 5. (S/NF) RSO shared threat information with the Presidential Protective Division regarding threats against the life of President Calderon from DTOs. One source advised that Calderon's medical file was passed to a DTO by a corrupt member of Calderon's inner circle. Regarding the arrest of Major Gonzalez, General Cuevas, the second in command of the Presidential Protective Division, was not overly concerned as he stated that the major did not have close access to the president. 5. (S/NF) RSO comparti informacin sobre amenazas con la Divisin de Proteccin Presidencial sobre las amenazas contra la vida del Presidente Caldern de DTOs. Una fuente inform que el expediente mdico de Caldern se pas a un DTO por un miembro del crculo ntimo de Caldern. En cuanto a la detencin del comandante Gonzlez, el general Cuevas, el segundo al mando de la Divisin de Proteccin Presidencial, no estaba demasiado preocupado como l indic que el mayor no tena acceso cercano al presidente. 6. (C) COMMENT: One of the primary reasons the GOM relies on the military to fight the cartels is the perception that the military is considerably less corrupt than the state and local police forces. But this case -- along with other military corruption arrests in 2008 -- reaffirms that members of the Mexican military also are prone to corruption. Security expert Raul Benitez told Poloff that this case represents an intelligence failure on the part of the Secretariat of Defense (SEDENA) as it had cleared this individual for the assignment. On the upside, SEDENA ultimately uncovered the criminal behavior and took action. According to the Embassy's Defense Attache Office (DAO), SEDENA recognizes the danger of corruption in the military in its fight against narcotrafficking, particularly in the garrisons out in the countryside. To counter that threat, SEDENA administers a program of counter-intelligence (excluding the Presidential Protective Division) and has begun, under the Calderon administration, rotating units in from the outside in joint operations with local units. Just as with other institutions engaged in the drug war, DAO believes that the cartels are reaching out to the military with offers some cannot refuse. Although the army major was not part of the president's inner circle, this case demonstrates that the cartels were able to extend their intelligence network to those charged with protecting his personal security. END COMMENT. 6. (C) COMENTARIO: Una de las principales razones que el GOM se basa en las fuerzas armadas para luchar contra los crteles es la percepcin de que las fuerzas armadas estn considerablemente menos corruptas que el estado y las fuerzas policiales locales. Pero en este caso, junto con otras detenciones de corrupcin militar en 2008 reafirman que los miembros del ejrcito mexicano tambin son propensos a la corrupcin. El experto en seguridad Ral Bentez dijo a Poloff que este caso representa una falla de inteligencia por parte de la Secretaria de la Defensa Nacional (SEDENA), ya que se haba despejado a esta persona para el trabajo. En el lado positivo, la SEDENA finalmente descubri el comportamiento criminal y tomo medidas. Segn la Oficina del Agregado de la Defensa de la Embajada (DAO), la SEDENA reconoce el peligro de la corrupcin en las fuerzas armadas en su lucha contra el narcotrfico, sobre todo en las guarniciones fuera en el

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EXPEDIENTE MEDICO DE CALDERON, EN MANOS DE NARCOS CABLE 09MEXICO133 campo. Para contrarrestar esta amenaza, la SEDENA administra un programa de contrainteligencia (excluyendo la Divisin de Proteccin Presidencial) y se ha iniciado, durante el gobierno de Caldern, las unidades en rotacin desde el exterior en operaciones conjuntas con las unidades locales. Al igual que con otras instituciones dedicadas a la lucha contra la droga, DAO considera que los crteles estn tratando de llegar a los militares con ofertas que algunos no pueden negarse. Aunque el mayor del ejrcito no formaba parte del crculo ntimo del Presidente, este caso demuestra que los crteles fueron capaces de extender su red de inteligencia a los encargados de la proteccin de su seguridad personal. COMENTARIO FINAL.

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Expediente mdico de Caldern, en manos de narcos. Cable 09MEXICO133

Enero, 2009. Un cable revela que el expediente mdico de Felipe Caldern fue entregado a un crtel del narcotrfico. El despacho fue redactado con motivo de la detencin del mayor Arturo Gonzlez Rodrguez, miembro del Estado Mayor Presidencial, ocurrida en los ltimos das de 2008.

Nota relacionada En manos de crteles del narco, datos confidenciales de Felipe Caldern. Publicado el 21 de febrero, 2011.

Fecha: 20 de enero, 2009 Emisor: Embajada de Estados Unidos en Mxico Destinatario: Secretaria de Estado Clave: 09MEXICO133 Clasificacin: Secreto ------2009-01-20 15:43:00 09MEXICO133 Embassy Mexico SECRET VZCZCXRO0793 PP RUEHCD RUEHGD RUEHHO RUEHMC RUEHNG RUEHNL RUEHRD RUEHRS RUEHTM DE RUEHME #0133/01 0201543 ZNY SSSSS ZZH P 201543Z JAN 09 FM AMEMBASSY MEXICO TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 4651 INFO RUEHXC/ALL US CONSULATES IN

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MEXICO COLLECTIVE PRIORITY RUEAHLA/DEPT OF HOMELAND SECURITY PRIORITY RHMFISS/HQ USNORTHCOM PRIORITY RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY RHMFISS/CDR USSOUTHCOM MIAMI FL PRIORITY RHEFDIA/DIA WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY RHEHAAA/NSC WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY RUEADWD/DA WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY S E C R E T SECTION 01 OF 02 MEXICO 000133 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/16/2019 TAGS: PGOV (Internal Governmental Affairs), PINR (Intelligence), PREL (External Political Relations), SNAR (Narcotics), MX (Mexico) SUBJECT: MEXICAN ARMY MAJOR ARRESTED FOR ASSISTING DRUG TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATIONS Classified By: Polcouns Charles Barclay. Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 1. (C) SUMMARY: A mid-level Mexican army major was arrested in late December 2008 for assisting drug traffickers and providing them with limited information about the activities and travel plans of Mexican President Felipe Calderon. According to an informant, the cartels were using the information to avoid heightened security around the president, not to target him personally. The arrest represents the most serious security breach to date but is not surprising given high-level civilian Government of Mexico (GOM) corruption charges over the past six months. While the case demonstrates that the Mexican Secretariat of Defense (SEDENA) failed to properly investigate and oversee an officer who was involved in providing security for the president, it nevertheless indicates that the military is serious about combating corruption. Although the major was not part of the president's inner

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circle, it also shows that the cartels succeeded in infiltrating a significant area of the GOM's security apparatus. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) Mid-level Mexican Army Major Arturo Gonzalez Rodriguez was arrested the week of December 21, 2008, for allegedly assisting Mexican drug trafficking organizations (DTO) for USD 100K a month. Gonzalez had been assigned to the Estado Mayor (Presidential Protective Division), the unit responsible for protecting Mexico's president, to secure the periphery around the president's location. Based on statements from a former cartel member turned witness code-named "Jennifer," PGR has accused Gonzalez of passing information related to the activities and travel plans of Mexican President Felipe Calderon to the Arturo Beltran Leyva organization (ABLO). Gonzalez also stands accused of leaking military intelligence, training ABLO hit men through a private security company and supplying military weapons to various DTOs, including los Zetas. 3. (C) In light of high-level civilian Government of Mexico (GOM) corruption charges over the past months, this case is disturbing but certainly not shocking. GOM sources sought to downplay the seriousness of the breach, but the revelation that Gonzalez was providing intelligence and materials to ABLO represented a double blow to the GOM. First, the fact that a member of an army unit responsible for protecting the president was passing information about presidential movements to the cartels exposes a gap in Calderon's security detail. While it is not known what specific information Gonzalez had access to, or what

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exact details he was passing to the cartels, this is a significant security breach. PGR Senior Advisor Oscar Rocha told Poloff that, even though Gonzalez was not/not one of the president's personal guards, he had access to the president's movements to facilitate his unit's forward deployments. However, given that not all batallions are deployed at any given event, the major likely only had partial information for a relatively short period of time about the president's movements. According to PGR, the informant Jennifer has said the cartels were tracking the president's movements with the intent of avoiding the high level of government security that surrounds the president, but had no specific plan to target Calderon. 4. (SBU) The second unsettling aspect of the case is that Gonzalez apparently had been on the cartel payroll since 2005, during which time he held different positions in the government. As he changed assignments, he was kept on as a cartel asset, and the nature of his involvement with the cartels changed. It is entirely feasible that he fed information on other departments of the army (not just the Presidential Protective Division) over the course of his three-year relationship with the cartels. 5. (S/NF) RSO shared threat information with the Presidential Protective Division regarding threats against the life of President Calderon from DTOs. One source advised that Calderon's medical file was passed to a DTO by a corrupt member of Calderon's inner circle. Regarding the arrest of Major Gonzalez, General Cuevas, the second in command of the

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Presidential Protective Division, was not overly concerned as he stated that the major did not have close access to the president. . 6. (C) COMMENT: One of the primary reasons the GOM relies on the military to fight the cartels is the perception that the military is considerably less corrupt than the state and MEXICO 00000133 002 OF 002

local police forces. But this case -- along with other military corruption arrests in 2008 -- reaffirms that members of the Mexican military also are prone to corruption. Security expert Raul Benitez told Poloff that this case represents an intelligence failure on the part of the Secretariat of Defense (SEDENA) as it had cleared this individual for the assignment. On the upside, SEDENA ultimately uncovered the criminal behavior and took action. According to the Embassy's Defense Attache Office (DAO), SEDENA recognizes the danger of corruption in the military in its fight against narcotrafficking, particularly in the garrisons out in the countryside. To counter that threat, SEDENA administers a program of counter-intelligence (excluding the Presidential Protective Division) and has begun, under the Calderon administration, rotating units in from the outside in joint operations with local units. Just as with other institutions engaged in the drug war, DAO believes that the cartels are reaching out to the military with offers some cannot refuse. Although the army major was not part of the president's inner circle, this case demonstrates that the cartels were

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able to extend their intelligence network to those charged with protecting his personal security. END COMMENT. Visit Mexico City's Classified Web Site at http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/wha/mexicocity and the North American Partnership Blog at http://www.intelink.gov/communities/state/nap / GARZA

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