US embassy cable - 04TEGUCIGALPA2491

S E C R E T TEGUCIGALPA 002491 
 
SIPDIS 
 
TERREP 
 
C O R R E C T E D  C O P Y (CHANGED INVERTED TELEPHONE AREA CODES) 
 
PLEASE PASS TO ROBERT MURRAY AND MIKE POSILLICO DS/ICI/PII, 
MIKE BAYER DS/CR/CIL, MIKE FLYNN DS/IP/WHA, K. HALL 
DS/IP/ITA 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/02/2014 
TAGS: ASEC 
SUBJECT: PHONE NUMBER LINKS BETWEEN JORDANIAN AND TERROR 
GROUPS 
 
REF: A. REF: 1 TEGUCIGALPA 2409 
     B. 2. TEGUCIGALPA2370 
 
1. (S/NF) Summary-  RSO Tegucigalpa, working with Embassy 
collection elements, has found a possible link between 
telephone number called by Abdel Rahman Nassar and two 
Jordanian subjects with known alien smuggling groups  within 
Central America and Hizbollah terror group in the middle 
east.   End Summary 
 
 2. (S/NF)  During the initial RSO investigation it was 
determined that the three subjects stayed in the Monteverde 
hotel in the northern Honduran city of San Pedro Sula. The 
subjects made six phone calls to a Honduran registered 
cellphone, number 504-387-1709 and a call to a Chicago area 
mobile phone, number 708-307-6933. 
 
 
 3. (S/NF)  On October, 12, 2004 RSO passed the Honduran 
cellular telephone number, to include the main number of the 
hotel, to other U.S. agencies, in order to conduct number 
checks. Preliminary information indicates that a possible 
link exists between the Honduran phone numbers to alien 
smuggling groups and terror groups. 
 
 4. (S/NF)  Information collected indicates that the Honduran 
cell phone, that the subjects called, then made numerous 
calls to a number in Great Britain, and a number in the 
Southern Honduran city of Choluteca, phone number 
504-880-3884. Preliminary checks revealed a link between 
phone line in the Honduran city of Choluteca, and various 
numbers in the middle east with possible ties to Hizbollah 
and HAMAS.  Initial checks of the number in Great Britain, 
phone number 44-208-792-6263, revealed calls placed to Cuba, 
North Korea, Egypt, and Asencion Island, Georgetown. 
 
 5. (S/NF)  The initial checks conducted on the main number 
to the Monteverde Hotel, phone number 504-556-6239,  revealed 
that numerous calls were made from this number to central 
American alien smugglers. 
 
 6. (S/NF)   The preliminary information collected indicates 
that there is a possibility that Rahman Nassar is a 
facilitator in an alien smuggling ring that is operating 
through out Central America. These calls could indicate that 
he was being assisted by others in this region who are 
involved in smuggling of Special Interest Aliens (SIA's). 
 
 7. (S/NF)  All RSO's please share with representatives of all 
U.S. agencies abroad. 
 
 8. (S/NF)  POC for this case is ARSO Bill Stowell. 
 
Palmer