US embassy cable - 05SANTIAGO581

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 SANTIAGO 000581 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: SNAR, AFIN, CI 
SUBJECT: CHILE: 2004 END USE MONITORING REPORT 
 
REF: SECSTATE 17655 
 
1.  An accounting of existing USG-supplied monitorable 
support provided under the International Narcotics Control 
Program as required by reftel is provided in paragraph 5. 
 
2.  Resources: In FY 2003 and FY 2004, Post did not receive 
any INL funding.  Post has utilized the available remaining 
funds from FY 2002 as well as utilized PAS funding for INL 
projects.  The FY 2002 funds were obligated for use in the 
following four areas: 1) support Chilean criminal justice 
reform; 2) enhance the counter-narcotics capabilities of the 
the Carabineros and Investigative Police (PICH); 3) enhance 
the capabilities of Chile's newly-formed Financial 
Intelligence Unit (FIU) and money laundering prosecutors; and 
4)  support drug demand reduction efforts in Chile.  Primary 
expenditures in the area of judicial reform included USD 
13,500 for an intellectual property training seminar and USD 
29,000 for a series of trainings for prosecutors and 
defendants.  Approximately USD 2,000 were allocated toward 
drug interdiction equipment, complemented by a tactical 
safety and survival school (USD 25,000) provided by Andean 
Initiative Funds.  These funds also purchased USD 30,500 in 
equipment for law enforcement. 
 
 
3.  Resources Continued: The balance of DEA Andean Initiative 
funds to support the Carabineros and Investigations Police 
has been programmed for a follow-up tactical safety and 
survival school program to occur in mid-2005.  The final 
remaining INL funds have been programmed for a money 
laundering training seminar and a hostage negotiation 
training to occur in April/May 2005.  The equpiment listed in 
paragraph 5 was purchased over recent years and supplied to 
the following GOC agencies: Chilean Investigative Police 
(PICH); Chilean Uniformed Police (Carabineros); Chilean 
Customs Service; and the National Drug Control Council 
(CONACE), which is the GOC equivalent to the Office of 
National Drug Control Policy. 
 
4.  Procedures: Post relies on CONACE to supply the 
information provided below.  Each year CONACE compiles 
inventory reports from the various law enforcement agencies 
and forwards them to the Embassy.  As was the case in last 
year's report, items previously reported as being in poor 
condition are generally not listed, the exception being those 
that have been refurbished and are returned to service. 
On-site verifications are infrequent, as the small size of 
the program does not merit resource dedication to monitoring 
trips and experience has shown the Chileans to be 
responsible.  As Embassy personnel make official visits for 
ancillary purposes, ad-hoc inspections may be carried out. 
 
5.  Status and location of USG-provided equipment, grouped by 
organization, follows: 
 
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Investigative Police 
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Motorola Walkie Talkies, Model VHF/FM GP-300 
     Arica          (4)      (1) Good (3) Fair 
 
Radio Scanners (Kenwood) 
     Santiago       (1)      Good 
 
Motorola Base Station 
     Calama         (1)      Good 
 
Hand-Hel High Frequency 
     Calama         (2)      Good 
 
Antennae Tuners 
     Calama         (1)      Good 
 
Helicoidal Type Antennas 
     Calama         (1)      Good 
 
Night Vision Goggles 
     Concepcion     (1)      Good 
     Punta Arenas   (1)      Good 
     Valparaiso     (1)      Good 
 
Global Positioning System 
     Los Andes      (1)      Good 
     Santiago       (1)      Good 
 
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Chilean Customs Service 
----------------------- 
 
Radio Base Stations 
     Valparaiso     (1)      Good 
 
Cameras 
     Valparaiso     (1)      Good 
 
Special Probing Mirrors 
     Chanaral       (1)      Good 
     Coquimbo       (2)      Good 
     Punta Arenas   (1)      Good 
     San Antonio    (2)      Good 
     Santiago       (2)      Good 
     Talcahuano     (1)      Good 
     Tocopilla      (1)      Good 
     Valparaiso     (2)      Good 
 
Digital Scales 
     Antofagasta    (4)      Good 
     Arica          (5)      Good 
     Chanaral       (1)      Good 
     Coquimbo       (1)      Good 
     Coyhaique      (1)      Good 
     Los Andes      (2)      Good 
     Osorno         (2)      Good 
     Puerto Aysen   (1)      Good 
     Puerto Montt   (2)      Good 
     Punta Arenas   (3)      Good 
     San Antonio    (1)      Good 
     Santiago       (1)      Good 
     Talcahuano     (2)      Good 
     Tocopilla      (1)      Good 
     Valparaiso     (3)      Good 
 
VCRs 
     Valparaiso     (2)      Good 
 
Overhead Projectors (2)      Good 
 
29-inch Television  (1)      Good 
 
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Carabineros 
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Computer 
     Aconcagua      (1)      Good 
     Antofagasta    (1)      Good 
     Arica          (2)      Good 
     Atacama        (1)      Good 
     Aysen          (1)      Good 
     Coquimbo       (1)      Good 
     Concepcion     (1)      Good 
     El Loa         (1)      Good 
     Iquique        (1)      Good 
     Puerto Montt   (1)      Good 
     Punta Arenas   (1)      Good 
     Santiago Ops   (15)     Good 
     Talca          (1)      Good 
     Temuco         (1)      Good 
     San Antonio    (1)      Good 
     Valparaiso     (1)      Good 
 
Computer (Acer) 
     Coquimbo       (1)      Good 
 
Telephone System 
     Antofagasta    (1)      Poor 
     Iquique        (1)      Good 
     El Loa         (1)      Fair 
     San Antonio    (1)      Good 
     Valparaiso     (1)      Good 
 
Night Vision Visor 
     Antofagasta    (1)      Good 
     El Loa         (1)      Fair 
     Valparaiso     (1)      Good 
 
Fax Machine (Pitney Bowes) 
     Arica          (1)      Fair 
 
Fax Machine (Panasonic) 
     Arica          (1)      Good 
 
Global Positioning System 
     Arica          (1)      Good 
 
Telephone Message System 
     Arica          (3)      Fair 
     Iquique        (1)      Good 
     Talca          (1)      Good 
 
Motion Detector 
     Arica          (1)      Good 
 
Overhead Projector 
     Coquimbo       (1)      Good 
 
Television 
     Coquimbo       (1)      Good 
     Santiago Ops   (1)      Good 
 
VCR 
     Coquimbo       (1)      Good 
 
Binoculars 
     Coquimbo       (2)      Good 
     Iquique        (1)      Good 
 
Zoom Lens 
     Coquimbo       (1)      Good 
 
Typewriter 
     Coquimbo       (1)      Good 
     Santiago Ops   (2)      Good 
 
Calculator 
     Coquimbo       (1)      Good 
 
Telephone Microphones 
     Coquimbo       (4)      Good 
 
Chevrolet Luv Pickup 
     El Loa         (1)      Poor 
 
Mini Tape Recorder 
     Santiago Ops   (9)      Good 
 
Camera 
     Santiago Ops   (8)      Good 
 
VCR 
     Santiago Ops   (1)      Good 
 
Tape Recorder 
     Santiago Ops   (1)      Good 
 
Printer 
     Santiago Ops   (2)      Good 
 
Laptop 
     Santiago Ops   (3)      Good 
 
Data Show equipment 
     Santiago Ops   (1)      Good 
 
Sun Fire Server 
     Santiago Ops   (1)      Good 
 
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CONACE (The National Drug Council) 
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Computer (Compaq)   (1)      In Storage 
HP Printer          (1)      In Storage 
HP Color Printer    (1)      In Storage 
 
6.  Impact:  All items described in Paragraph 5 remain in 
use, with the exception of the items belonging to CONACE, 
either in the field or in training settings.  GOC reports 
that the equipment is used in both rural and metropolitan 
areas in counter-narcotics operations.  Chile has a culture 
of responsible maintenance, and the equipment is generally 
well-maintained.  Relative to last year's report, several 
items are no longer usable, which has particularly impacted 
the Chilean Customs Service.  Despite several "good" 
classifications, much of the equipment is nearing the end of 
its useful or reparable life.  Post continues to review 
counter-narcotics equipment needs and procurement 
capabilities of the police forces to determine what futher 
material assistance is warrented. 
KELLY