US embassy cable - 05SANTODOMINGO5140

UNCLAS SANTO DOMINGO 005140 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEA HQS: OI, OE, OEL, OIL, NERT, NIAC, NIRC, SARI 
SPECIAL OPERATIONS DIV: OSLA, MALTZ, SERNIAK 
DEA DIV OFFICE SAN JUAN PR: SAC HARRIS ASAC BERGMAN, DIG/GS 
SUTTON, SA CARTAGENA, VILLOLDO, SA MORRISON 
DEA NEW YORK DO: WEINER, CAPLAN, FRANCISCO DIAZ, FREDDIE 
CABBEL, FARHANA ISLAM, RON COLLADO 
DEA MIAMI DO: JOURA, HODGE, BERRIOS 
DEA BOGOTA CO: INTELLIGENCE PURPOSES 
DEA CURACAO CO: INTELLIGENCE PURPOSES 
DEA CARACAS CO: INTELLIGENCE PURPOSES 
DEA PORT AU PRINCE CO: INTELLIGENCE PURPOSES 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: N/A 
SUBJECT:  EXTRADITION OF LIDIO NIN-TERRERO, TIRSO 
CUEVAS-NIN AND CRISTIAN GATON-RAMOS TO THE UNITED STATES ON 
11-15-2005.    CCX: KA-03-0015, YNC1K CCX: KA-04-0004, 
XEC1I CCX: KA-04-0023, XEC1I CCX: CT-02-0040, YNC1J CCX: 
G5-02-0109, YNC1K CCX: G5-04-0001, YNC1K CCX: G1-03-0009, 
 
YNC1K CCX: C1-01-0240, XNC1I CCX: GFKA-02-8001/OPERATION 
DITIS 
 
1. (SBU) On 11-15-2005, Lidio Arturo NIN Terrero, Tirso 
CUEVAS Nin and Cristian GATON Ramos were extradited to the 
United States from the Dominican Republic. 
 
2. (SBU) NIN-Terrero, CUEVAS Nin, and GATON Ramos were 
transported to the Las Americas International Airport (LAIA), 
in Santo Domingo from the Headquarters of National 
Directorate for Drug Control (DNCD), under heavy security 
measures by members of the DNCD. 
 
3. (SBU) On that same day, at approximately 1:15 P.M., a Drug 
Enforcement Administration (DEA) aircraft transported NIN 
Terrero, CUEVAS Nin, and GATON Ramos to the Westchester 
Airport located at White Plains, New York. NIN Terrero, 
CUEVAS Nin and GATON Ramos were escorted by GS Peter A. 
Reilly and S/A Jose Torres assigned to the Santo Domingo 
Country Office. 
 
4. (SBU) On that same day, at approximately 4:50 P.M., the 
aircraft transporting NIN Terrero, CUEVAS Nin, and GATON 
Ramos landed at the Westchester Airport in New York where New 
York Field Division T42, and D32 agents transported the 
defendants to the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) located 
in Brooklyn, New York. (Note: NIN Terrero, CUEVAS Nin, and 
GATON Ramos were initially processed by Immigration Customs 
Enforcement (ICE) personnel at the Westchester airport). 
 
5. (SBU) According to S/As Farhana Islam and Ron Collado, the 
defendants were arraigned on Wednesday, 11-16-2005, on drug 
trafficking and conspiracy charges at the District Court for 
the Southern District of New York. GATON Ramos was also 
arraigned on murder charges. 
 
6. (SBU) The SDCO will continue to provide information in 
this investigation, as it becomes available.  This cable is 
in lieu of a DEA-6 as per DEA Agents Manual Section 6242.11. 
Questions can be directed to SA Jose M. Torres, or A/CA Peter 
A. Reilly at the SDCO, Commercial (809) 731-4382 or 
809-731-4381. 
 
INDEXING 
 
1.    NIN Terrero, Lidio Arturo     ) NADDIS 6010085 
 
2. CUEVAS Nin, Tirso          - NADDIS 6010061 
 
3. GATON Ramos, Cristian            - NADDIS 5891218 
HERTELL