Wildlife Trafficking Investigators Program (WTIP): Session 12 (July 31- August 11, 2023)

Published August 11, 2023

From July 31 to August 11, 2023, ILEA Bangkok concluded the two-week Wildlife Trafficking Investigators Program (WTIP) : Session 11 training course at Law Enforcement Tactical Training Center (LETTC) in Cha-am, Thailand.  The curriculum provided an overview of various wildlife trafficking investigative topics which are reinforced through field exercises. It also focused on endangered species law; CITES wildlife trade data, wildlife identification, case initiation and management, digital evidence, surveillance, covert operations, money laundering, interviewing, ethics and corruptions, raid planning, report writing and court preparation. Instructors from FWS offered 37 participants from Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam, techniques and methods available to combat specific wildlife investigative issues. This exchange of intelligence and cooperation on investigations is crucial in combating international wildlife trafficking.