A three-day workshop on money laundering and drug trafficking, organised by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) under the Ministry of Interior, started yesterday at the DEA headquarters.
The workshop is being held in association with the US Drug Enforcement Administration.
The topics to be discussed at the workshop include money laundering and the drug trade, different stages of money laundering and terror financing, financial investigation, sources of money laundering, field monitoring and delivery monitoring.
Top experts and officers from the US DEA office in Dubai, who are specialised in the areas of drug enforcement and drug trafficking, will deliver lectures in different sessions.
Capt Mohamed Abdullah al-Khater, head of the Studies and International Affairs Section at DEA, said the workshop is aimed at strengthening the capacity of the participants from various search and investigation departments, such as DEA, Preventive Security Department and CID, in their operations for search and investigation pertaining to money laundering.
He stressed that money laundering is interconnected with drug-related crimes as drugs are the main source of funds.
Such experiences and studies would contribute to the services rendered to keep Qatar and its people safe and secure, it was observed. Further, the permanent co-operation with the US Drug Enforcement Administration would help boost expertise and the global experience of trainers in the field of combating these crimes.
