DSI Welcomed Regional Programme Coordinator for Asia Pacific, Global Programme on Crimes that Affect the Environment, and UNODC Delegation

DSI Welcomed Regional Programme Coordinator for Asia Pacific, Global Programme on Crimes that Affect the Environment, and UNODC Delegation

On Wednesday, June 25, 2025, at 10:00 AM, the Director-General of the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) assigned Police Captain Wisanu Chimtrakool, Deputy Director-General of the DSI, to preside over the reception of Ms. Jenna Dawson-Faber, Regional Programme Coordinator for Asia Pacific, Global Programme on Crimes that Affect the Environment, and her delegation from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), who requested a courtesy call and official discussion with officers from the Department of Special Investigation. The delegation was also welcomed by Police Major Natapol Ditsayatham, Director of the Bureau of Natural Resources and Environment Crime, Mr. Somroek Tangkharawakhun, Deputy Director of the Bureau of Foreign Affairs and Transnational Crime, and other relevant officers at Meeting Room 1, DSI Headquarters.

In addition, Police Captain Wisanu expressed his appreciation to the UNODC programme coordinator and her team for their continued support of DSI operations, in areas such as intelligence, training, and the development of operational standards to enhance DSI’s capacity to handle environmental crime.

The meeting featured discussions on collaborative efforts to combat transnational environmental crimes, with a focus on wildlife trafficking and illegal trade of hazardous waste and an emphasis on the DSI’s role as a leading agency in collaborative operations to counter such crimes. The progress of drafting a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for interagency coordination on wildlife crime, which is currently being developed through a collaborative brainstorming process involving officers from various relevant agencies, was also reported.

Consequently, Ms. Jenna also extended her invitation for DSI representatives to participate in the upcoming Wildlife Inter-Regional Enforcement (WIRE) Meeting, which will be held in Bangkok in October 2025, with representatives from 35 to 40 countries around the world expected to attend, to allow the Department of Special Investigation to share its successful experience in handling the wildlife trafficking case in Madagascar as an inspiration to participants from other countries.

This joint meeting signified the strong commitment of the Department of Special Investigation and the UNODC in their efforts to address the increasingly complex challenges of environmental crime.