DSI participated in the 9th Wildlife Inter-Regional Enforcement (WIRE), strengthening international cooperation in combating natural resource and environment crime

DSI participated in the 9^th Wildlife Inter-Regional Enforcement (WIRE), strengthening international cooperation in combating natural resource and environment crime

          On October 14, 2025, the Director-General of the Department of Special Investigation assigned Police Captain Wisanu Chimtrakool, Deputy Director-General of the DSI, to deliver an opening remarks on his behalf in the 9^th Wildlife Inter-Regional Enforcement (WIRE) forum. The forum was held on October 14-16, 2025 at the Pullman Bangkok King Power Hotel, where Police Captain Thinavudth Silapat, Director of the Bureau of Foreign Affairs and Transnational, represented the DSI by narrating the special case no. 106/2568, in which the DSI repatriated over 1,000 lemurs and tortoises back their origin in the Republic of Madagascar. Police Major Natapol Ditsayatham, Director of the Bureau of Natural Resources and Environment Crime, and his team also joining the discussion in the forum.

          This forum was organized by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) with objectives to strengthen international cooperation between countries in Asia and Africa to improve the efficiency of investigation and criminal prosecution of wildlife and forest cases by exchanging intelligence, coordinating cooperation, and sharing best practices of each agencies. Over 140 participants from 32 countries participated in the forum. The DSI’s contribution in the event reflects its roles in integrating both domestic and international cooperation to prevent and suppress natural resource and environment crime, which is one of the DSI’s key missions. This contribution also elevates the perception of Thailand as a country that prioritize the sustainable conservation of wildlife and biodiversity.