The Law Enforcement Academy is consistently developing cooperation in personnel training with law enforcement agencies and specialised educational institutions in Central Asian countries. Joint educational initiatives, the exchange of experience and practical sessions involving international experts are interconnected areas of this work. The three-day regional training held at the Academy was also organised within this framework of cooperation.

Held in cooperation with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), with financial support from the United Kingdom, the training focused on “From financial traces to courtroom evidence: investigating and proving money laundering, including transactions involving virtual assets”.

Participants included the Academy’s leadership, representatives of the British embassies in Tashkent and Dushanbe, UN representatives, international experts and specialists from the law enforcement agencies of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.

Over three days, participants took part in practical sessions on conducting parallel financial investigations, analysing international money transfers and cryptocurrency transactions, using financial intelligence information, and identifying and recovering criminal assets. The training programme covered dozens of topic-based sessions and practical case studies.

A delegation led by N. Wigan, Head of Department at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, familiarised itself with the training and held discussions with participants. During the discussions, the head of the delegation acknowledged the regional scope of the event and the participation of international experts, and shared views on prospects for further developing international cooperation in this field.