QATAR MINISTRY OF INTERIOR
Qatar’s Drugs Enforcement Administration (DEA) of the Ministry of Interior hosted a workshop on cyber investigations that ended in April 2015. The course was held in association with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration Dubai Office.
Capt. Muhammad Abdullah al Khater, head of the International Affairs and Studies Section at the DEA, said the course investigated developments in cyber crimes and the latest methods to track down perpetrators and bring them to justice.
He pointed out that the workshop dealt with two aspects: a theoretical study of traditional investigative techniques, and skills of interrogation, surveillance and operations, as well as a look at Internet protocols, and use of telecommunications and social media applications such as WhatsApp and Instagram.