CRACKING THE DIGITAL CASE

The ability for anyone to download a social media app, and have instant access to narcotics, has turned a younger generation into prolific drug dealers.  Drug dealers, using social media applications, have made connections around the world. Human traffickers have turned to these apps to reach a broader clientele while thinking they have anonymity. The advent of making payments through apps electronically has streamlined the illicit flow of cash.  

This course will teach investigators how to complete investigations involving Snapchat, Telegram, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Venmo, Cash App and WhatsApp. This course will also show investigators the basics of how to use the platforms, the information needed for preservation requests and search warrants, how to submit court orders through the different law enforcement portals, and how to decipher the data received pursuant to warrants and locate evidence.  This course will provide investigators with the techniques to capture information in the…