The purpose of the training was to enable investigators to familiarize themselves with two additional protocols to the UN Convention against Transnational Organised Crime: the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children, and the Protocol against Smuggling of Migrants.

Also the national law 023- of 12 July 2012 on Combating Trafficking in Persons and Assimilated Practices was touched upon.

The trainees were also able to deepen their knowledge of the indicators used to identify potential victims, which is starting point for a judicial investigation. In addition to the participation of specialised trainers in the field, the Justice and Rule of Law Adviser of the Mission intervened during the training in order to exchange with the trainees on the national anti-trafficking system.

The Special Investigation Brigade (BIS) is a unit composed of gendarmes and police officers placed at the disposal of the Ministry of Justice. BIS receives the investigation files on the terrorists arrested in the framework of Operation Barkhane, the Malian armed forces and the Research Brigades of the Gendarmerie of North and Central Mali. The BIS should also play a key role in the future G5 Sahel Joint Force Police Component. Beyond the training and advisory activities, EUCAP provides technical support to BIS (equipment and facilitation of actions outside Bamako).