On 2-3 July 2026, the EJOCN in cooperation with the JITs Network Secretariat and with the support of EL PACCTO 2.0, organised an interregional training on Joint Investigation Teams (JITs), held at Eurojust. The training was addressed to specialised organised crime prosecutors from the EU and Latin America to provide capacity building on the use of JITs with a focus on their practical implementation in complex organised crime and drug trafficking investigations between these two regions. The training placed particular emphasis on the interregional dimension of cooperation and the judicial advantages of cooperation in a JIT as a strategic added value in combating and disrupting contemporary transnational criminal networks and drug trafficking operations. 

During the two-day event, practitioners from 17 European and 5 Latin American jurisdictions collaborated in teams on a fictional cross-border case developed specifically for the training. Through simulations and group exercises, participants addressed key operational elements encountered in JITS; including the drafting of JIT agreements, preparation and participation in coordination meetings, and the organisation and dynamic responses encountered during a joint action day.

The programme brought together extensive expertise on JITs, particularly from the JITs Network Secretariat, alongside diverse national experiences on organised crime and drug trafficking cases from the practitioners. It also provided practitioners from the EU and Latin America an opportunity to build professional relationships and mutual trust; essential to establishing and operating successful JITs. The training further strengthened mutual understanding and operational links between the two regions, highlighting the value of JITs in tackling cross-border criminal networks.