The meeting also welcomed Latin American prosecutors as guest participants, highlighting the importance of international collaboration. Discussions focused on cooperation with Latin American jurisdictions within the framework of EMPACT Operational Action 2.8 (Operational Action Plan CCH) on strengthening operational cooperation in relation to drug trafficking between EU and Latin American judicial authorities, as well as case presentations on international drug trafficking investigations, underground banking and crime as a service.

The agenda featured thematic deep dives the new French framework to counter organised crime , presented by Vanessa Perée, Chief Prosecutor at PNACO (Parquet national anticriminalité organisée), as well as into synthetic drug supply chains, laboratory detection, and the presence of Latin American cartels in Europe. In addition, practitioner workshops promoted peer learning and the development of strategic judicial responses to emerging challenges.

Network subgroups convened to advance targeted workstreams, while a roundtable session on member priorities helped shape and refine the Network’s upcoming initiatives.