Digital Shadows: Tracking Meth-Trafficking Networks on Messaging Apps

Meth Trafficking Networks Are Evolving. So Should Your Intelligence Skills.

This hands-on session explored how to track meth trafficking across encrypted messaging platforms—now the preferred communication channels for drug-trafficking groups and extremist actors.

During this webinar, attendees learned how to:

• Identify digital footprints and patterns of meth-dealer cells
• Map communication networks and identify key actors involved in illicit coordination
• Gain access to covert messaging groups without detection
• Navigate the complexities of operating within encrypted ecosystems
• Maintain operational security and minimize exposure
• De-anonymize threat actors by transforming raw identifiers (e.g., phone numbers, handles, emails) into linked identity profiles, complete with behavioral and network context