Wildlife Kingpin

In this first episode, follow the start of the Wildlife Justice Commission’s investigation into Ah Nam, a prolific Vietnamese wildlife trafficker offering wildlife products openly for sale to mainly Chinese clients. Listen how our investigators and intelligence analysts built his criminal profile and how an undercover operative slowly gained Ah Nam’s trust.
Thanks for listening! To read more about our investigation into Ah Nam visit www.wildlifejustice.org and read our report Ah Nam: The Downfall of Vietnam’s Wolf of Wall Street.

From the Wildlife Justice Commission series Wildlife Kingpin, comes part two of Operation Dragon: The Trap is Sprung. The trap laid by our investigators is sprung on traffickers of endangered turtles and tortoises in East and Southeast Asia. Discover how the information we provided to law enforcement led to successful raids and arrests of high-level traffickers. Operation Dragon also resulted in the rescue of more than 6,000 freshwater turtles and tortoises, including threatened species such as the black spotted turtle and the Indian star tortoise.
Thanks for listening! To read more about our investigation visit www.wildlifejustice.org and read our report Operation Dragon: Revealing new evidence on the scale of corruption and trafficking in the turtle and tortoise trade.

Introducing Wildlife Kingpin: The Rise and Fall of Ah Nam, a new original podcast series brought to you by the Wildlife Justice Commission. The series follows a team of investigators on the hunt for one of Asia’s biggest traffickers of elephant and rhino products.
Thanks for listening! To read more about our investigation into Ah Nam visit www.wildlifejustice.org and read our report Ah Nam: The Downfall of Vietnam’s Wolf of Wall Street.

In this second episode, we explore how Ah Nam moved up the supply chain, from broker to kingpin. Find out how our investigators provided actionable information to Vietnamese law enforcement, leading to a successful raid and seizure of rhino products, and hear about a pivotal moment in our investigation.
Thanks for listening! To read more about our investigation into Ah Nam visit www.wildlifejustice.org and read our report Ah Nam: The Downfall of Vietnam’s Wolf of Wall Street.

In this third and final episode, the investigation heats up. Hear about the facts surrounding the downfall of Ah Nam, Vietnam's notorious wildlife kingpin.
Thanks for listening! To read more about our investigation into Ah Nam visit www.wildlifejustice.org and read our report Ah Nam: The Downfall of Vietnam’s Wolf of Wall Street.