Cartel Traps
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About this course
- How often is Cartel Traps scheduled?
- New sessions appear as soon as providers post them.
- Is Cartel Traps available online or on-demand?
- Many titles are offered as virtual or self-paced—check the Upcoming list and the Online/On-Demand pages.
- Will I receive a certificate or POST credit?
- Varies by provider and state—see the class page or contact the organizer.
Course Description
**Cartel Traps Hidden Compartment Training** is a comprehensive one-day classroom course designed to give law enforcement officers the knowledge and techniques needed to conduct more thorough and effective vehicle searches.
The course takes officers beyond a basic vehicle search by teaching them **how to systematically identify and clear the natural voids found throughout a vehicle**, recognize indicators of aftermarket modifications, and detect sophisticated hidden compartments used to conceal narcotics, currency, weapons, and other contraband.
Students will learn how to recognize **tooling, tampering, dimensional inconsistencies, non-factory construction, electronic and manual access systems, and other indicators of concealment.** The course breaks down hidden compartments throughout the entire vehicle, including floors, firewalls, rocker panels, dashboards, center consoles, roofs, trunks, cargo areas, engine compartments, and other commonly exploited locations.
Real-world photographs, videos, case studies, and detailed trap-car breakdowns are used throughout the course to show students exactly what these compartments look like and, more importantly, **how to recognize the indicators that lead to their discovery.**
From commonly overlooked natural voids to highly sophisticated electronically operated compartments, Cartel Traps provides officers with a systematic approach to vehicle searching that can be immediately applied in the field.
**Clear the Voids. Know what factory looks like. Stop missing traps.**
*Training restricted to sworn law enforcement personnel.*
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The class was very informative and gave great insight into ways drugs and contraband can be hidden inside a vehicle. This course showed what and where to look to find any potential compartments and is another tool to aid me in becoming a m…
Great photos and videos to show exactly where to search and what to do.
I was looking forward to this class for a long time once I heard about Jeremy from Den's class in January.... I really enjoyed how the class was focused solely searching the vehicle...i felt really confident from other interdiction courses…
This class simplifies the best methods to conduct a thorough vehicle search. Excited to apply this tactics to make the most of my vehicles stops.
Excellent class! Highly recommend it.
This was an awesome training class and one of my favorite courses that I’ve been to. It was extremely informative and relevant. It really provided useful information and shed light on things I never thought about before. It really helps yo…
Great class! Learned a lot about different types of traps and tools that can be used out in the field.
This class gave the best comprehensive approach to locating deep concealment compartments. I have a new more effective approach to searching vehicles. I highly recommend this class.
Informative! A lot of info for Officers to apply at the basic patrol level. While some material is advanced, the course provides a general understanding of what to look for in vehicles suspected of being load cars.
This course was incredibly informative and had a lot of great information regarding searching techniques and criminal techniques for hiding narcotics and weapons within vehicles. The instructor showed a lot of great case studies from traff…