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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Student Feedback
This class was motivating. Makes you realize how much you are missing when you search a car
Instructor Bedingfield was great. Very informative and explained what to look for making it easy to understand.
Great course! Jeremy made the class interesting and easy to see the contrast between cars with traps vs cars without. I have no doubt this training will help me and my department with locating traps.
Great class, great instruction, and great teaching.
Great class.
This was super informative! Learning some of the most basic "clues" to notice helped me realize how simple it can be to find the compartments.
I've taken a few interdiction and trap classes and this is probably the top class which does not have hands on. Great organization as well.
Great class
Awesome course. Feel more confident and going to share the knowledge with my peers.
This class is extremely valuable and has taught me further things to look for. With less than two years of experience, I am still learning and am motivated to keep going with this training