Cartel Traps - The Basics
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About this course
- How often is Cartel Traps - The Basics scheduled?
- New sessions appear as soon as providers post them.
- Is Cartel Traps - The Basics 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: The Basics** is an entry-level vehicle search course designed to give law enforcement officers a strong foundation in conducting thorough, systematic vehicle searches.
Before officers can effectively identify sophisticated hidden compartments, they need to understand **where contraband is commonly concealed and how to properly clear the natural voids already built into a vehicle.** The Basics focuses on those fundamentals and teaches officers how to move beyond a quick visual search and begin recognizing the areas smugglers routinely exploit.
Students learn a **systematic approach to searching vehicles from front to back**, with an emphasis on identifying and clearing commonly overlooked natural voids, recognizing basic indicators of concealment, understanding what should appear factory, and knowing when an area deserves a closer look.
The course uses **real-world photographs, videos, examples, and case studies** to demonstrate common concealment locations and practical search techniques that officers can immediately apply in the field.
Designed with the **patrol officer in mind**, The Basics is an excellent starting point for officers with limited interdiction or vehicle-search experience, while also serving as a valuable refresher for experienced officers who want to strengthen their search fundamentals.
The goal is simple: **stop searching only what you can see and start understanding where you need to look.**
**Build the foundation. Dig deeper. Clear the Voids.**
*Training restricted to sworn law enforcement personnel.*
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Student Feedback
Amazing course with great detail for finding contraband in natural voids.
This was a great intro! I’m looking forward to incorporating this in my searches from here on out.
Excellent course. I learned a lot of natural voids I was unfamiliar with, and new ways to search the ones I already knew.
Phenomenal class! I was confident in my ability to search a vehicle, until I started watching the videos. I quickly realized I was definitely missing a lot!
Exceptional information for both proactive patrolman seeking to find contraband that they may be missing as well as entry level interdiction.
Awesome Online Course for sure. I’m starting to get into interdiction and have taken so many classes but not one for searching. This Demand course was very eye opening
Very informative.
Very eye opening and informative. Prior to the class, I had no idea of all the hidden places things can be hidden in cars.
As a first year officer wanting to get ahead early with vehicle searches, this course teaches spots that I typically looked over when searching vehicles. The center console had hidden spots that not even my fto showed me.
This class should be taught to brand new officers. Clearing the natural voids in vehicles has helped me greatly with locating contraband. I don’t work in a place where kilos are often found but, even the lower level users, street dealers u…