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
This is a great basic level search class. I believe every officer who is proactive and frequently searches vehicles, needs to take the class to learn how to properly search common hides.
I have been on patrol for 8 years, I’m a K9 handler, I’ve been to several interdiction classes, worked with the interdiction task force in my spare time, have had a lot of hands on experience. This online class was a good refresher for sea…
I search vehicles frequently but always felt a little concerned about damaging property or that I was missing something in my search. After watching this training I feel a lot more confident and can’t wait to put this training into action!
I absolutely loved this course! It provided a lot of helpful tips that I never would have thought about when searching cars.
Very informative class. Straight to the point and no nonsense.
Great class to learn the basics and fundamentals of searching a vehicle. Open my eyes to the things I’m missing and just overlooking when I’m searching vehicles and places I never thought contraband would be hidden. Great for LEOs entering…
This is a wonderful class for building the foundation of vehicle searches.
Phenomenal resource for narrowing down how to actually rule out natural voids.
Great Course!
This course taught me to how to quickly and efficiently search places that I wouldn’t have otherwise thought to search.