Cartel Traps - The Basics
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- How often is Cartel Traps - The Basics scheduled?
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- 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?
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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
Excellent Course!! Really opened my eyes! I can’t wait to attend an in person training!!
Good class, covered things that some other bigger classes haven’t covered when discussing natural voids.
Thank you so much Jeremy. Been doing interdiction (mostly city) for years. We were always told that the compartments are for the bigger cities or roads. Hopefully I'll miss less now.
Course is informative for thourough searches that the academy and entry level officers would typically not learn.
Awesome class! Definitely showed me some areas I have been skipping when searching.
Extremely beneficial course with very good information on clearing the voids in a vehicle. With it being on-demmand, it's a very easy way to get some knowledge quickly on searching a car. Highly recommend taking this course to increase you…
Great introduction class on vehicle searching.
Taking this course has provided useful tactics when searching vehicles, and methods to more efficiently search for voids and compartments. Great course to watch and further my investigations.
Great course. Very well worth the time and money. If you need good foundational skills this is the place to learn it.
Outstanding course that gave a good intro to this topic. Quick, down and dirty, educational. I especially appreciated the topic on tools. Easy way to start searching vehicles correctly.