Added August 8, 2026

Cartel Traps

Los Angeles, CA · Feb 8, 2027 · 8 hours · $299.00

Instructor

Jeremy Bedingfield

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Description

CARTEL TRAPS — HIDDEN COMPARTMENT TRAINING
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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Reviews for this course

4.9/5.0 (1619 reviews)
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Natally V.
TX · Attended 10/14/2025

Great material and continuing education to start learning about interdiction. Would recommend coming to this class and learning ways to clear thevoids

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Aidan C.
TX · Attended 10/14/2025

Great class!

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Maria M.
TX · Attended 10/14/2025

Can’t wait to hit the streets

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Pat R.
TX · Attended 10/14/2025

Been to multiple classes for searching cars. Top class for breaking it down and making it simple on breaking down searching a vehicle.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Connor G.
TX · Attended 10/14/2025

Best class I have taken in a long time. Super informative and educational.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Braden G.
TX · Attended 10/14/2025

Great information even for very new guys just getting into interdiction and general searching.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Corey K.
TX · Attended 10/14/2025

Excellent training

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Mario C.
NM · Attended 10/14/2025

Great class, learned alot.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Jose Angel G.
TX · Attended 10/14/2025

Very knowledgeable

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Brand P.
TX · Attended 10/14/2025

Super helpful in pointing out the clues.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Ryan R.
TX · Attended 10/14/2025

Great class. Very eye opening. Assisted me in understanding finding traps and voids is not as complex as it is made out to be.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Pete L.
TX · Attended 10/14/2025

Course was excellent! Really loved the mix of pictures and videos to show the difference between stock and modified.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Stephen H.
TX · Attended 10/14/2025

Great course

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Mychelle M.
TX · Attended 10/14/2025

Great class!

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Steven C.
NM · Attended 10/14/2025

Very incredible class, wish the class was more than one day

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Micah S.
TX · Attended 10/14/2025

Great class to learn from how to clear the voids

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Mason T.
TX · Attended 10/14/2025

Great class demonstrating how important paying attention to the tooling and clearing the voids is.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Alejandro T.
TX · Attended 10/14/2025

Great course all the information was great!!!

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Chandlee A.
AZ · Attended 8/18/2025

Jeremy is a wealth of knowledge and has a ton of great experiences to share. Great class.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Robert D.
AZ · Attended 8/18/2025

Great Class! I was on an interdiction squad 10 years ago and wish I had this class back then. Highly recommend attending.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Cooper A.
AZ · Attended 8/18/2025

Great Class, super informative with an engaging instructor and material.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Jose A.
AZ · Attended 8/18/2025

Good visuals

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Josue C.
AZ · Attended 8/18/2025

First interdiction class that I have attended and it was awesome! Prior experience just what partners have taught me but excited to implement this training out in the field living close to the border!

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Xavier H.
AZ · Attended 8/18/2025

This class is an eye opener for drug interdiction.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Trevon T.
AZ · Attended 8/18/2025

I never thought people would hide things in such complicated places

★★★★☆ 4/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5

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