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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Moises G.
CA · Attended 8/1/2024

Great course. Awesome Info

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Jose S.
CA · Attended 8/1/2024

Great videos and presentation. Easily to follow. Class was very interesting and flew by. Realized I've been mussing a lot of voids when searching vehicles. Niw ready to find my first compartment.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Michael D.
CA · Attended 8/1/2024

Course was extremely interesting and provided an abundance of information!

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Dominic P.
CA · Attended 8/1/2024

Awesome content, really helpful

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Juan M.
CA · Attended 8/1/2024

After going through this class, I now realize how many possible hidden compartments I’ve missed in my career. This class was awesome and super informative!

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Justin P.
CA · Attended 8/1/2024

Great content, even for a supervisor to assist officers with creating their reasonable suspicion.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Isidro R.
CA · Attended 8/1/2024

Great and very informative class. Lots of pictures and examples of real world scenarios.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Evelyn B.
CA · Attended 8/1/2024

Great class!!!

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Ian R.
CA · Attended 8/1/2024

Great course and presentation. A lot of great information for street level officers

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Christopher V.
CA · Attended 8/1/2024

Great course, instructor did a great job at explaining the material and demonstrated expertise to help teach us about vehicle searches

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Joseph H.
CA · Attended 8/1/2024

Super informative class taught by an experienced instructor!

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Maggie T.
CA · Attended 8/1/2024

Great class. So many compartments that now will allow me to see based on the tools/clues provided.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Ulysses R.
CA · Attended 8/1/2024

The training was very informative. Great information.

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Krystal S.
CA · Attended 8/1/2024

I appreciate all the videos shown, details explained, and examples given.

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Marcus M.
CA · Attended 8/1/2024

Every proactive officer should take this course

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Danny S.
CA · Attended 8/1/2024

Class was great and entertaining. Learned a lot of new things I didn’t know before. Definitely going to recommend to other co workers

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Angel D.
CA · Attended 8/1/2024

Best course by far. Very interesting and entertaining

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Layla T.
CA · Attended 8/1/2024

Deputy Bedingfield was extremely informative and super detailed in his class. It was helpful to hear directly from someone who is putting in the actual work in the field. The videos and BWC were very interesting to apply what was being taught or see class material in action.

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Bransen D.
CA · Attended 8/1/2024

This was an amazing class that opened my eyes to hidden compartments and traps that I know are being used in my community, highly recommended!

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Priscilla A.
CA · Attended 8/1/2024

Awesome class with so much great information!

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Stepfon W.
CA · Attended 8/1/2024

The class was fantastic!

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Jeffrey N.
CA · Attended 8/1/2024

Awesome

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Christopher W.
CA · Attended 8/1/2024

Amazing class

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Michael N.
CA · Attended 8/1/2024

Really good information.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Mario L.
CA · Attended 8/1/2024

Best trap class ever! Very informative.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5

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