Added January 15, 2026

Cartel Traps

Sacramento, CA · Jan 12–14, 2026 · 24 hours · $500.00

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Instructor

Jeremy Bedingfield

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Description

Cartel Traps is a law enforcement training course covering Hidden Compartments, Highway Interdiction, Vehicle Search. This course is designed for officers looking to improve field performance, decision-making, and practical effectiveness.

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Reviews for this course

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Cole Gibbins
NE · Attended 6/10/2024

Without seeing these examples in class I wouldn’t know what I’m looking at or what I’m looking for on the road.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Tristen Jackson
NE · Attended 6/10/2024

Extremely knowledgeable about voids, tampering, and traps. Does a fantastic job explaining the how and why behind searching a vehicle.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Patrick Crossland
CO · Attended 6/10/2024

Great class with focused information about hidden compartments.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Sanel Lilic
CO · Attended 6/10/2024

Amazing content. Very detailed and explained great.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Michael Guth
NE · Attended 6/10/2024

Extremely knowledgeable and puts across the information in an easy way to understand and made it very simple to know where and what to look for. Would recommend

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Kristin Buff
CO · Attended 6/10/2024

This class was very helpful for beginning to advance levels of interdiction work. Jeremy did a great job at explaining parts of the vehicle where dope could be hidden to someone that isn’t privy of vehicle anatomy.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Dusty Quick
CO · Attended 6/10/2024

Was super helpful for a K9 officer to move past just the alert

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Alexander Johnson
CO · Attended 6/10/2024

Great class, definitely haven't searched these areas

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Brandon Smith
NE · Attended 6/10/2024

Class was very informative and in depth.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Jonathon Wedemeyer
CO · Attended 6/10/2024

Great step by step

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Danielle Dahm
CO · Attended 6/10/2024

Engaging videos

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Sean Killian
CA · Attended 5/6/2024

This two day class was full of great information, obs techniques, and the instructors were clearly well versed and experienced with the material. Our group that attended this course all work at the southern border on Military Orders and came away with plenty of new insights that will help us on future missions. I would attend this class again and would recommend to any law enforcement agency.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Jose Amaral
CA · Attended 5/6/2024

Coming into this class I thought I knew how to look for hidden compartments or just where drugs were hidden. This class made me re think how I approach a vehicle. I learned to take a moment and just inspect the vehicle in and out and look for prior removal of parts by looking at tooling. It really makes your job easier because you’re taking the process one step at a time

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
GAVIN BAPTISTE
CA · Attended 5/6/2024

GREAT CLASS. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!! THE HANDS-ON PORTION PROVIDES IN VALUABLE INFORMATION, FOR THOSE OF US THAT ARE NOT CAR FOLKS, THAT ALLOWS YOU TO SEE WHAT IS NORMAL AND WHAT IS NOT WHEN IT COMES TO NORMAL CARS VS TRAP CARS

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Michael Smith
CA · Attended 5/6/2024

Jeremy was awesome and very knowledgeable.

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Jeremy Test
CA · Attended 5/6/2024

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Elias Licea
CA · Attended 5/6/2024

The hands on portion of the class was extremely beneficial. The structure was great, being led through at the beginning and being shown how to search properly. And then given free reign to get familiar with the vehicles of your choosing.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Thomas Bednar
NH · Attended 5/6/2024

Good hands on experience.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Dustin Lopez
CA · Attended 5/6/2024

This course undoubtedly increased my professional development in my law enforcement career and added a much-needed toolset for identifying signs of narcotics trafficking. I would highly recommend any officer interested in countering or interdicting the drug trade attend this course.

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Kevin Garcia
CA · Attended 5/6/2024

Very good class, very helpful if planning to do CBP.

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Uriel Frias
CA · Attended 5/6/2024

The class was amazing. Both the classroom portion and hands on portion were great. Looking forward to attend more of your classes!

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Ramon Perez-Chavez
CA · Attended 5/6/2024

This two day class was amazing!! The first day, Jeremy broke down the vehicle into sections demonstrating the type of traps and natural voids one can encounter. The second day, we got to apply what we learned day one. Being able to touch and see the actual traps was a great opportunity. I can’t wait to take my newly learned skills and apply them on the road. Thanks for your help, Jeremy. Keep up the great work!!

★★★★☆ 4/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Jose Salcedo
CA · Attended 5/6/2024

The traps class was truly amazing so much material and information that are vital to what I do. I highly recommend any law-enforcement to take this class. You will not regret it.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
James E Carter
CA · Attended 5/6/2024

This course is very helpful in thoroughly checking tooling and possible areas someone can be hiding narcotics inside the vehicle. The instructor explained the importance of clearing voids and possible compartments where narcotics can be hidden.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Brandon Doyle
IL · Attended 5/6/2024

Best compartment class I’ve taken by far. You cannot find any other class with this many traps/compartments.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5

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