Added August 8, 2026

Cartel Traps

San Diego, CA · Sep 21–22, 2026 · 16 hours · $599.00

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Instructor

Jeremy Bedingfield

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Description

For the two-day version, I’d emphasize that Day 1 builds the knowledge base and Day 2 puts it into practice on actual vehicles.

### CARTEL TRAPS — TWO-DAY HANDS-ON HIDDEN COMPARTMENT TRAINING

**Cartel Traps Two-Day Hands-On Hidden Compartment Training** is an intensive, comprehensive course designed to take officers beyond the classroom and provide practical experience identifying and searching vehicles equipped with real hidden compartments.

**Day One** consists of the complete Cartel Traps classroom curriculum, giving students a systematic approach to vehicle searches and teaching them how to **identify and clear natural voids, recognize tooling and tampering, detect non-factory modifications, perform depth and dimensional checks, and identify indicators associated with hidden compartments.** Students are exposed to hundreds of real-world examples, photographs, videos, and case studies covering concealment methods throughout the entire vehicle.

**Day Two is dedicated to hands-on training.** Students work in teams and rotate through multiple practical stations where they search **actual trap cars equipped with hidden compartments.** Students must apply the techniques learned during the classroom portion to locate compartments concealed within floors, rocker panels, firewalls, dashboards, roofs, battery areas, tires, and other locations.

Additional practical exercises challenge students to systematically clear a vehicle's natural voids and locate simulated contraband concealed throughout the vehicle—reinforcing a complete, methodical search process rather than simply looking for known traps.

The goal of the two-day course is not simply to show officers hidden compartments. It is to teach them **how to find them.** Students leave with both the knowledge and practical experience necessary to recognize when something is not factory, identify concealment indicators, clear vehicle voids, and conduct more effective vehicle searches 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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Jason J.
SC

This class provided real world experience and scenarios. Jeremy was awesome in keeping the basics basic. I've been to a lot of classes in 19 years and I would very much recommend this one.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Jonathan N.
SC

Good class. . Really good practical information for street level officers wanting to enhance and better their searching techniques.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Skyler K.
SC

The Cartel Traps class was very informative and I learned a lot from it. The videos and pictures were really helpful and made it easier to understand what was being taught. Overall, it was a good class and the information was useful for law enforcement.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Mike H.
SC

Great class very informative

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Robert C.
SC

Jeremy is extremely knowledgeable and teaches with a lot of passion!

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Dustin P.
SC

Class was presented very well and very structured. Easy to follow along, instructor was very detailed in his presentation.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Jacob H.
SC

Very good class, a lot of informative videos, pictures, and material. Instructor is very knowledgeable and provides valuable years of experience and information.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Layton S.
SC

Super detailed and informative. Makes me think about all the stuff I definitely missed in the past.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Johnathan P.
SC

This class was insanely educational for understanding how drugs can be moved around in vehicles, especially in places you wouldn’t expect at first

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Robert C.
SC

Awesome class!

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Anthony L.
SC

One of the best pro active policing classes I’ve ever been to

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Michael C.
SC

Awesome class. Super informative, highly recommend

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Ty K.
SC

Seeing body camera and pictures of real life examples helped me and put this above any other interdiction and trap class I have taken.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Jacob R.
AZ

Best hidden compartment class I’ve ever taken. Highly recommend it to everyone!

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Jacob E.
CA

Awesome.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Armando S.
CA

Get class for proactive policing in all fields. Skills applicable for all levels such as patrol.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Jose P.
AZ

Great Training, a lot of good information. Great instructor. Very knowledgeable of the topic and he is passionate About What he Does.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Rebecca G. D.
NJ

Jeremy is a wealth of knowledge and runs an incredibly in-depth class, beneficial to all law enforcement entities, regardless of time on the job.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Nickolas P.
CA

Great class, alot of current usable information. Hands on portion brought all the classroom time into real working scenarios.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Jordan A.
CA

Great class! The amount of areas I have personally missed during a search after taking this class is impressive. Something a department does not train on. This is a class every officer should take upon joining a department. Excited to try these new techniques out.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Anthony Y.
CA

Lots of visual and great hands on training.
Great use of actual traps and what to look for and not miss on regular patrol.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Ryan H.
NV

Jeremy does a great job simplifying finding vehicle traps. As an experienced interdiction officer I am confident that attending this class will make me more confident and successful in locating vehicle traps.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Jed B.
NV

Excellent class. Highly informative with hands on tactics that are applicable in the highway interdiction world.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Edgar R.
AZ

Great information.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Noah M.
CA

Took this course after several coworkers attended previous dates and highly encouraged me to attend the class as well. Since they have taken the course, they have hit several loads on the Interstate 5 using the tips, tricks and knowledge gained from the course. Excellent class, material and instruction!

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5

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