Added January 15, 2026

Understanding the Mexican Cartels and Narco Cultura

Bernalillo, NM · Dec 5–8, 2025 · 40 hours · $550.00

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Instructor

Victor Galarza

Description

Class is fully paid by the San Luis Valley Training Authority with funds from Colorado POST. A MUST TO ATTEND!

Reviews for this course

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Tommy Allen
CO

If you have any desire to be in the criminal interdiction world, this class should be your first stop. I wish it had been mine. It was extremely eye-opening and will be a staple in my career moving forward!

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Therese Williams
CO

I was suspecting a basic “cartel” course that gave more propaganda than the underlining detail I actually received. Victor’s knowledge and experience in criminal interdiction is impressive but it is only the beginning to ACTUALLY understanding why and how these TCOs operate. I feel like every officer should take this course no matter what. Absolutely fantastic class with undeniably useful information for everyday police work!

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Steven Cruz
CO

This class has a lot of information. Victor is very great and is a wealth of knowledge. If you can take this class do it. It will be beneficial.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Robert Bacigalupo
CO

Great class a lot of information

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Maria Villarreal
CO

The class was amazing and I feel every officer should take this at some point in their career. This course opens your eyes and shows you that the smallest thing on a call could be an interesting factor.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Ivan Perez
CO

Fantastic class with endless knowledge. Victor is very well versed in this field and is a wealth of knowledge.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Kelvin Martinez
CO

Victor has an enormous knowledge on this subject. Certainly will break the police bias that is taught by other classes. Opens your eyes to the trafficking happening in your own back yard.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Austin Rodriguez
CO

The class had a lot of good information, however there is so much information it may be best to be broken up into two classes. I learned a lot

★★★★☆ 4/5 · Instructor: ★★★★☆ 4/5
Alfredo Gutierrez-Mejia
CO

Best police training I have attended in my career. Vic has a wealth of knowledge in these topics and I am glad I was able to take a bit of it. 100% recommend to attend if able.

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Jacob Dunbar
CO

The class was extremely helpful to learn more about the culture and outreach of MTCO’s in the Denver metro area.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
John Knoth
CO

There was a lot of really informative content in the class.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Benjamin Cowhick
CO

The instructor facilitates an overwhelmingly eye-opening and extremely useful course. This knowledge is a matter of officer safety and fuller service to the citizens of our communities.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5

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