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Understanding the Mexican Cartels and Narco Cultura

Snowmass, CO · Sep 13–17, 2023 · 4 hours · $375.00

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Instructor

Victor Galarza

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Description

Understanding the Mexican Cartels and Narco Cultura is a law enforcement training course covering Criminal Interdiction, Drugs, Gangs. This course is designed for officers looking to improve field performance, decision-making, and practical effectiveness.

Reviews for this course

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Deon Calabaza
NM

I would recommend this class to take

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David Jaramillo
NM

This class was great. I think many rookie le need to take it to help keep alert incase they run into a situation where MFTO may be present but not to confuse religion with it either.

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Anthony Garcia
NM

This course was great! A lot of knowledge about the culture and operations. Law Enforcement whom still operate a patrol vehicle will have way more better understanding of what type of vehicles an or symbols of “Cartels”. I highly suggest this course to my agency and other law enforcement agencies!

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Horacio DeAnda
NM

Great course very informative with updated information

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Mario Olivas
NM

Really good class with a lot of relevant and useful information.

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Damian Sena
NM

Great class

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William Terrazas
NM

Great training, lots of information

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Aaron Ratliff
NM

For anybody wanting to learn about the Mexican cartels and the culture they use and be able to understand it I would highly recommend this class. It’s amazing and victor is so knowledgeable and has a lot of really good information to pass along. Not to mention it’s a great way to improve your officer safety. I would recommend this class to all law enforcement officers at every level.

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Gabriel Garcia
NM

Very informational class. Eye opener to all possibilities that I have missed and or did not understand.

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Joaquin Perez
NM

Amazing! Highly recommend!

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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!

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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!

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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.

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Robert Bacigalupo
CO

Great class a lot of information

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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.

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Ivan Perez
CO

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

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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.

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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

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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.

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John Knoth
CO

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

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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.

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Jeff Moore
CO

Great Class

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Stephanie Gibson
TX

This was an excellent class to attend as someone who lives and works in Texas. I know these criminal organizations are present in my community and this will help me see some of the signs I may have been missing. It has given me new tools and new ways to look at things to hopefully take my investigations to the next level.

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DelRay Mayhew
CO

Amazing class! Definitely would recommend!

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