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Understanding the Mexican Cartels and Narco Cultura

St. Paul, MN · Jun 13–16, 2023 · 40 hours · $550.00

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Instructor

Victor Galarza

Description

Understanding the Mexican Cartels and Narco Cultura is a law enforcement training course covering Drugs, Gangs. This course is designed for officers looking to improve field performance, decision-making, and practical effectiveness.
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Patrick Arena
MI · Attended 8/9/2024

Outstanding presentation!

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Kristina Salinas (Tappen)
MI · Attended 8/9/2024

Great information

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
John Brant
MI · Attended 8/9/2024

Amazing instructor

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Ivan Rodriguez
KS · Attended 7/16/2024
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I HIGHLY recommend this class to all Law Enforcement. The knowledge I have learned from this class is truly some of the best knowledge I have learned in my 8 years of being a LEO. We have all been to those classes where after the second day of being there you are ready for it to be over with and or it's hard to stay awake. Victor does a great job in keeping the class engaged and brings new engaging knowledge all 4 days. The knowledge Victor brings will open your eyes in a different way from what you viewed things before.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Craig Lawson
KS · Attended 7/16/2024
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I’ve been in law enforcement since 1994, this is by far one of the best classes I’ve attended.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Ari Ailin
KS · Attended 7/16/2024

Dense class.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★☆☆ 3/5
April White
KS · Attended 7/16/2024

Awesome class!

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Dillon White
KS · Attended 7/16/2024

This course was extremely educational and informational. It was well structured and Victor’s extensive knowledge and experience around this topic made the course flow and easy to learn.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Jonathan Sumner
KS · Attended 7/16/2024

Victor put on the highest performance law enforcement class I have been to! Very knowledgeable and being on front lines for his students, team and community. Outstanding service and recommended

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Ricky Williams
KS · Attended 7/16/2024

Awesome class and instructor.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Matthew Booth
MO · Attended 7/16/2024

Great class for a deeper cultural understanding of Mexican religious culture and drug culture.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Diego Ordóñez
KS · Attended 7/16/2024

A lot of great information very helpful for the future.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Michael Scully
KS · Attended 7/16/2024

Extremely informative in the history and culture of Mexico, Mexicans and the narcotics trade and how to identify those entities.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Francisco Garcia
KS · Attended 7/16/2024

In my nine years of experience this is hands down the best class I have taken. The information Victor provided was priceless.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Joel McGrew
NE · Attended 7/16/2024

Victor is very passionate and good at what he does!

★★★★☆ 4/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
James Holtmeyer
NE · Attended 7/16/2024

Great class!

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Adrian Garcia
KS · Attended 7/16/2024

Best training I have attended so far in my careerc

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Lauren Bucholz
CO · Attended 5/21/2024

Victor is extremely knowledgable. Enjoyable class! Learned a lot.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Joshua Wheeler
CO · Attended 5/21/2024

Eye opening amount of information regarding narco culture history and current operations

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Jordan Diekneit
CO · Attended 5/21/2024

Excellent class, one of the best classes I’ve taken since my time in Law Enforcement. Victors knowledge is unmatched and he keeps all four days of class fresh and interesting.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Francis O’Brien
PA · Attended 5/21/2024

Incredible course!! Victor is so knowledgeable of the topic that you leave class feeling very Mexican! Gained an incredible amount of knowledge!

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Kelvin Bernhardt
CO · Attended 5/21/2024

This was a great class and very informative

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Zackary Kennedy
CO · Attended 5/21/2024

A new and different approach to explaining what the history of Narco Cultura is and how it relates to DTO’s of present day. The vast history was fascinating to see/hear with real world videos that seemed personal for the class.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Christopher Mansour
CO · Attended 5/21/2024

This class is very much worth attending. Victor is very knowledgeable and puts out important information. After attending this class I have realized how many signs I missed working the streets. The information put out in class is updated information and not from years ago. You won't be sorry you took this class. I will take it again if I'm able to!

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
James Parks
CO · Attended 5/21/2024

Awesome class with a lot of information and understanding of culture, religion, naro culture and Mexican Cartels

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5

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