Brian Konopka — Instructor Profile
About Brian Konopka
Instructor Brian Konopka is assigned to a highway criminal interdiction team in the northeastern United States responsible for conducting trafficking investigations on several of the nation’s largest interstate corridors. He brings fourteen (14) years of law enforcement experience with a focus on proactive criminal interdiction.
Throughout his career, Instructor Konopka has personally seized dozens of kilograms of narcotics, including more than 180 pounds of cocaine, approximately 1,000 pounds of marijuana, dozens of after-market hidden compartments (traps), and millions of dollars in U.S. currency. He was the recipient of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Drug Interdiction Assistance Program award for the Largest Criminal Highway Interdiction Cocaine Seizure of 2021 and has been received in court as an expert in drug trafficking and highway criminal interdiction.
Prior to his law enforcement career, Instructor Konopka served in the United States Marine Corps and deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Following his military service, he earned a Master of Science degree in Homeland Security with a concentration in Terrorism and Security Studies. He is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in criminal justice.
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Great Class if you have an interstate near you. Still good knowledge even if you don’t
Great class with a lot of information
Informative and professional.
Very informative, videos were based on his own experience!!! Top notch.
Very informational and interactive class.
Extremely informative
This course is well put together, informative, and keeps your attention. The instructor does a good job of putting relevant information into a small amount of time.
This course was fantastic. Instructor was very knowledgeable and informative.
Good knowledge.
Great class, very experienced and knowledgeable instructor!
Brian Konopka went into very good detail what he looks for on interdiction stops and what he is looking for. It wasn't just a "look at what I've done and found" kind of class. This was great!
Great class