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 course. Very knowledgeable instructor.
Very well detailed and well taught.
Great class, very informative by an experienced instructor that doesn’t sugarcoat any of the material.
This class is helpful, I feel like I have taken away alot about getting criminals, or drugs, or both off our local streets.
Excellent course for both new and veteran officers, plenty of real life examples to show what was taught does work!
Great real life examples
Wonderful information provided, will definitely recommend this class to those getting into interdiction.
Very good class. Extremely informative.
Great class. Very well versed instructor.
I thought the instructor was well knowledge in the topics and opened my eyes to no tactics.
The class was great
Fantastic course! Brian Konopka is a wealth of knowledge and provided a great perspective on criminal interdiction techniques. Highly recommend Trafficking, Terrorism & Tactics Interdiction!