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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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!
This class was very beneficial to me. I have been a Police Officer for 7 years and have recently moved from CA to TN. I did not patrol the interstate at my old agency but i do now. This was a good way to intro me into interdiction as this …
Excellent course
This was an excellent class. Highly recommend it for anyone involved in drug interdiction.
Great class taught by a very qualified instructor. Learned some new techniques for better traffic stops.
Course kept everyone very interested. I learned quite a bit from this course.
Great Class!! Instructor very knowledgeable and experienced with interdiction. Would definitely recommend for experience or new Officers/Deputys/Troopers