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Mexiican
n Dru
ug Ca
artell Inve
estig
gatio
ons
March 26-27, 20
015
Trainin
ng Locatiion
New England HID
DTA
13 Branch Street Su
uite #9
844
Methuen, MA 018
TOPICS COVEREED

Strructure of Me
exican Drug Cartels
C

Me
exican Drug Cartels’
C
Connection to
Am
merican Stree
et Gangs & Lo
ocal Drug
De
ealers

Un
nderstanding the “Drug Tra
afficking
Pyyramid”

Ide
entification Lo
ocal Smugglin
ng Routes

Co
oncealment Methods
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
Co
ounter-surveillance
Te
echniques

Cu
ultivating High
h-level Informants

Te
echniques to Infiltrate the Cartels
C

Pra
actical Wireta
ap Investigatio
ons to
Dissmantle Carte
el Distribution
n Cells

Ag
ggressive Tac
ctics to Comba
at the
Vio
olence

Ca
ase studies off classic “Carttel Hits” in
Am
merica

“Sa
anctioned Hitts” on Patrol Officers
O
Courrse Oveerview
w
Mexican
n Drug Traffficking Organ
nizations are
e impacting communities in
nearly every
e
city in the United States. This problem can
n no longer be
viewed as a “Borde
er Issue.” The majority o
of the drugs distributed and
a
consume
ed in the U
U.S. originate
e in Mexico. The Cartel leaders ha
ave
strategic
cally formed rrelationships with America
an Street gan
ngs to flood the
t
streets with
w illicit drug
gs.
The smu
uggling route
es utilized by the Cartels do not stop once the dru
ugs
make it across the U
U.S./Mexican Border. Thatt is simply the first step. Itt is
importan
nt for local llaw enforcem
ment officers to understa
and the precise
smugglin
ng routes of drugs entering their citie
es; however, it is paramount
that offic
cers learn to identify the m
methods used by the carttels to distribu
ute
drugs in their commu nities.
In an efffort to aggressively target drug traffickking organiza
ations, local law
enforcem
ment officerss need to ga
ain a better understandiing of the trrue
structure
e and operati onal compon
nents of the C
Cartels and ho
ow the Mexic
can
Drug Wa
ar impacts loccal cities in th
he U.S. on a d
daily basis.
The viollence perpetrrated by the Cartels has reached an unprecedentted
level in the United States. Kidna
appings, hom
me invasions, murders, and
a
attacks on local la
aw enforcement officers are occurring on a da
aily
basis. Aggressive
A
tacctics will be p
presented to h
help to comba
at this violenc
ce.
This cou
urse does no
ot focus on sttatistical data
a or other infformation eas
sily
obtained
d through on
nline searche
es regarding Mexican Dru
ug Cartels. The
T
informattion presente
ed is based o
on the instru
uctor’s unique
e experience in
conductiing long-term
m undercove
er operations, wiretap intercepts, and
a
debriefin
ngs of suspeccts directly lin ked to various Mexican Drrug Cartels.
This tra
aining course
e will teach local law en
nforcement o
officers how to
identify, target, inffiltrate, and prosecute Mexican Drug Trafficking
Organiza
ations operatting in their cities. All police officerss, regardless of
assignm
ment, will bene
efit from this training. Gaining a true u
understanding
g of
the “Dru
ug Trafficking
g Pyramid” wiill lead to mo
ore arrests ass well as larg
ger
seizures
s of drugs, currrency, and a
assets.
Tuitio
on
$189 pe
er Officer
$165 Discount
D
app
plies if 5 or m
more registe
er at once
For registration infformation viisit our website at:
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ww.plettrainin
ng.com
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