“21st Century Narcotics Investigations” aims to equip detectives and narcotics investigators with comprehensive knowledge of their legal authority and the available tools crucial for effective narcotics investigations. The course will center on these key focal points:
- Strengthening narcotics conspiracy cases
- Understanding the dynamics of narcotic trafficking as a business
- Mastering the technique of converting targets into informants
- Expanding surveillance methods beyond physical means (incorporating vehicle trackers, phone tracking, and more)
- Identifying, investigating, and dismantling Drug Trafficking Organizations (DTOs) through electronic surveillance
- Build search warrants for electronic surveillance
Successful completion of this course will not only enhance detectives’ and investigators’ proficiency in narcotics investigations but also significantly contribute to their expertise in executing search warrants. The emphasis of the course lies in leveraging probable cause not only for executing warrants on residences but also for phones, vehicle trackers, phone tracking, anticipatory search warrants, and more.