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Drug Investigations

Course ID: CJC-5005CS4
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Conducting effective drug investigations can be a complicated and tedious process. There are numerous approaches which are all dependent on a never-ending litany of circumstances and possibilities. Having a basic understanding of the concepts and methods used in these investigations will be of great benefit to the drug investigator. This course is intended to provide those concepts and methods.

Course Objectives

be provided with an introduction to the different types of drug investigations in order to pursue the best investigatory strategies.

have an understanding of controlled substances that they are likely to encounter and the ability to identify them.

have an understanding of the development and use of confidential informants.

learn the methods and associated legal issues surrounding airport, bus and train station drug interdiction.

have an understanding of the methods used in conducting hotel/motel drug interdiction.

learn the concepts and methods of undercover drug operations.

learn the methods and techniques of surveillance operations.

have an understanding of the dangers involved with clandestine lab investigations.

have an understanding of investigative methods involving drug diversion.

Outline of Instruction

Types of drug investigations.

Drug Identification.

Developing and using informants.

Airport, bus and train station interdiction.

Hotel/motel interdiction.

Undercover drug investigation..

Surveillance operations.

Clandestine lab investigations.

Drug diversion.