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Midwest Counterdrug Training Center

Highway Drug Investigations for Patrol
Monday, May 15 - Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Course Start: 9:30 AM CT
Directions:

Course Start Times are listed below for each Time Zone:

Pacific: 0730 AM
Mountain: 0830 AM
Central: 0930 AM
Eastern: 1030 AM

MCTC Distance Learning Requirements
 1. An internet enabled device: Macbook, PC, Desktop, Chromebook, or Mobile Device
 2. A valid physical (no P.O. boxes) mailing address to ship course materials
  
Additional Notes about MCTC Distance Learning Courses
 1. All personal identifying information will be deleted after course completion
 2. Due to the sensitive information in the course, all registrations will be labeled "APPLY FOR TRAINING" until positive identification can be confirmed
 3. Please attach a copy of your department issued photo ID in the registration form
 4. Once identification is confirmed, a confirmation email will verify your placement in the course
 5. Physical course materials and Distance Learning information will be sent out prior to the start of the course

Registration
This course is restricted to US military law enforcement personnel along with other local, state, and federal civilian law enforcement employees to include criminal analysts, and corrections officers.

Tuition/Fees
There is no cost to attend this course.

Course Description
The primary purposes of Highway Drug Investigations are to detect, interdict, and disrupt the continual flow of illicit drugs on the nation’s highways. It is where the struggle for superiority of the nation’s highways takes place; a contest between uniformed police officers and the most prolific and dangerous illicit drug traffickers in the world (i.e., Transnational Drug Trafficking Organizations). Emphasis is placed on Mexican drug trafficking organizations, the smuggling routes, transportation corridors, and distribution networks in the United States. Confronting the threat to national security, highway drug interdiction operatives stand as the vanguard in the nation’s second line of defense against those who would export illicit activity, lawlessness, violence, and corruption into the country.

Moreover, comprehensive post-interdiction investigative methods and techniques are emphasized in order to further identify and debilitate ongoing illicit drug-trafficking schemes that have a nexus to highway drug interdiction stops (e.g., conspiracy investigations, government controlled deliveries of contraband, and other investigative methodologies designed to advance a criminal investigation).

Topics Included

-Modus operandi of drug trafficking organizations
-Detection of drug-laden vehicles
-Weapons trafficking
-Vehicular contraband concealment
-Gathering of strategic drug intelligence
-Bulk currency seizures and investigations
-Effective strategies designed to disrupt the use of the nation’s highway as a delivery/profit gaining system for illicit drugs and weapons

Course Length
Highway Drug Investigations is a 3 Day (24 Hour) course.

Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites to attend Highway Drug Investigations.


STUDENT CONTACT INFORMATION
*Required
First Name:*

Last Name:*

Position/Title/Rank:*

Phone Work: (include area code)*

Cell Phone: (include area code)*

*Note: .mil addresses are currently unable to receive confirmation emails or attachments from MCTC, please input a civilian or commercial email address below

Email Address for confirmation, ZOOM link, Course Evaluation, and Certificate
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LAW ENFORCEMENT CREDENTIALS*
Attach a photo of your credentials

AGENCY / ORGANIZATION 
*Required
Agency/Organization Name:*

Agency Type:*

Agency City:*

Agency State:*
Agency Zip code:*


SUPERVISOR/TRAINING MANAGER*
*Required
Full Name*

Phone Work: (include area code)*

E-mail:*


STUDENT MAILING ADDRESS (for Course Materials)* NO P.O. BOXES
* Incomplete address info will disqualify your application
Street Address and Apt/Bldg:

City, State, Zip Code:


ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS
Are you currently a member of the US Armed Forces 
(Active, Reserve, Guard, or Auxiliary)?*


Is your agency/organization a HIDTA participant?*