Tactical Narcotics Techniques
Hosted by the North Miami Beach Police Department
October 20th-24th, 2008, in North Miami Beach, Florida
A five day (36 hour) training program designed for Law Enforcement Investigators, Narcotics Investigators and Officers who participate in high-risk operations used to apprehend violent subjects and subjects involved in the illicit narcotics trade. Investigators will learn various methods used to safely conduct reverse sting operations, buy/bust operations and investigative techniques used to successfully conduct both street level and narcotics trafficking cases. Instructors will cover tactical planning and how to conduct proper scouting for raids and narcotics operations.
The curriculum includes Tactical Narcotics Techniques, which details how to conduct short term operations used to infiltrate and target high priority area’s where narcotics and prostitution are presenting problems. Instructors will cover vehicle assaults, high risk vehicle stops, high risk search warrant entries, and offer various tactical theories used to safely clear rooms and buildings. The students will learn how to tactically approach and make entry into buildings by doing practical training exercises utilizing various facilities such as apartment buildings and houses.
Since the majority of buy/busts and reverse sting operations are conducted in public settings, the conference will place a strong emphasis on how to safely conduct vehicle take downs and assaults along with how to safely breach vehicle windows by participating in hands on scenario based training exercises. Students will be given the opportunity to practice vehicle window breaching techniques and how to utilize ballistic shields as part of their tactical planning.
The curriculum will cover various approaches used to successfully conduct consent searches on residences, hotels and businesses. Consent searches and approaches are the number one tool used when working interdiction cases. Students will participate in undercover practical exercises involving the use of role players during the training. This is a scenario based training course that will require PHYSICAL PARTICIPATION in the various scenarios and techniques being taught.
Students will be placed in situations that will involve the use of role players during some of the practical exercises. Tactical case studies will be presented to show both correct and incorrect ways to prepare for tactical and narcotics operations. A presentation on how to set up and operate undercover storefronts will detail how easy and cost effective it is for agencies to set up undercover locations. Law enforcement agencies that utilize tactical undercover locations significantly reduce the liability to their agencies and provide safety to their officers and citizens.
This class offers insight for both new and veteran investigators. Narcotics investigations are high liability events that require proper training for the safety of the officers and citizens. This is course is specially designed for agencies who participate in multi jurisdiction task forces and for narcotics units who serve their own search warrants and execute violent offender arrest warrants. The instructors for this course have a tremendous amount of experience on both the narcotics and tactical sides of high risk operations.
Class Program
Consent
Search Investigations
Tactical Vehicle
Assaults
Tactical Vehicle
Blocking
Vehicle Window Breaching Techniques
Tactical Narcotics
Techniques Concept
Tactical Room
Entry Techniques
Major Reverse Sting
Operations
Street Level Reverse Sting Operations
Buy/Bust Operations
Narcotics Operations Planning
Tactical Operations
Planning
Search Warrant Entry Techniques
Tactical Planning
Case Studies
Investigative & Surveillance
Techniques
Club and Bar Raid Tactics
Tactical Undercover Storefront Operations
Establishing storefront locations
Escort and Massage Parlor Tactics
Practical exercises utilizing
role players
Tactical Narcotics Techniques
North Miami Beach Conference
October 20th-24th, 2008,
in North Miami Beach, Florida.
Training classes will be held at the North
Miami Beach Police
Department
training
center. Due to the specialized content of this
training course,
seating is very limited. Students will be accepted on a
first come, first served basis.
The
recommended
hotel is the Newport Beach Side Resort located in
Sunny Isles Beach. The hotel is approximately 3
miles from the training center. The Newport
is offering a rate
of $119.00 per night. Book rooms under the LETA TNT Conference
code at 305-949-1300. The North Miami Beach Police Department and the hotel are
both located between
Miami International and
Fort Lauderdale International airports. Please check flights and schedules at
both airports as ticket prices vary between the two airports.
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The tuition is $450.00 per student. Please submit payment by check or money order with this registration form or register on line at www.uctraining.net. Class space is limited and students will be accepted on a first come, first served basis. Full payment must be received two weeks prior to the start of the conference to ensure class slots.
Registrations can be faxed to (305) 388-6781, register on line or mailed to:
Law Enforcement Training Associates, Inc.
Post Office Box 600494
North Miami Beach, Florida 33160
Registration fee for the program includes the cost of instruction, hand out materials and certificate of completion. Classroom dress is casual and tactical gear should be worn for the scenario portion of the training. Classes will be held from 8:30 a.m to 5:00 p.m Monday thru Thursday and from 8:30 a.m to 12:30 p.m on Friday. If you have any further questions please contact Detective Mike DeMarcus at (305) 986-5476.
Conference Instructors
Don Reynolds: Sergeant,
North Miami Beach Police Department. Donny has over 18 years of law enforcement
experience and completed a five year assignment in the Vice, Intelligence and
Narcotics unit. Donny also participated on a money laundering task force that
seized over 27 million dollars in 1998. He has extensive experience in cocaine
trafficking and street level narcotics investigations. Donny currently teaches
firearms and law enforcement driving courses at the Miami Dade Criminal Justice
Academy and has been a member of the NMBPD SRT unit for over 10
years.
Eric Davis: Detective, North Miami
Beach Police Department. Eric has 13 years of law enforcement experience and has
been assigned to the Vice, Intelligence and Narcotics unit for over 6 years.
Eric has been a member of the NMBPD SRT unit for 7 years and is the SRT units
lead firearms instructor. Eric is an MP5, Colt carbine and driving instructor
for NMBPD. He has participated in numerous narcotics investigations on both
the narcotics and tactical sides and is currently a narcotics trained canine
handler for the VIN unit.
Mike DeMarcus:
Detective, North Miami Beach Police Department with over 18 years of law
enforcement experience. Mike has been in the Vice, Intelligence and Narcotics
unit for over 11 years and has worked on a DEA task force as well as a state task
force specializing in money laundering and narcotics investigations. Mike has
extensive experience in narcotics reverses, indoor marijuana grow houses and
long term crack cocaine investigations. Mike has participated in numerous long
term investigations targeting and prosecuting both money laundering and
narcotics trafficking subjects.
Lino Diaz: Detective,
North Miami Beach Police Department with over 12 years of law
enforcement experience. Lino is currently assigned to the Crime
Suppression Team, which targets gang members, street level narcotics
subjects, burglary subjects and violent criminals. Lino has also
participated on the NMBPD Tactical Unit, the Robbery Intervention Detail
and a multi jurisdictional street crimes enforcement team that targeted
violent subjects in Miami-Dade County. Lino has been on the NMBPD
Special Response Team for over 7 years and is also a Colt MP5 and
Chemical Munitions instructor.
Tony Marciante: Tony is a Captain and a 18 year veteran of the North Miami Beach Police Department. Tony has been a member of the NMBPD Special Response Team for the past 14 years and is currently the teams Commanding Officer. He is currently serving as a Region VII representative for the Florida SWAT Association and he also completed a three year assignment with the Tactical Unit and a four year assignment on the K-9 unit. Tony is a MP5 instructor, Taser Instructor, Firearms instructor, and a defensive driving instructor. Tony has also completed instructor development courses for Tactical Team, Tactical shooting and L.E.O response for weapons of mass destruction. Tony's assignments have allowed him to participate in all facets of narcotics work from undercover investigations to tactical operations. Tony has well over 100 search warrant entries and has been a technical adviser on several major motion pictures.
Nelson Reyes: Nelson is a Detective assigned to the Street Crimes Unit and is a 16 year veteran of the North Miami Beach Police Department. Nelson has been a member of the NMBPD Special Response Team for the past 10 years and is currently the team leader. He is a firearms and taser instructor for NMBPD. Nelson has developed the Vehicle Assault and Breaching courses which are utilized in the TNT training.
Additional Tactical Instructors are utilized during the training.
Comments from LEO's that have attended previous TNT conferences:
"Great class. Very Informative"
"Excellent training course"
"Great course, all instructors get an A+"
"Should be prerequisite training for street crime officers"
"Best training that I have attended"
"Scenario training was great"
"Great conference and an awesome host agency"
"Great instructors-very approachable and experienced"
"Great class, should be a salary incentive course!"
Contact LETA for references from agencies that have attended previous Tactical Narcotics Techniques training conferences. LETA will bring this training conference to agencies that need to train between 15-20 officers. Contact LETA for details.
