Narcotic Investigation

Course Description - This 80-hour course is for the peace officer who has recently been assigned to a narcotic investigations unit. The course is comprised of a combination of lecture and field exercises pertaining to the investigation and prosecution of narcotic cases.

Who Should Attend - Peace officers who have recently been assigned full-time to the investigation of narcotics.

Course Objectives - To provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to buy narcotics undercover, conduct investigations, and testify in court.

Course Outline

• Search Warrants, Search and Seizure
• Drug & User Identification: Stimulants, Opiates, Hallucinogens, & Marijuana
• Applicable Health & Safety Code Laws
• Undercover Case-making Exercises
• Packaging, Weights, and Measures of Controlled Substances
• Undercover Techniques
• Informant Management
• Colombian and Mexican Drug Trafficking Organizations
• Entry and Search Considerations
• Asset Forfeiture
• Clandestine Laboratories
• Reverse Sting Investigations
• Medical Aspects of Addiction
• Surveillance Techniques
• Rave and Club Drug Investigations
• Specialized Surveillance Equipment
• Ethical Issues in Law Enforcement

Additional Information - For further information contact the ATC at (916) 464-1200, and ask for the Program Training Officer or Secretary for this course.