Understanding the mexican Cartels and 'Narco Culture'

This course is POST certified in multiple states, and has been presented since 2014; it is ever evolving with current information and intelligence regarding culture, activities, tactics, and trends, gathered during research trips into various regions of Mexico, the U.S., and elsewhere. This information is currently being utilized in many active investigations, and has assisted law enforcement officers in criminal interdiction traffic stops, federal and local narcotics investigations, Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) investigations, arson investigations, and several homicide cases and mass murder investigations involving the distribution and trafficking of narcotics, as well as auto theft crimes. We have presented the full course to thousands of federal, tribal, local, and municipal officers, and government officials; including former members of the U.S. Congress and their staff. And our one-day course has been simulcasted to 71 countries around the world, and presented at a plethora of conferences throughout the U.S. This information is consistently being used by HSI Fusion Center, and other federal intelligence organizations.
VICTOR GALARZA - LEAD INSTRUCTOR

We are pleased to provide the experience and expertise of Victor Manual Galarza Abizaid, considered a subject matter expert by the 22nd and 13th Judicial Districts in the State of Colorado in criminal interdiction, narcotics, narcotics investigations and the Mexican Cartels.
Victor has been in active service as a Law Enforcement officer since 2011. He is currently a decorated Detective Sergeant and Supervisor of a Narcotics Investigation Unit in the Southwest region of Colorado, proudly displaying three Distinguished Service Awards, and a Meritorious Service Award for bravery. He has been credited with conducting the three largest narcotics investigations in his AOR, and is currently the Vice President for Colorado Drug Investigators Association (CDIA) Region II.
He possesses an extensive history, which includes being a Mexican diplomat in the U.S., bearing an A1, and later G1 diplomatic status; first-hand, and personal accounts of the Mexican Cartels, dating back to the Guadalajara Cartel; and has investigated members of the Los Zetas, Sinaloa, Golfo, La Familia Michoacana, and Tersera Hermandad Cartels, as well as several other active Foreign Terrorist Organizations. His previous experience as a diplomat allowed him to train with the Mexican Navy, Mexican Army, German Army, U.S. Army, Mexican Estado Major Presidencial (or, Mexican Presidential Security Service), and various other Law Enforcement agencies.
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CLASSES & EVENTS
UPCOMING CLASSES
Jackson Springs/Troy, NC
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Apr 22
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Apr 25
2025
Hosted by Samarcand Training Academy and North Carolina Department of Public Safety; in cooperation with Montgomery Community College
Lansing, MI
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May 4
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May 7
2025
2025 Midwest Gang Investigators Association National Conference
Fort Collins, CO
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May 20
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May 23
2025
Hosted by Larimer County Sheriff's Office
Montenegro Conference
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Jun 4
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Jun 6
2025
Mexican Foreign Terrorist Organizations in Europe - hosted by OSCE, and in cooperation with Interpol, Europol, and the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Phoenix, AZ
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Jul 21
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Jul 24
2025
Arizona Narcotic Officers Association 37th Annual Training Conference
Mount Vernon, IL
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Aug 12
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Aug 15
2025
Hosted by Illinois State Police, in cooperation with Illinois National Guard
Lawton/Cache, OK
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Sep 23
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Sep 26
2025
Hosted by the Comanche Nation Police Department
St. Charles, MO
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Sep 30
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Oct 3
2025
Hosted by St. Charles Police Department, certified by Missouri P.O.S.T.