CALTRAPS Basic course flyer

CALTRAPS
and Associates Presents
CTI Module 102 Basic
Concealment Course
July 14, 2015
July 15, 2015
9 am - 5 pm
1 Day / 8 hours
Course Location
Montgomery County
Sheriff’s Office
Training Academy
112 Academy Drive
Conroe, TX 77301
Course Description
About CALTRAPS
CALTRAPS and Associates’ Basic Concealment course is an eight hour block of
instruction which provides law enforcement officers with the basic knowledge
of concealment methods utilized by Money Laundering and Drug Trafficking
Organizations.
In 1994, the founder of CALTRAPS and Associates retired
DEA Special Agency Angel Calderon initiated Operation
“Trap Door.” The program was developed as an
intelligence/ enforcement support program. Focusing on
the collections, analysis and dissemination of information
pertaining to the concealment methods utilized by Money
Laundering and Drug Trafficking Organizations.
The course will include:
- Introduction to vehicular concealed compartment
- Bulk currently concealment and transportation methods
- Understanding narcotic organizations and their methods of operating
- Recognizing common indicators of modified vehicles
- Standard tools that will assist in search
- Information on the most common currency hides in vehicles
- Commercial motor vehicle concealment methods
- Concealment methods in residences and furniture and commercial
establishments
- Case studies on residential bulk currency seizures in residences and
locations
- Unusual methods of concealment such as can safes, speakers, modified
household items
- Financial Operation – Concealment Trap Initiative
Introduction to the DEA – Headquarters – Financial Operations Trap Initiative program and how the DEA can assist local officers.
In 2007, DEA Headquarters Office of Financial Operation
initiated the Headquarters Concealment Trap Initiative
(CTI) Program. The program (an extension of Operation
Trap Door) was developed to curtail the movement of bulk
currency throughout the United States.
Registration
For additional information, please contact
Special Agent Arthur Hitchens
Houston Divisional Training Coordinator
713-693-3699 or e-mail at
Arthur.M.Hitchins@usdoj.gov