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Police officers engaged in drug interdiction and criminal interdiction are constantly finding new hiding places that criminals use to hide their drugs, weapons, and other contraband.
Here are a few locations that I.C.E. (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) has found in recent years:

Contraband hidden in a womans wig.
Bags of heroin hidden in teddy bears.
Marijuana concealed in the […]

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Vehicle Stop Interdictions: Drug Interdiction for Patrol is one of more than 40 police training courses offered to law enforcement officers by The Backup Training Corporation. Focusing on highway drug interdiction, the CD-based course covers all of the bases for an officer who is serious about stopping the flow of drugs on the […]

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Dopers hide their stash in all sorts of silly places. As a police officer engaged in criminal interdiction, you have to look beyond the obvious locations if you plan on making a real impact.
Called a PC Micro Grow Center, this commercially available product disguises a small grow operation inside of a home computer […]

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In a lot of spy movies, the hero’s car is often equipped with all sorts of gadgets designed to make espionage easier.  One of those often seen gadgets is available for your local criminals for less than $100.
The Plate Flipper is a device that installs behind the license plate of a car or motorcycle.  When […]

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Traffic stops have been called the “bread and butter” of police work. Even in the busiest jurisdictions, police officers regularly make traffic stops for traffic violations. Proactive officers can use these encounters to detect criminal activity beyond the simple traffic infraction.
Regardless on the reason for the stop, there are certain things a police […]

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Police officers engaged in drug interdiction quickly learn that experienced dealers and traffickers never drive a car they own when moving their product. Criminals have learned to bypass the asset forfeiture laws by renting a car, and moving the drugs with the leased vehicle. If stopped, the dealer may lose the product, but […]

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Imagine this: you make a traffic stop for a minor infraction, and you discover the driver doesn’t speak very much English. You do your best to explain the infraction, and they provide you with a multi-fold paper document labeled “International Driver’s License.” The document has a passport-style photograph of the driver, and […]

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Ask any martial artist and they will tell you: for every move, there is a counter-move.
In this case, the counter-move is a small device that jams GPS signals, preventing you from using them to track your suspect. It plugs into a cigarette lighter and emits a low power (200mW) jamming signal that claims to […]

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ArchPort™ is a shoe company that is selling a line of shoes that features a concealment compartment.
ArchPort™ offers a variety of sandals and athletic shoes that have a thicker sole, with small compartments that are accessible from the side of the shoe. Marketed as a way to carry or hide things like money or […]

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In the excellent book, Tactics for Criminal Patrol : Vehicle Stops, Drug Discovery and Officer Survival, Charles Remsburg attempts to impress on police officers the idea that each and every traffic stop may lead to interdicting a larger crime if you look for it. The concept is simple: most criminals use cars to move […]

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