Drug HIDE–Vehicle Contraband Hide Identification Training -Sept. 2025, Barnstable PD, MA
Wed, Sep 24
|Barnstable Police Dept.
Vehicle Contraband Hide Identification Training-Designed for all levels of law enforcement responders Location: Barnstable PD, MA


Time & Location
Sep 24, 2025, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Barnstable Police Dept., 1200 Phinneys Ln, Hyannis, MA 02601, USA
About the event
This one-day course will equip attendees with the most up-to-date methods used to locate, identify and access hidden compartments in both passenger and commercial vehicles as well as residential and commercial locations. Students will learn how to locate and access hidden compartments that are utilized by narcotic traffickers.
Videos will be presented of compartments that have been located in cars, trucks and houses here in Massachusetts, along with the back story on each hide and how they were located and accessed.
TOPICS
Roadside interdiction tactics combined with other techniques to officers while performing daily duties
What to look for during a search warrant of a home or business location
A systematic approach used to identify vehicles with compartments used to hide contraband (as well as residential or commercial locations)