Full Confessions of a Drug Smuggler
What You’ll Learn
The Most In-Depth Drug Smuggling Training Available
This is the full, uncensored version of the Confessions of a Drug Smuggler course. Far more detailed than the 2-hour or 4-hour versions, this extended session offers the most complete view of how one man operated as a national and international trafficker, remained undetected for over two decades, and eventually became a key DEA informant.
Participants will get a comprehensive look at the strategies, psychology, logistics, and tactics used at the highest levels of drug smuggling. This is not theory. Every lesson is based on real-world experience and includes in-depth case analysis, specific operational breakdowns, and critical takeaways for frontline law enforcement.
If you want to understand how high-level traffickers think, move product, avoid detection, and survive in the underworld, this course delivers it all.
Course Overview
This version includes everything from the 2-hour and 4-hour classes, plus significant expansion into new material.
We’ll cover:
- How early influences, environment, and personal traits shape high-level criminals
- My path into the life of crime and the traits that enabled me to succeed
- How commercial trucking knowledge and logistics became the perfect smuggling cover
- Dozens of drug and money trafficking methods used domestically and internationally
- Techniques for staying undetected, including plausible deniability, deception, and manipulation
- How I infiltrated legitimate trucking companies and built layers of insulation to avoid prosecution
- Why informants are crucial for catching top-level traffickers and how to manage and motivate them
- Real case studies, post-arrest insights, and lessons for officers to apply during stops, interviews, and investigations
What Sets This Course Apart
This is the most comprehensive training we offer, providing a full-day, start-to-finish look at how high-level smugglers build, operate, and protect their networks.
Unlike shorter courses, this extended format allows for:
- Full case study breakdowns with detailed operational analysis
- Step-by-step insight into the tactics traffickers use to stay undetected for decades
- A deeper understanding of the criminal mindset and how early influences shape future behavior
- Time for interactive discussion, audience questions, and scenario-based learning
- Practical tips you can immediately apply in the field to identify, disrupt, and dismantle smuggling operations
Taught by a former trafficker who successfully evaded detection for more than 20 years, this course delivers an unmatched level of detail and real-world applicability.
Wondering Why You Should Trust Us?
Who is Rich Laferriere?
Richard ‘Rich’ Laferriere isn’t your typical law enforcement instructor. For more than 20 years, he operated at the highest levels of drug smuggling, moving over 10 tons of marijuana, 1,200 pounds of cocaine, and millions in cash without detection. After being apprehended, he spent more than a decade as a DEA informant, helping federal agents dismantle major trafficking networks. Rich has authored books on his experiences and has trained thousands of law enforcement officers across the country, sharing the rare firsthand knowledge needed to understand, identify, and dismantle criminal operations. His perspective offers the kind of insight no textbook or traditional instructor can provide.
Topics Covered
- How criminals evolve from early offenses to high-level trafficking operations
- Common behavioral traits and red flags that reveal professional smugglers
- National and international trafficking routes and concealment strategies
- How smugglers infiltrate or create legitimate businesses to move product
- The role of deception, manipulation, and calculated risk in avoiding detection
- Why insider information is critical to catching top-level traffickers
- Managing and motivating informants to extract maximum intelligence
- Lessons learned from real cases to strengthen stops, interviews, and investigations
Who Should Attend
- Law enforcement officers in drug interdiction or criminal investigations
- Highway and commercial vehicle enforcement units
- Narcotics task forces and federal/state agency teams
- Corrections officers and investigators dealing with gang or drug-related cases
- Any department seeking advanced, experience-based smuggling education
Format & Delivery
- Full day (6-8 hour) in person session
- Includes real case studies, behavioral analysis, and live Q&A
- Can be paired with related courses (Tiers of a Smuggler or DEA Handler) for expanded multi-day training
Ready to Book This Course?
This class is one of the most advanced in the series. If your team is ready to understand the real power dynamics behind CI work, this course will sharpen your instincts, and your strategy.
Call or Text: 860-338-0667
Email: Rich@coadstraining.com