Synthetic Drug Trends for Law Enforcement
Course Dates and Times: September 15th & 16th, 2026 8:30AM – 4:30PM
Course Fee: $249
Course Instructor(s): Mike Cashman
Course Content:
The curriculum provides detectives and patrol officers a better understanding of synthetic drugs, designer compounds, and the dangers associated with them. Participants of this training course will be exposed to valuable investigative techniques and tools throughout the course. At the end of the training, students will be able to:
- Be able to identify trends
- Identify packaging, labeling, and deceptive retail/online marketing practices
- Identify distribution networks and concealment tactics
- Understand officer safety protocols and field hazard awareness
- Understand investigative and enforcement strategies supported by recent case examples
- Identify intelligence resources and interagency collaboration tools for ongoing threat tracking
Who should attend? This training is ideal for all detectives and patrol officers wanting to know more about dangerous, illicit substances disguised as legitimate retail products and how to properly investigate such cases.
Contact Tom Grimaldi (Director of Training) at TGrimaldi@newhaven.edu for more information.