April 14 - 18, 2025, Columbus Ohio

A five-day (36 hours) training program designed for law enforcement officers who supervise, or plan to supervise, narcotics, vice or street crimes units. The course is designed to provide supervisors with techniques, policies and methods they can use to make their units more efficient and safe while conducting operations. The curriculum will be presented by instructors who have over a hundred years of experience in undercover narcotics, vice and street crimes investigations. They bring together a wealth of knowledge and have designed a training program which goes to the very heart of teaching supervisors how to better manage and utilize their personnel.

No Weapons or Live Ammo Permitted in the Class or Practical Exercises.

Attendance is limited.  Register early to insure your attendance.

Topics

Selecting and Managing Undercover Personnel – Informants – Vice Operations

Human Trafficking – Crisis Management - Post Incident Procedures -  Managing Covert Operations - Supervising Reverses and Street Buys

Operational Planning - Undercover Personnel Issues - Electronic and Video Surveillance Equipment - Ethics and Misconduct in Undercover Operations

 Instructors

GUY DANIELS - Sgt. Guy Daniels is a twenty-five year veteran with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, with over sixteen years’ experience as a narcotics detective. Guy started his narcotics career with street-level tactical units where he participated in several hundred undercover operations over a sixteen-year narcotics career. During this time, he participated in several long-term undercover operations and was asked to join the DEA as a task force officer. Guy is a member of the Clandestine Laboratory Entrance Team as a certified site safety officer and is tasked with Meth related training for the department. He is currently assigned to the Vice Unit.
In 2007, Guy started S.W.A.N. Tactical Training as an organization specializing in narcotics based training for state and federal law enforcement. Since 2007, Guy has developed and instructed multiple classes related to narcotics and undercover techniques throughout the United States for State and Federal agencies to include: the U.S. Army, Drug Enforcement Administration, Nevada and Florida HITDA, Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Florida Narcotics Officers Association and the Annual Covert Operations Training Conference (Las Vegas, NV).  Det. Daniels served with the 82nd Airborne Division and participated in combat operations in Iraq (Operations(s) Desert Shield and Desert Storm).

JAIME EASON - Chief Jaime Lynne Eason is a twenty-five year veteran with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Jaime started her narcotics career with street-level tactical units where she participated in several hundred undercover operations to include wire taps, long term investigations, search warrants and operations that assisted with the homicide unit. Jaime was asked to join the homicide unit where she was a detective for two years. She has assisted in developing and instructing multiple classes related to narcotics and undercover techniques throughout the United States. Jaime graduated from the University of North Florida with a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations and is currently an Assistant Chief of Patrol Zone 1 on Jacksonville, Florida’s west side.Jaime has conducted hundreds of undercover operations to include multiple long term operations. For example she and her partner posed undercover in a large dance club for 9 months making hundreds of hand to hands, some of which were violent criminals. The investigation not only led to over 50 felony and trafficking arrests but parlayed into another long term operation at a major University. She posed as a student for a term in the college making over 35 felony arrests. She and her partner also posed as a prostitute on another long term undercover operation, assisting homicide. She made over 20 felony arrests to include murder suspects and multiple guns were seized.  She has also posed as a high end escort at a high end hotel assisting Vice with undercover deals and has done a wide array of undercover deals in all sorts of environments and understands the demands and challenges of being a female narcotics detective.

ROBERT ALMONTE - Retired Deputy Chief El Paso Police Department, and was the Commander of the Narcotics Section. Robert has 25 years experience with the El Paso Police Department and recently was the U. S. Marshal for the Western District of Texas. He was the 1999–2000 and 2002-2003 President of the Texas Narcotics Officers Association. Robert received national recognition as the 1999 “Outstanding HIDTA Task Force Commander” by The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy.

WILLIAM "Bill" NELSON -  Bill Nelson is a thirty-two year veteran of law enforcement and has over seven years experience as a supervisor running under cover operations as well as working under cover.  In 1991, Bill began his career in law enforcement with the Sumter City Police Department in South Carolina and in 1995 he moved to Florida and joined the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.  After fourteen years with JSO, as a Patrol Officer, Bill then became a Patrol Sergeant in 2009.  In 2016, Bill moved to the Vice/Narcotics unit where he supervised and participated in hundreds of under cover interactions.  In 2018, he transitioned to the Integrity Unit where he currently works. As the Integrity Sergeant, Bill specializes in public corruption cases, human trafficking targeted operations, and murder for hire operations.

Training Site and Registration Information

The training program will be presented at Columbus Police Training Academy, 1000 North Hague Avenue, Columbus Ohio 43204.  The registration fee for the five-day training program is $695.00 per person. We accept cash, check or Visa/MasterCard/Amex. Group discounts are available.  Tuition cost includes the cost of the instruction, handout materials, copy of The Art of Undercover: Techniques and Survival, and certificate of completion.

All checks or purchase orders must be made payable to Undercover Officers Association and mailed to 631 Cloisterbane Drive, St. Johns, FL 32259. For information call Trish at 904-556-1586 (Trish@undercover.org).

Classes will be held daily from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.  Dress is casual. 
Lodging: The Hampton Inn Scioto has offered a discounted rate for this event. Please use the following link to reserve your room today: https://www.hilton.com/en/book/reservation/deeplink/?ctyhocn=CMHSDHX&groupCode=CHH90V&arrivaldate=2025-04-13&departuredate=2025-04-17&cid=OM,WW,HILTONLINK,EN,DirectLink&fromId=HILTONLINKDIRECT

No travel money?  Interested in hosting this training?  Contact us at:  Trish@Undercover.org