Inside The Sinaloa Cartel

is a gripping two-day seminar that takes officers deep inside the world of the Sinaloa Cartel. Taught by Jay Flores—once a top distributor for El Chapo and El Mayo and joined by veteran law enforcement guests, this class breaks down how the operation was built, sustained, and ultimately dismantled. Expect real-life tactics, insider stories, and never-before-shared details.

One- or Two-Day Specialized Training | Law Enforcement Only

Every major drug trafficking investigation eventually leads to the same question:

Where did the money go?

Cartel Cash provides law enforcement with a rare firsthand look at the financial side of a major drug trafficking organization—from the street-level generation of narcotics proceeds to the movement of bulk U.S. currency and the methods used to introduce those proceeds into the legitimate financial system.

Margarito “Jay” Flores Jr. brings a perspective few instructors can provide. As a former high-level drug trafficker whose organization moved and laundered more than $3 billion in bulk U.S. currency, Flores provides investigators with an inside view of the relationship between drugs, logistics, transportation, bulk cash and money laundering.

This is not simply a money laundering class.

Cartel Cash follows the money through the entire trafficking cycle.

Attendees will examine how drug proceeds are generated and collected; how large amounts of currency are consolidated and compartmentalized; the logistics and transportation networks used to move bulk cash; border and smuggling considerations; cash handoffs and financial intermediaries; trade-based money laundering; cash-intensive businesses; cryptocurrency and digital assets; and other methods used to conceal the origin, ownership, movement and destination of criminal proceeds.

Most importantly, the course connects financial activity back to the larger criminal organization.

Understanding the money can expose transportation networks, stash locations, couriers, brokers, suppliers, customers, financial facilitators and previously unidentified members of an organization. A financial lead can become a trafficking lead—and a trafficking investigation can become a financial investigation.

Depending on the course format, Flores may be joined by a guest instructor with government experience and specialized expertise in money laundering and financial investigations, combining firsthand knowledge from inside a trafficking organization with the investigative perspective of law enforcement.

Whether you investigate narcotics, organized crime, transnational criminal organizations, gangs, financial crimes, cryptocurrency, interdiction or other major criminal activity, understanding the movement of money can help investigators understand the organization itself.

Find the people. Identify the network. Disrupt the organization.

REAL EXPERIENCE. REAL KNOWLEDGE. REAL INSIGHT.

You recovered the vehicle.

But who ordered it?

Who recruited the thief?
Who is the broker?
Who changed or concealed its identity?
Who arranged transportation?
Who gets paid—and how?
Who is waiting for it on the other side?
And most importantly…

I'm developing something very different for law enforcement.

A one-of-a-kind, two-day law-enforcement training designed to take investigators beyond the stolen vehicle and inside the criminal enterprise behind it.

We'll examine organized vehicle-theft networks, fraud and vehicle identity, VIN cloning, dealership and financing fraud, emerging theft trends, staging and transportation, money and profits, international trafficking, ports and containers, overseas buyers, and the vulnerabilities investigators can exploit.

But one of the biggest components will be:

Who should you approach?

Who actually has access?

Who knows the broker?

Who knows the money?

Who looks important but actually knows very little?

And how can one person—or one vehicle—help investigators begin seeing the larger organization?

Then we're going to do something investigators rarely get:

Direct Q&A with someone who spent years operating inside this world.

Bring the questions investigators normally don't get an opportunity to ask.

We're currently looking for Auto Theft Task Forces and law-enforcement agencies interested in HOSTING this two-day training.

If your unit investigates organized vehicle theft and you think your investigators would benefit from this perspective, message me. I want to hear from you.

STOLEN
Inside the Global Vehicle Theft Enterprise

Identifying, Flipping, and Managing Informants
Kingpin to Informant explores how informants are identified, flipped, and managed—taught from both sides of the table. Learn the motivations behind informants, how to manage risk, and how to turn street intel into solid cases. Jay draws on his experience as an informant himself and working with dozens of others in active operations.

He is joined by Bill Loucks, a retired and highly experienced law enforcement officer who brings a practical perspective on handling informants within complex investigations.

Kingpin Interdiction is a unique training program that combines the firsthand operational perspective of a former high-level drug trafficker with the expertise of a nationally recognized criminal interdiction instructor.

This comprehensive course provides law enforcement personnel with an in-depth understanding of how transnational criminal organizations transport, distribute, conceal, and profit from narcotics, bulk currency, weapons, and other contraband throughout the United States. Attendees will gain valuable insight into the transportation networks, distribution hubs, stash locations, warehouses, load staging operations, commodity selection, and logistical decision-making processes that drive modern criminal enterprises.

The course also examines how criminal organizations utilize both passenger vehicles and commercial motor vehicles to facilitate the movement of contraband while attempting to evade law enforcement detection. Participants will explore concealment methods, hidden compartments, freight movement strategies, commercial transportation operations, roadside interview techniques, behavioral indicators, freight documentation, and criminal interdiction methodologies used to identify and disrupt illicit activity.

Presented through real-world case studies, operational analysis, photographs, videos, and extensive question-and-answer sessions, this training bridges the gap between criminal methodology and law enforcement response. Attendees will leave with a practical understanding of how trafficking organizations operate, make decisions, manage risk, and exploit legitimate transportation systems to facilitate criminal activity.

Whether you are a patrol officer, narcotics investigator, interdiction specialist, intelligence analyst, prosecutor, commercial vehicle enforcement officer, or federal agent, this course provides actionable knowledge and investigative insight that can be immediately applied in the field.

Key Areas of Instruction:

• Cartel Organizational Structure & Operations
• Transportation Networks & Distribution Systems
• Distribution Hubs, Warehouses & Stash Locations
• Load Staging & Freight Movement
• Commodity Selection & Transportation Strategies
• Passenger Vehicle Criminal Operations
• Commercial Motor Vehicle Criminal Operations
• Driver Recruitment & Management
• Bulk Currency Transportation & Collection
• Freight Documents, Bills of Lading & Logbooks
• Roadside Interview Techniques
• Criminal Indicators & Behavioral Analysis
• Concealment Methods & Hidden Compartments
• Search Methodologies & Interdiction Strategies
• Current Cartel Trends & Adaptations
• Case Studies & Operational Debriefs
• Open Question & Answer Sessions

Training Formats:

• 2-Day Program (16 Hours)

• 3-Day Advanced Program (24 Hours)

For training dates, hosting opportunities, conference presentations, or additional information, contact us at info@kingpintoeducator.com.

REAL KNOWLEDGE. REAL EXPERIENCE. REAL TACTICS.

Corruption, Contraband, and the Cost of Crossing Over:
The Thin Line is a different kind of training. While most courses focus on what officers should do, this one focuses on what not to do—and why. Jay uses raw, real-life stories from both sides of the law to show how small compromises can lead to career-ending decisions, criminal charges, and long-term consequences under conspiracy laws.

You’ll learn how criminals actively plot to exploit law enforcement, how corruption takes root, and how contraband like phones and drugs create internal threats. It’s not just a class—it’s a cautionary message designed to protect officers from becoming the next target or cautionary tale.

Understanding the Hybrid Threat to Law Enforcement:
This course connects the dots between Mexican cartels, American prison gangs, and street crews. Taught by gang expert Gabe Morales and Jay Flores, it shows how these networks collaborate, fight for control, and push drugs and violence into our communities. You’ll leave with tools to better identify, disrupt, and counter the threat.

How Mexican Cartels Operate—Then & Now.
Co-taught by Jay Flores and former DEA Agent Ralph Villarruel, Inside Narcos unpacks the inner workings of Mexican drug cartels—past and present. From leadership structures to corruption and smuggling routes, this class gives officers the real blueprint cartels use to move drugs and money. Rare dual perspective, unmatched insight.