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Course Description
This course will focus on the
equipment, chemicals and terminology associated with the illicit manufacturing of
controlled substances, specifically Methamphetamine. A fully functional, mock,
Methamphetamine lab will be on display with a demonstration of the manufacturing process.
Recognition, safety and current trends will be discussed. Investigation techniques and
strategies, along with case studies, will be presented.

Instructors
Craig
Hammer is a Special
Agent Supervisor with the California Department of Justice/Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement.
Craig is currently assigned to the Los Angeles Regional Office as a supervisor of the
Clandestine Laboratory Task Force. This task force targets large-scale methamphetamine
manufacturing and trafficking organizations along with chemical companies. Since 1990, he
has been extensively involved in all facets of clandestine laboratory investigations, both
as an agent as well as a supervising agent. He serves as a primary instructor for the
California Department of Justice Advanced Training Center for the Basic Clandestine
Laboratory Investigations and The Clandestine Laboratory Safety Certification course.
Craig teaches at the California Narcotic Officers' Association Annual Training Institute
and CNOA regional training classes. Topics in these courses include clandestine laboratory
investigations, manufacturing techniques, Mexican national drug trafficking organizations
and officer safety considerations. Additionally, Craig has served as a lecturer for the
U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Legal Education, the North Carolina Narcotic Officers'
Association , the Clandestine Laboratory Investigators Association and other law
enforcement and private industry groups. Craig has been qualified as an expert in the
manufacture of methamphetamine in U.S. District Courts in California, Georgia, Iowa,
Missouri and New York. Agent Hammer is a member of the California Methamphetamine Strategy
Committee, the California Narcotic Officers' Association, and the Clandestine Laboratory
Investigators Association.
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