Instructor Brian Konopka has invested over 600 hours in studying criminal interdiction, and is currently assigned to a Highway Interdiction Unit. There, he has personally seized thousands of cartons of untaxed cigarettes, numerous kilograms of narcotics, hundreds of pounds of marijuana, and over one million dollars in United States currency. Before beginning his career in law enforcement, Konopka served in the United States Marine Corps and was deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. After returning home he obtained a Master of Science degree in Homeland Security where he specialized in Terrorism and Security Studies. Konopka has copious amounts of knowledge to pass on to all who attend this career changing course.