Digital Dragnet: Cash App, Crypto, Dark Web & Beyond
Wed, May 28
|Rocky Mountain HIDTA Suite 300
In this intensive two-day course, students will dive into how Cash App and cryptocurrency power illicit drug deals, explore the shadowy world of dark web activity, and discover how artificial intelligence fuels crime—yet can be turned into a powerful investigative **Lodging & Per Diem Available**
Time & Location
May 28, 2025, 8:00 AM MDT – May 29, 2025, 5:00 PM MDT
Rocky Mountain HIDTA Suite 300, 369 Inverness Pkwy, Englewood, CO 80112, USA
Class Description
Narcotics traffickers are rapidly adapting, leveraging cutting-edge technology to fuel their transactions, and law enforcement must race to stay ahead. In this intensive two-day course, students will dive into how Cash App and cryptocurrency power illicit drug deals, explore the shadowy world of dark web activity, and discover how artificial intelligence fuels crime—yet can be turned into a powerful investigative ally. Through hands-on exercises and real-world case studies, you’ll build a playbook to connect digital clues to physical busts, craft airtight warrants, and master the digital tools needed to outsmart today’s tech-savvy drug networks. This is your chance to gain the edge in the fight against digital-age crime.
Instructor BIO
Sean Smith
Sean Smith spent 28 years with the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office, and currently works part-time there as a Detective. For the past 18 years he has been assigned to the Sacramento Valley Hi Tech Crimes Task Force, investigating…