TENNESSEE NARCOTIC OFFICERS ASSOCIATION
The Tennessee Narcotic Officers Association (TNOA) was formed by charter on January 21, 1991. The general purpose and objectives of the TNOA shall be to promote the cooperation, education, and exchange of information among all law enforcement agencies involved in the enforcement of drug laws throughout the State of Tennessee. When the TNOA was formed a total of (49) charter member was included in the Constitution and Bylaws of the association. Over the years, the TNOA has become actively involved in assisting drug enforcement associations throughout the United States. The TNOA is also a long standing member of the National Narcotic Officers Associations Coalition (NNOAC), which represents over 42,000 narcotic officers from throughout the United States. The TNOA currently has approximately 400 members and holds an annual training conference that provides members with 36 hours of specialized training, each year.
TNOA/NCNEOA FALL CONFERENCE 2025
DATES: November 10 - November 14, 2025
THE westin Chattanooga
2025 featured Speakers
Officer Michael Martinez
Michael Martinez struggles to deal with handling the first of four-officer involved shootings he was involved in within a two year of being on the job. As a San Diego Police Officer Michael Martinez was involved in his first shooting within eight months of joining his department. That’s when the headaches and drinking started. Then he was involved in two more shootings within another year. He was good at hiding his troubles for a while. Then it all caught up with him, and his world-his career-started crumbling around him. He had a chance to get treatment, but would he take it? Michael talks about how twenty-eight days saved his life and put him in a position to deal with another shooting within six months of getting out treatment. During his block of instruction, Michael will share with his audience his personal story of survival after several critical incidents that he was involved in as a San Diego Police Officer and the impact on his health and wellness. The TNOA is honored to have Officer Martinez as a guest instructor at our conference.
Dash duong wong
Dash Duong Wong was homeless and raised on the streets of Honolulu, he sold leis to tourists at 5 years old to help feed his family. He was arrested at 11 years old for shoplifting food. When the cops looked for his mom, she was in jail for prostitution. At 13 years of age, he was adopted by the Wong family. He spent 15 years in Navy Special Operations or Special Warfare Combatant-Craft Crewmen (SWCC), they are elite Navy operators who specialize in operating and maintaining combatant craft for special operations missions, particularly those of U.S. Navy SEALs, and are known as the "boat guys" of Naval Special Warfare, including 9 years at Development Group (DEVGRU), which is unofficially known as Seal Team Six, and is the United States Navy Component of the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC). In April 2009, the U.S. containership Maersk Alabama sails toward its destination on a day that seems like any other. Suddenly, Somali pirates race toward the vessel, climb aboard and take everyone hostage. The captain of the ship, Richard Phillips, looks to protect his crew from the hostile invaders, and their leader, Muse (Barkhad Abdi). The pirates are after millions of dollars, and Phillips must use his wits to make sure everyone survives and returns home safely. He assisted Seal Team 6 and rescuing the crew and killing three of the pirates. He also survived his battle with lung cancer in 2017, leaving him with one lung. After leaving the military in 2019, he traveled the county interviewing veterans for 10 months in a Volkswagen bus with his wife, 2 young kids, and a dog. He is now the Regional Sales Manager at Kill Cliff and lives in Colorado. He will provide his audience with a chilling story that they will never forget.
Anthony (Tony) Mottola, Ph.D
Anthony (Tony) Mottola, Ph.D., has over 35 years of law enforcement and security experience, including the New York City Police Department, United States Air Force, and the National Basketball Association (NBA). He retired as a sergeant detective (SDS) after 25 years as a member of NYPD. He served as executive officer for the NYPD intelligence Bureau’s Strategic Unit, which is a covert counterterrorism initiative, and director of the Domestic Liaison Program. He represented the intelligence Bureau in numerous investigations, including the Boston Bombing, civil unrest, mass shootings and large-scale incidents outside of New York City. During his tenure with NYPD, he worked additional assignments in Counter Terrorism, Gang Intelligence, Detective Bureau, Task Force, Street Narcotics Enforcement Unit, anti-gang/graffiti units, and patrol. He was a first responder/search leader for recovery efforts and supervisor of security details in the immediate aftermath of the World Trade Center attacks. Dr. Mottola has conducted extensive research into human trafficking, labor trafficking, border operations, and transnational organized crime. His extensive research also included the Tren De Aragua (TdA). He authored an article about Organized Crime: From Prison Gang to Transnational Organized Crime Syndicate in the U.S. Dr. Mottola will share with the members of our association that research of TdA, and how they operate within the United States as well as internationally. He is currently an assistant professor of Criminology and Homeland Security at the University of Tennessee-Southern.
Sarah “superbad'“ Adams
Sarah is an award-winning targeting officer and global threat advisor with extensive domestic and international experience. Ms. Adams focuses her practice on intelligence and investigations and also supports risk mitigation and crisis management engagements. Previously, Ms. Adams held positions in the government and non-profit sectors, and has worked overseas on behalf of the U.S. Government’s intelligence mission in Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia.
Joining Ms. Adams for a Q&A Session will be:
DAVE "BOON" BENTON - FORMER US MARINE SCOUT SNIPER & CIA GRS CONTRACTOR IN BENGHAZI - 13 HOURS IN BENGHAZI MOVIE
Dave grew up in Ohio, and also calls Florida home. He is one of the founders of ShootingClasses.com, and has over 26 years serving in specialized teams and leadership roles in the military, law enforcement, protective security, and the U.S. Government’s Intelligence Community. He was part of the Central Intelligence Agency’s Annex security team that responded to the September 11, 2012 terrorist attack at the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. His story is told in the book "13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened in Benghazi " written by Mitchell Zuckoff.
the narc “rios’
During his time as a Narcotics Detective, Instructor Rios has been assigned to several Federal Task Forces as a Case Agent and Undercover. Instructor Rios has gained extensive experience in high level narcotic operations. He has conducted over 200 mid to upper-level undercover operations for various local, state, and federal agencies. In 2020, Rios was named Undercover Officer of the Year by a state narcotics officers association. Instructor Rios has conducted dozens of high-level felony cases and has been the affiant on numerous TIII (Wiretap) investigations. In 2020 Instructor Rios was awarded a commendation for outstanding performance in a federal case involving major seizures of cocaine and heroin as a Case Agent. Instructor Rios is currently an instructor at two police academies and he is an instructor for a state Undercover Narcotics Investigator Training (UNIT) course. Between being a Case Agent and Undercover, Instructor Rios has seized over 900 kilograms of narcotics. He is currently an active undercover officer for a task force regularly conducting multi kilo undercover deals in an effort to thwart those that wish to poison American Citizens for profit.