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Meet Our Instructors
Sergeant Michael Varilek
Mike is a Patrol Sergeant, K-9 Handler-Instructor, and Drug Recognition Expert-Instructor for a small (5-man) Sheriff's Office in North Central South Dakota.
With nearly 20 years of experience and having handled three canines over a 15+ year period, Mike has made countless arrests for drugs, weapons, and impaired driving. Mike has seized millions of dollars in drugs and assets while working the same highways that many say, "criminal activity doesn't exist (here)".
From 2018 to 2024, Mike instructed for another Midwest-based training company and taught state-specific criminal interdiction courses to law enforcement professionals from South Dakota, North Dakota, Kansas, Minnesota, Wyoming, and Nebraska. Mike has also taught at various national conferences including K-9 Cops and HITS K-9.
In addition to his regular duties, Mike is a team member and coordinator of the North Central South Dakota Multi-Jurisdictional Criminal Enforcement Team which consists of seven counties and two municipal agencies.
Detective Sergeant Nate Borg
Nate began his career in 2010 as a Patrol Officer for the McLaughlin Police Department in McLaughlin, South Dakota.
In 2011, Nate relocated his family to Sturgis, South Dakota after accepting a position as a Patrol Officer for the Sturgis Police Department. As a Patrol Officer and former Drug Recognition Expert, Nate quickly developed a knack for apprehending impaired drivers and interdicting narcotics traveling through South Dakota on I-90.
Currently serving as a Detective Sergeant assigned to a regional drug task force serving Northwest South Dakota, Nate has a wealth of knowledge to share relating to criminal interdiction and developing cases from start to finish.
As Two-Lane Tactics continues to grow, Nate will instruct our newest course - Furthering the Case (From Roadside to Conviction).
Sergeant Pete Eng (Retired)
Beginning his career in 1994, Pete has served the State of South Dakota as a State Trooper, Deputy Sheriff, Police Officer, K-9 Handler, Drug Recognition Expert, Field Training Officer, and most recently as a Patrol Sergeant.
Pete recently retired as a Patrol Sergeant/K-9 Handler for the Edmunds County Sheriff's Office in North Central South Dakota but will continue to serve in a part-time capacity at various agencies across South Dakota.
While at Edmunds County, Pete was a team member of the North Central South Dakota Multi-Jurisdictional Criminal Enforcement Team, and he previously served on the James Valley Drug Task Force and the now-defunct South Central Drug Task Force.
Throughout his career, Pete handled a total of four Police Service Dogs and excelled in the area of criminal interdiction and has been integral in the seizure of millions of dollars of drugs and drug proceeds.
As Two-Lane Tactics continues to grow, Pete will assist with instruction of hands-on classes.