Undercover operatives and secret informants are a key weapon in the fight against drug trafficking and organised crime.
But what happens to these people once the operations have finished?
For the first time, Four Corners speaks to a confidential human source, an undercover operator, and a handler about life undercover.
They include Australian man Miles Mehta, who worked as a confidential source for the ACIC and the DEA, and now says he’s been abandoned.
00:00: Intro: Undercover informants
2:15: On the run
5:31: Interpol Red Notice
9:16: Becoming an informant
9:42: Australia’s most wanted
10:52: Working for the DEA
11:58: A $500,000 check
14:14: Human intelligence
18:55: Verifying claims
20:01: Encrypted chats
21:25: ACIC handlers
27:28: Meeting a handler
32:38: Infiltrating criminals
40:16: Calling a ‘spy’ in prison
This Four Corners documentary was originally broadcast as ‘Undercover’ on October 2, 2023, on ABC TV and ABC iview.
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