DNI says it has 2,000 informants
Fifty years ago, if you called someone a “calié” (informant), you were likely going to be slapped, punched, or perhaps even killed, as this word was closely associated with the SIM, the secret police used by the dictator Trujillo to weed out dissidence.
On 31 August 2018, Admiral Sigfrido Pared Perez, the director of the National Investigation Department (DNI) revealed that his agency has some 2,000 informants on the streets, supporting the work of the agencies that combat drug trafficking, illegal immigration, corruption and street crime.
Pared Perez told reporters that a large percentage of the drug shipments recently seized by the National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) are the result of information provided by these informants.
Pared Perez also said that they have offices that are permanently supporting prosecutors who are investigating cases of corruption. He said 80% of the DNI offices are civilians and 20% belong to the Armed Forces.
The specialized blog Notihistoria Dominicana explains that “calié” has its origin in the French word for a notebook: “cahier.” The blog says that during the dictatorship of Ulises Heureaux (Lilises) a large intelligence group was formed, and they carried around a notebook (cahier) as well is a code to send secret information by telegraph. These agents were notice caliéses and since then this is the term used to describe any government intelligence agent.
Source: DR1, Elnacional
Aug 2, 2018
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