There are 4 ways you get an informant:
1. They get caught and they’re working off their charges
2. They get caught and work to get you the bigger fish.
3. They get caught or offer their services to get someone else off.
4. THEY ARE PAID!!!!!!!!
DEA gives snitches about $1000 per kilo. You give them a good lick and you can walk with around $50k or more. If you give them a really good lick you’re walking with 6-figures.
There was a time when the DEA was paying ticket agents at the airports for information on passengers...
But, I guess when the snitches are in the mix with the poor, military age men that want jobs and to link up with their fellow gang members, it’s suddenly a bad thing.
The Frogs have been doing this since the 50s.