Martin Scott is a retired undercover
narcotics officer. Working undercover Scott’s job was dangerous and full of
risk.
During Scott’s years working undercover
for the Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation (BCII) there were
times where Scott was scared for his life.
When recalling a heroin buy Scott was a part of while undercover, “I thought he [the dealer] was going to kill me, I really did, he brought me to a motel room for the deal,” said Martin Scott, retired undercover narcotics officer.
Scott credits troubled juvenile years for
his ability to work as an undercover narcotics officer. “The best degree
you could have is a degree of the streets, you have to know how to talk to
people, how to approach someone,” said Scott, when talking about what
training he received.
Even after Scott retired from undercover
work, he was still potentially in danger from people he encountered or arrested
while he was undercover.
One of the worst things that can happen to
an undercover officer is their cover being blown, which is the reason officers
don’t work undercover for very long because after about five years people that
undercover officers have arrested start getting released from prison who know
they are undercover officers.
Scott had his cover blown a few times, one
time when he was investigating a motorcycle gang Scott ran into a couple of
people he had arrested in the past so his cover was blown.
Scott is 77 years old and retired, he has
been married for 59 years to his high school sweetheart, and they have five
children and 12 grandchildren.