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.