Informants are sometimes paid. Sometimes they just volunteer information. It varies.
I suspect that the point of 'confidential' is that there is no list available.
You can't. It's called confidential for a reason.You're kidding right?
Yes, especially if the informant is paid for the information or assistance s/he provides.
You can't, that's why they are known as CONFIDENTIAL informants.
Yes
Sheesh! Does the word "CONFIDENTIAL" mean anything to you? There are no lists of drug trade informants available for public consumption and these lists are well safeguarded.
Obviously not - or they wouldn't be confidential !
Confidential drug informants are members of the public that inform the relevant authorities about drug dealers or consumers. The fact that they're confidential means they don't offer information up for a reward, yet they do it for the good of the community. Drug informants are usually looked down upon by the drug using community, often given nicknames such as "rat", "squealer" or other names.
It is highly unlikely that a list actually exists. Informants are usually a closely held secret probably known only to the officer they work for and their immediate supervisor. Even a paid informants are not recorded with their true names.
A police informer is a person who provides privileged information about a person or organization to an agency. They are often called confidential or criminal informants (CI).
The plural form for the noun informant is informants; the plural possessive is informants'.
There are several classes of informants, including voluntary informants who provide information willingly, incentivized informants who are motivated by a reward or benefit, coerced informants who provide information under duress or threat, and professional informants who have a career in providing information. Their motives can vary from seeking revenge, personal gain, trying to protect themselves or loved ones, or having a sense of duty to serve justice or expose wrongdoing.