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Nark redirects here. For other uses of narc or nark, see NARC.
A narc, also spelled nark, (a contraction of "narcotic agent") is a term for a narcotics agent or police informant who provides information to the police about drug offenders. It is often used to refer to undercover agents, rather than police officers. Some drug offenders, once caught, turn into informants as part of an agreement with the police to avoid charges.

Aggie Definition: Narc can also refer to an informant, usually a police informant, and does not necessarily have to be related to narcotics.

One commonly believed falsehood states that the best way to tell if a person is a narc is to offer him or her drugs and see if it is accepted. However, the Supreme Court has ruled that undercover officers may, in the performance of their duties, use drugs. This narc-identification method has failed several times on well-publicized COPS episodes.
NARC, narc or nark may refer to:
  • Narcotic, an addictive drug derived from opium
  • narc (narcotics), a person who notifies authorities of illicit activity, betraying someone in the process.

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narcotic (ναρκωτικός) is believed to have been coined by Galen to refer to agents that benumb or deaden, causing loss of feeling or paralysis.
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An informant (sometimes informer) is someone existing inside a closed system who provides information of that system to a figure or organization who exist outside of that system.
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illegal drug trade is a global black market consisting of the cultivation, manufacture, distribution and sale of illegal drugs. While some drugs are legal to possess and sell, in most jurisdictions laws prohibit the trade of certain types of drug.
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undercover is disguising one's own identity or using an assumed identity for the purposes of gaining the trust of an individual or organization to learn secret information or to gain the trust of targeted individuals in order to gain information or evidence.
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COPS is an American documentary television series that follows police officers, constables, and sheriff's deputies during patrols and other police work. It is one of the longest-running television programs in the United States and the second longest-running show on Fox.
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