undercover work

• Actividad de investigación o espionaje realizada en secreto, normalmente por agentes de la ley o de inteligencia que adoptan una identidad falsa para infiltrarse en grupos criminales o sospechosos.

Investigative or intelligence-gathering activities carried out in secret, typically by law enforcement or intelligence agents who assume a false identity to infiltrate criminal or suspect groups.

1. Covert investigationB2formal

   Work done by a police officer or spy while pretending to be someone else in order to gather information or catch criminals.

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   • The detective spent two years doing undercover work in the drug cartel.
   • Undercover work requires immense patience and psychological strength.
   • She was praised for her dangerous undercover work that led to the arrest.