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The work of G Group, often sensitive, sometimesd a n g e rous, always challenging, presents its off i- cers with considerable demands. 2001 saw significantdevelopments and successes in the G Group charter areas ofintelligence gathering, informant handling, underc o v e roperations, and operational liaison with the Mainland andoverseas law enforcement agencies.Intelligence gathering and informanthandlingThe Informant Development Programme (IDP), establishedin early 2000, provides a systematic approach to the evaluationand, where appropriate, subsequent recruitment andhandling of potential informants. G Group currently maintainsa pool of informants recruited from all walks of life.Intelligence gleaned from this source is analysed in the contextof existing intelligence and, where viable, either dis-seminated to investigators to assist in ongoing investiga-tions or used proactively to generate new corruption inves-tigations. Sophisticated and recently enhanced IT network-ing enables G Group to share intelligence with frontlineinvestigators in a timely and efficient manner.As an example of the value of informant-generatedcases, one such investigation in 2001 led to the conviction offour defendants, including a police constable, a retired seniorpolice constable and two of their associates on conspira-cy charges. Evidence revealed that the police officers hadaccepted a bribe of $45,000 in return for their assistance insecuring the release of a suspect in a wounding case. Thedefendants were sentenced to terms of imprisonmentbetween three and four years. This case was a typicalexample of the "satisfied customer" syndrome, which wouldnever have come to light but for the information suppliedby the informant.Another informant-generated case during the yearunder review resulted in four trials at the Court of FirstInstance. In one trial three defendants were convicted ofdrugs-related charges and sentenced to imprisonment termsranging from four years to six years and eight months. Atthe time of writing the remaining three trials are ongoing, asis the original corruption investigation which led to theseprosecutions.