secret police
noun
: a police organization operating for the most part in secrecy and especially for the political purposes of its government often with terroristic methods
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Kim said the arrest and the attempt to deport Guevara are at the heart of a broader story of ICE's acting as a secret police force whose agents mask up, refuse to wear visible ID and drive unmarked cars.
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Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 23 Sep. 2025
The attack was orchestrated by agents of the Chilean secret police, DINA, as part of Operation Condor, and it’s confirmed that Pinochet himself ordered the killing.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2025
In King’s book, Ray’s father has been Squaded — taken away by the government’s secret police — for political speech, including speaking out against the Long Walk.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
In 2009, Chinese defense contractor Huadi worked with IBM to build national intelligence systems, including a counterterrorism system, used by the Chinese military and China’s secret police, the Ministry of State Security.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
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Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 23 Sep. 2025
The attack was orchestrated by agents of the Chilean secret police, DINA, as part of Operation Condor, and it’s confirmed that Pinochet himself ordered the killing.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2025
In King’s book, Ray’s father has been Squaded — taken away by the government’s secret police — for political speech, including speaking out against the Long Walk.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
In 2009, Chinese defense contractor Huadi worked with IBM to build national intelligence systems, including a counterterrorism system, used by the Chinese military and China’s secret police, the Ministry of State Security.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Secret police.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/secret%20police. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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