National Intelligence Service (Peru)

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National Intelligence Service
Servicio de Inteligencia Nacional
Agency overview
Formed1960
Dissolved2000
Superseding agency
JurisdictionGovernment of Peru
HeadquartersLima, Peru
Annual budget$96-108 million (2000)
Agency executive
  • Vladimiro Montesinos (1990 - 2000)
Parent agencyIndependent

The National Intelligence Service (Spanish: Servicio de Inteligencia Nacional or SIN) was an intelligence agency of the Government of Peru that existed from 1960 to 2000.[1]

History

Fujimori government

During the administration of

brothels visited by politicians and in other locations throughout Lima, all being personally reviewed by Montesinos.[3]

At the headquarters of SIN, which was known locally as "The little

cremated in an incinerator and a smell of burnt hair was present within the facility.[4]

Under pressure from the Organization of American States, Fujimori disbanded the agency in 2000.[1]

References

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  4. ^ a b "Spymaster". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. August 2002. Retrieved 29 March 2023. Lester: Though few questioned it , Montesinos was a novel choice. Peru's army had banished him for selling secrets to America's CIA, but he'd prospered as a defence lawyer – for accused drug traffickers. ... Lester: Did Fujmori control Montesinos or did Montesinos control Fujimori? ... Shifter: As information comes out, it seems increasingly clear that Montesinos was the power in Peru.

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