The exact opposite, they are the only ones you should never trust because of other powers. To everybody else because they lack the enforcement powers they would mostly just be annoying with it. With police powers combined with a surveilance apparatus it becomes a horrifyingly abusable justification and tracking engine along with a wonderful way to insert pretexts for arresting anybody they don't like. Previously the search process would get slapped down along the way either from warrants or being judged a waste of resources.
It is sort of a bleach and ammonia thing. One or the other is more or less fine with some potential for both legitimate use and abuse but together are a horribly toxic combination which is guaranteed to hurt and kill innocent people.