EPISODE 5: “All this for nothing”
Tue, 01 Apr 2025
Two former New Bedford informants tell shocking stories. The first: a woman who didn’t even know s...
EPISODE 4: Cops & Robbers
Tue, 25 Mar 2025
When Frank "Rizzo" Simmons was a big-time drug dealer in New Bedford in the '90s, he went toe-to-toe...
EPISODE 3: The Chief
Tue, 18 Mar 2025
Meet New Bedford’s police chief, Paul Oliveira. He’s had a hand in both of the stories we’ve a...
EPISODE 2: Blind Trust
Tue, 11 Mar 2025
Spotlight reporter Dugan Arnett receives a desperate phone call from an informant who’s now in pri...
EPISODE 1: Officer Pastillas
Tue, 11 Mar 2025
On the docks of New Bedford, Massachusetts, whispers about a rogue police officer harassing fisherme...
Trailer
Wed, 26 Feb 2025
In a nation addicted to drugs, police across the country have become addicted to informants. Nowhere...
Trailer Two
Tue, 18 Feb 2025
In just a few weeks, the Boston Globe’s new podcast will drop. Informants are the nameless, facele...
Coming Soon… Snitch City
Thu, 09 Jan 2025
Confidential informants are the backbone of America’s war on drugs. But the way police use them ha...