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Why cops are addicted to confidential informants: The Globe investigates Snitch City.

Why cops are addicted to confidential informants: The Globe investigates Snitch City.

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When it comes to the war on drugs, you could say the police are addicted to confidential informants. That’s the conclusion of a new Boston Globe Spotlight investigation into the pervasive and shadowy world of this police practice that is widely used and barely regulated. The story starts in New Bedford Massachusetts, where use of informants has had dramatic consequences. This week on Say More, podcast host Jazmin Aguilera speaks to Spotlight reporters Dugan Arnett and Andrew Ryan about their investigation and their new podcast series “Snitch City”.  Email us at saymore@globe.com


For links to the Snitch City investigation, click here.

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Why cops are addicted to confidential informants: The Globe investigates Snitch City.

Why cops are addicted to confidential informants: The Globe investigates Snitch City.

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