Hey there, it's Lauren Chulgin. Our colleagues at the Boston Globe have a really dynamic new podcast out,

and we're proud we get to share the first episode with you. The podcast is called Spotlight Snitch City,

and it's produced by the Boston Globe's award-winning spotlight team. I'm personally excited I get to share this with you,

because it was made by two colleagues I really

respect. Dugan Arnett is the host and reporter behind the show, and the stuff he uncovers is just

astounding. And Dugan was guided on his first podcast journey by my pal, Max Green, who is a

Pulitzer Prize winning producer. Snitch City is getting a lot of great press attention, too.

The Guardian and the Financial Times call it a must-listen podcast. This show brings you inside the

secret world of police informants through one small city at the forefront of America's drug war,

New Bedford, Massachusetts. The podcast features cases that have never been

told publicly before. And it investigates how officers have exploited the secrecy of the informant

system to enrich themselves, break laws, protect drug dealers, and attack perceived enemies,

all with impunity. The episode I'm going to play for you begins on the docks of

New Bedford, where whispers are going around about a rogue police officer harassing fishermen and

stealing drugs. It all comes to a head one night aboard a scalloping boat. Before I hit play,

make sure to follow Spotlight Snitch City wherever you get your podcasts.

Okay, here's the first episode.

Before we begin, this story includes strong language.

Please take care when listening.

It's a warm summer night in 2018, and there's a strange situation unfolding,

aboard a scalloping boat docked in New Bedford, Massachusetts.

Not on a quarter-language emergency?

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