Introducing Spotlight: Snitch City

Deep Cover

Pushkin Industries

True Crime, History

4.3 • 3.8K Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

We’re sharing the first episode of the brand new podcast Spotlight: Snitch City, produced by The Boston Globe's award-winning Spotlight team.

In this specific episode, you’ll find yourself on the docks of New Bedford, hearing whispers about a rogue police officer harassing fishermen and stealing drugs, all of which come to a head one late night aboard a scalloping boat. The officer forces his way on board, saying an informant told him there would be drugs on board, and demands some. But when another officer, Mark Raposo, shows up, he thinks his colleague is in the middle of a “drug rip.” Now Raposo is ready to blow the whistle on what he’s seen. And it turns out that this officer’s abuse of the informant system is just the tip of the iceberg in this historic port city.

To listen to the rest of the series, follow Spotlight: Snitch City on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get podcasts.

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0:00.0	When a body has discovered 10 miles out to sea, it sparks a mind-blowing police investigation.
0:07.0	There's a man living in its address, in the name of deceased.
0:10.5	He's one of the most wanted men in the world.
0:13.6	This isn't really happening.
0:15.0	Officers finding large sums of money.
0:17.4	It's a tale of murder, skullduggery, and international intrigue. So who really is he?
0:24.0	I'm Sam Mullins, and this is Sea of Lies from CBC's Uncover. Available now.
0:34.3	Pushkin
0:39.8	Hey listeners, it's Jake.
0:42.5	So today we're sharing the first episode of this brand new podcast, Spotlight, Snitch City.
0:49.1	It's produced by the Boston Globe's award-winning spotlight team.
0:53.2	Snitch City brings you inside the secret world
0:55.5	of police informants through one small city right at the forefront of America's drug war, New Bedford,
1:02.0	Massachusetts. Featuring never-before-told cases, this podcast looks at how officers have exploited
1:08.4	the secrecy of the informant system to enrich themselves,
1:12.5	break laws, protect drug dealers, and attack perceived enemies, all with impunity.
1:18.6	In this episode, you'll find yourself on the docks in New Bedford hearing whispers about a rogue
1:23.8	police officer who's harassing fishermen and stealing drugs,
1:27.9	all of which comes to a head one late night aboard a scalloping boat.
1:32.9	And it turns out, this officer's abuse is just the tip of the iceberg in this historic city.
1:39.6	Before we get into the full episode, be sure to follow Spotlight Snitch City on your favorite listening app.
1:46.6	Now here's the episode.
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