Reporters Dugan Arnett and Andrew Ryan are back in court to learn the fate of a case that has spanned... more

Today, we’re sharing the first episode of the 2025 Ambie Award-nominated investigative podcast The Burden from our friends at Orbit... more

Two former New Bedford informants tell shocking stories. The first: a woman who didn’t even know she was being used... more

When Frank "Rizzo" Simmons was a big-time drug dealer in New Bedford in the '90s, he went toe-to-toe with a... more

Meet New Bedford’s police chief, Paul Oliveira. He’s had a hand in both of the stories we’ve already heard. And... more

Spotlight reporter Dugan Arnett receives a desperate phone call from an informant who’s now in prison. He says he's afraid... more

On the docks of New Bedford, Massachusetts, whispers about a rogue police officer harassing fishermen and stealing drugs come to... more

In a nation addicted to drugs, police across the country have become addicted to informants. Nowhere is this more apparent... more

In just a few weeks, the Boston Globe’s new podcast will drop. Informants are the nameless, faceless cogs of the... more

Confidential informants are the backbone of America’s war on drugs. But the way police use them has remained almost entirely... more