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Mar 2025
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EPISODE 1: Officer Pastillas

The Boston Globe Spotlight Team
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On the docks of New Bedford, Massachusetts, whispers about a rogue police officer harassing fishermen and stealing drugs come to a head aboard a scalloping boat late one night. 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 colle ... Show More
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