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A report found the New Bedford Police Department relies on criminally active confidential informants for drug busts.

The city commissioned the report following a Boston Globe series that investigated the department's use of informants.

The report recommends stronger policies, including better screening of informants and clearer rules on their criminal activity.

NEW BEDFORD — A report authored by 21st Century Policing Solutions has said the New Bedford Police Department is in a bind — it relies on confidential informants to make drug busts, but that means relying on active criminals.

The city commissioned the report, which was released in August, to review NBPD policies and procedures in the wake of a Boston Globe investigative series , "Snitch City." That contr

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