County lines drug trafficking

'My Son Was Murdered By A County Lines Gang. Why Didn't Police Listen To Me?'

Blind spots from police, social services and even charities are allowing child trafficking to thrive. Here's what needs to change.
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How County Lines Exploit Children For Drug Dealing

Sadia Ali, co-founder of Minority Matters, discusses how criminal gangs use children to move drugs across the country, along "county lines" and how the effects are being felt in already marginalised minority groups the most.
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Explained: What 'County Lines' Is And How It Works

This is how young people are stolen from outside school and trafficked around the UK to sell drugs.
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‘Your Dealer Is Nearby’ – How Drugs Are Delivered To Your Doorstep

These are the substances driving county lines operations and how much Britain’s most popular drugs cost.
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Revealed: Drug Gangs Are Stealing Children From Loving Families – Even In Lockdown

“County lines” operators are using jaw-dropping tactics to snare vulnerable children across the UK.
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Fears Modern Slavery Victims Are Falling Off Radar As Referrals See Huge Drop During Lockdown

More than 10,000 people were identified as potential victims of forced labour last year. But a lack of frontline services this year has seen figures drop.
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Vulnerable Children Will Keep Falling Prey To Grooming Gangs Unless Government Gets Serious

Organised child abuse is happening up and down the country and requires billions of pounds to fix, writes children's commissioner Anne Longfield OBE.
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Children ‘Farmed Out’ Into Care Are ‘Sitting Ducks’ For Paedophiles And County Lines Gangs

MPs are launching an inquiry into why a record number of children are going missing.
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