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UK. County lines: ‘I was 11 and in a drugs gang - why did nobody save me?’

UK. County lines: ‘I was 11 and in a drugs gang - why did nobody save me?’

Every week, children criss-cross the UK on buses and trains, ferrying drugs as part of county lines operations. BBC News spent months with one organisation battling to help children who are in danger, hearing young people's stories of abuse and their families' heartbreak, and learning what it takes for them to break free. Three people tell us their story of county lines. (BBC, UK, 02.12.2022)

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-63759703