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UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 days ago

I reported my child missing then heard nothing': Young people who fall through gaps

A missing child was groomed into a county lines drug gang after authorities delayed action for 10 days, revealing deprioritisation and resource gaps that increase exploitation risk.
fromwww.standard.co.uk
2 weeks ago

Selfies and the smiling phone video that snared teenage county lines killers

Selfies and a chilling video showing three teenagers laughing and singing on the night they killed a homeless man helped police place them at the scene and secure their convictions. Marks was struck with a car bonnet before being chased down, stamped on, and beaten with a gin bottle, causing bleeding on the brain. Officers found Marks with severe facial and arm injuries near King's Cross Station at around 5.25am. He died in hospital on September 14, five weeks after the assault.
UK news
#drug-trafficking
fromwww.standard.co.uk
5 months ago
London politics

County lines blitz on drug gangs exploiting children as young as nine at London rail station

Police are intensifying efforts against county lines drug gangs exploiting children, with a focus on safeguarding and enforcement at London train stations.
fromwww.standard.co.uk
6 months ago
London politics

Hundreds of arrests, guns, knives and 540,000 seized in rail police crackdown on county lines gangs

The fight against county lines gangs is intensifying, showing significant results but requiring continued commitment.
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London politics
fromwww.standard.co.uk
2 months ago

Teenage murders at 13-year low in London, as Met Police chief insists capital's streets are safer'

London experienced no teenage murders across July and August, contributing to the lowest youth and overall homicide levels in decades amid intensified policing and arrests.
London politics
fromwww.bbc.com
6 months ago

'We are losing a generation of young people to drug gangs'

Communities are battling against the exploitation of children in the drug trade.
Young children are being coerced into county lines drug trafficking.
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