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Kids caught in the crossfire

It's easy to think ‘it won't happen to my kids’.

Yet, more youngsters than ever are exploited by criminal gangs.

Befriended and groomed, either in person or online.

Manipulated into becoming mini drug dealers, often in towns outside the counties they live in.

Teens are the primary targets of so-called ‘county lines’ drug dealing.

But reports show that kids as young as 7 have been used by county lines drug gangs too, as they're less likely to be caught.

And it's all thanks to the popularity of ‘dinner party’ drugs – ordering drugs to your doorstep like a takeaway.

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