Young Children Running Drugs for UK County Lines Gangs ‘Becoming the Norm’

Young Children Running Drugs for UK County Lines Gangs ‘Becoming the Norm’
A young girl paints a picture of herself on the school window as children of key workers take part in school activities at Oldfield Brow Primary School in Altrincham, England, on April 8, 2020. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
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Children as young as nine running drugs for county lines gangs in England has “become the norm,” said the former children’s commissioner who has urged the government to treat the issue as seriously as terrorism.

Anne Longfield leads the Commission on Young Lives, an independent body, which published a report (pdf) on Friday after spending a year gathering evidence on vulnerable children.
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