Gangs recruiting children as young as 12 as Class A drug dealers
Children in almost all areas of the country are being arrested for dealing Class A drugs, including crack, heroin and cocaine, The Independent can reveal. Criminals are turning to children as young as 12 to peddle hard drugs, according to police arrest records. Freedom of Information requests to police forces in England, Wales and Northern Ireland revealed that in 2016, 71 per cent of forces arrested children under the age of 16 on suspicion of supplying crack, heroin or cocaine.
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