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County lines is a term used to describe drug-dealing operations where criminal gangs expand their networks from large cities into smaller towns, rural areas, and coastal communities. These gangs use dedicated phone numbers known as "deal lines" to organise drug sales and deliveries. The operations rely heavily on exploiting young people and vulnerable adults, often through manipulation, threats, and violence. County lines gangs operate across the UK and have a devastating impact on the individuals they exploit, as well as the communities they infiltrate. Many young people become trapped in these criminal networks without realising the danger until it is...