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15:43, 25 FEB 2021
The drugs found on the 17-year-old (Image: British Transport Police)
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A 17-year-old boy has been arrested and safeguarded as part of a two week long drugs crackdown on the nation s railway lines.
Campaign urges vigilance for signs of child exploitation under lockdown Date published: 15 February 2021
The Children’s Society is asking the public to keep an eye out for children who may be at risk
Supermarket shoppers, delivery drivers, park rangers and bank staff are among those being urged to look out for signs of children being exploited under lockdown - including into county lines drug dealing.
The Children’s Society is calling on the public to report any concerns to the police as part of its national Look Closer Awareness Week, which launched on Monday 8 February, supported by the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) and police forces across the country including British Transport Police.
More than 900 arrests and £300k worth of cash seized from kids on trains in county lines operation
More than 900 arrests and £300k worth of cash seized from kids on trains in major county lines operation Police tackling county lines gangs who send children onto trains to transport drugs have seized more than £300,000 in cash and arrested more than 900 people in the last 12 months. Since the start of the British Transport Police s County Lines Taskforce in December 2019 the team has arrested 934 people, seized £308,000 in cash, made 471 drugs seizures and removed 168 dangerous weapons from the railways. Set up with funding from the Home Office, the key aim of the team is to protect and safeguard the children who are often used by County Lines gangs to move drugs and cash between import and export locations, which can be hundreds of miles apart.