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Drug crackdown on young people being used as mules

Across the UK they've seized substances worth more than £1 million

27th Jul 2023

An operation is underway to put drug dealers behind bars and support children pushed into selling drugs in the North-East.

Transport Police say young people are being ‘exploited’ into carrying drugs to Aberdeen from more than 500 miles away.

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