Police have issued an urgent warning as young children are targeted by gangs with the promise of gaming tokens, money and vapes.
Data from British Transport Police reveals that almost one in five teenage boys, aged between 13 and 19 in the North West have themselves, or known someone, who has been offered work by drug suppliers.
The youngest boy was just 13 and was being used by a couple to courier drugs around as part of their criminal organisation. Messages sent to young teenagers, luring them in, included "who wants to make £500 this weekend?"
