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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
World
Anna Davis

Criminal gangs are grooming children with Prime drinks and Subway lunches, experts warn

Children are being groomed into county lines gangs with offers of Prime drinks, Subway lunches and e-cigarettes as the cost-of-living crisis hits, charities warned.

Young people are being exploited by being trapped in “debt bondage” over low value goods including energy drinks that they cannot afford, a panel of experts said.

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