county lines
Rural drug networks
County lines refers to a form of drug trafficking in the UK where urban gangs extend operations into smaller towns and rural areas, using dedicated phone lines to take orders.
The term comes from crossing county boundaries.
Gangs typically exploit vulnerable people—often children or those with addiction—to transport and sell drugs, taking over their homes as local bases: Police arrested twelve people in a county lines operation.
Illegal distribution of controlled substances
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- runnersThose who race on foot
- couriersProfessional delivery personnel
- mulesEquine crossbreeds or smugglers
grooming · recruitment · dealers · trap house · stash house · narcotics · heroin · cocaine
Persons not yet adult
- childrenYoung human beings
- vulnerable adultsThose susceptible to harm or exploitation
- eldersSenior community members
- exploitationSelfish use of others
grooming · coercion · debt bondage · missing persons · safeguarding · social services · intervention · trafficking
Grass-covered earth surface
- postcodeMail routing identifier
- boroughAdministrative town or district
- districtBounded administrative area
- boundaryLine marking a limit
expansion · takeover · franchise · supply route · market · catchment · jurisdiction · enforcement
drug trafficking
Illegal distribution of controlled substances
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- runnersThose who race on foot
- couriersProfessional delivery personnel
mules · grooming · recruitment · dealers · trap house · stash house · narcotics · heroin · cocaine · crack
youths
Persons not yet adult
- childrenYoung human beings
- vulnerable adultsThose susceptible to harm or exploitation
- eldersSenior community members
exploitation · grooming · coercion · debt bondage · missing persons · safeguarding · social services · intervention · trafficking · modern slavery
turf
Grass-covered earth surface
- postcodeMail routing identifier
- boroughAdministrative town or district
- districtBounded administrative area
boundary · expansion · takeover · franchise · supply route · market · catchment · jurisdiction · enforcement · hotspot
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