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On the recordJuly 10, 2026
County lines is a really horrific crime, which is a violent one, which is about basically the journey that drugs take across the country to get to people who want to buy their drugs for their weekend drug taking or for their drug use.
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Sarah Jones
Labour Party

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Discussing the impact of county lines gangs on children.

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