Gang guilty of London to Cornwall county lines drug operation

Members exploited vulnerable young people to sell class A drugs sent from capital

‘I agreed because I was scared’: boy, 16, on county lines ordeal

Seven gang members have been found guilty of running a sophisticated county lines operation in which heroin and crack cocaine were shipped from London to Cornwall with vulnerable young people exploited to sell drugs.

The “Billy line” resulted in many thousands of pounds-worth of class A drugs being sold to almost 100 users in Cornish towns including Bodmin and the surfing resort of Newquay, Truro crown court heard.

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