Eleven arrests during morning drugs raids in Chelmsford, Colchester and London
Eleven people have been arrested during a series of raids targeting drug dealers. Essex Police worked with the Met and
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School exclusions halved since launch of action group to tackle county lines threat
The number of permanent exclusions in schools across Essex have halved since the county council formed an action group to
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Greater effort needed to keep Essex children schooled in war against ‘County Line’ drug gangs
Eight recommendations have been made to help tackle the effect of county lines on the life chances of young people
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Changing picture of child exploitation
At least 184 Redbridge teenagers and children have been involved in ‘county lines’ drug dealing in the last year and
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Southend taxi drivers recruited to protect children from county lines and child exploitation
Taxi drivers across the borough of Southend are being trained to spot the signs of child exploitation in a programme
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Crackdown on county line drugs gangs
Class A drugs worth around £60,000 were seized, 22 people were arrested and seven weapons were seized in Essex during
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