Hundreds of children in Greater Manchester are being exploited by gangsters. This is one mum's story after her son was groomed for crime
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukdirect to your inboxThey are becoming the foundation for many criminal enterprises - children.Their exploitation is a key way in which profits are made from supplying drugs and even moving firearms.Gangsters groom them with 'love'', attention, blackmail, cash, or a new pair of trainers.Once in their grip they are sent from Greater Manchester to rural towns up and down the UK to sell weed, heroin, crack, and cocaine.In inner-city Manchester, children as young as 15 have been armed with guns by older criminals to do their dirty work.
Over 1,000 children across the region are known to have links to gangs.Last year a child groomed into criminal activity was blackmailed after being persuaded to share nude pictures online.The youngster was.
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