It has been a decade since authorities identified the emergence of county lines drug dealing.
Children exploited by the trade are often dead, in prison or have been sectioned with mental health problems caused by the trauma.
Sky News has spoken to parents and former child runners who say the long-term impact is devastating as new figures show no signs of abating.
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