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CBC reports two Ontario boys, age 12, recruited into drug trade across Canada

Investigation documents how children are lured into organized crime networks with barriers to exit.

What to know

  • Two 12-year-old boys from Ontario were recruited into organized drug trafficking networks operating across Canada.
  • The investigation examines recruitment tactics and the structural barriers that prevent youth from leaving criminal organizations.
  • The story highlights vulnerability of children to exploitation by organized crime.

CBC News investigative news outlet

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    CBC publishes investigation into child recruitment into drug trade

    CBC News released an investigation documenting how two boys, age 12, from Ontario were recruited into the drug trade operating across Canada. The report explores the mechanisms of recruitment and the barriers preventing youth from exiting these criminal networks.

    1. first by CBC, 9d ago