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Has this former Devon seaside idyll become the crack cocaine capital of Britain? As locals beg for police to help, JANE FRYER visits a town ravaged by county lines drugs gangs, violent crime and feral teens
A former Devon seaside town is described as Britain's crack cocaine capital, with locals requesting police intervention due to county lines drugs gangs, violent crime, and unruly teenagers. Journalist Jane Fryer reports on the town's decline.
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