Across the UK, thousands of young people are groomed and coerced into moving drugs through so-called county lines networks.
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Derek Akosah was once one of the people who enticed youth into the drug trade while using the promise of stepping in as a male role model for them.
Now, as the founder and CEO of Be Heard As One, he leads an organisation that tries to steer disadvantaged youth away from a life of crime.
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