Northamptonshire suffers "massive increase" in gangs

A rural county has experienced a massive increase in gang-related activity, according to police.
Northamptonshire Police has launched appeals on child sexual exploitation in gangs, and drug dealers setting up in the homes of vulnerable people.
Three people were jailed for their parts in an ammonia attack and two more for a shooting, both gang-related.
Det Insp Daryl Lyon said "hundreds of years of jail time" had been handed out to offenders in recent years.
He said Wellingborough, Northampton, East Northamptonshire and Kettering all had "issues with gangs".
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