Social ills: how coronavirus is feeding an organised crime pandemic

Lockdown panic buying has seen drugs become the ‘toilet rolls of Britain’s criminal world’

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Coronavirus lockdowns have forced businesses to hunker down and get creative to stay afloat - and the world of organised crime is no different.

The UK’s criminal gangs have reacted quickly to the changes triggered the pandemic, with bosses at the National Crime Agency (NCA) warning that crooks are exploiting the lockdown to gain more profits and power.

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