{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/35669120-6056-4c38-8f33-80df7112e8df/69bd270c3bbfcfe8db58dbde?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"INVESTIGATION: On the line - Whack-a-mole","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba0e441a8cbeb3393cf13c/1774014653463-f79c5d7a-e1ee-4056-a2ed-06abf8afbace.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In the final episode of our county lines series, we hear how county lines drug gangs are continuing to shift their business model to avoid detection. Policing minister, Sarah Jones, explains how the government is planning to fight back. Plus, The Times’ crime editor David Woode sits down with The Sunday Times’ northern editor David Collins to discuss what they've learnt about the inner workings of county lines gangs.</p><p><br></p><p>This is episode five of a five-part special investigation into county lines drug dealing, running in audio, video, print and digital from The Times and The Sunday Times.</p><p><br></p><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: </em><a href=\"http://thetimes.com/thestory\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>http://thetimes.com/thestory</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Host:</strong> David Woode</p><p><strong>Producers: </strong>Kate Lamble, Edward Drummond, and Taryn Siegel</p><p><strong>We want to hear from you - email:</strong> <a href=\"mailto:thestory@thetimes.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">thestory@thetimes.com</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Read more:</strong> <a href=\"https://www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/article/i-joined-the-police-on-a-county-lines-crackdown-ntvfqg68m\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">I joined the police on a county lines crackdown</a></p><p><strong>Photo:</strong> Getty Images.</p>","author_name":"The Times"}