{"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/6a7edc20ff328abd8470ec01?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Best of: On the line - a family business","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba0e441a8cbeb3393cf13c/1786698651252-19830c19-3e6f-44d9-97d2-39b04f0d4bb5.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><em>This is episode one of a five-part special investigation into county lines drug dealing from The Times and The Sunday Times first published in March.</em></p><p><br></p><p>Today we reveal how police took down the family controlling the drug trade in one British city, creating a power vacuum that was filled by a new breed of violent, criminal operation - county lines.</p><p><br></p><p>The Sunday Times' northern editor David Collins is given unprecedented access to North Yorkshire Police as they fight back against the drug gangs.&nbsp;</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>Read more:</strong><a href=\"https://www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/article/drug-gangs-investigation-wxj89ktm6\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Exposed: how drug gangs deal without fear as the law can’t keep up</a> |<a href=\"https://www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/article/i-was-county-lines-drug-gangs-investigation-lszgnwjqp\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> I was a county lines drug runner. I tried to quit, then I was stabbed</a></p><p><strong>Watch:</strong><a href=\"https://www.thetimes.com/video/originals/article/school-age-kingpins-why-children-now-hold-the-line-phone-hd3fdsfqv\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> School-age kingpins: why children now hold the key to county lines</a></p><p><strong>Host:</strong> David Collins</p><p><strong>Producers:</strong> Kate Lamble, Taryn Siegel</p><p><strong>Executive producers:</strong> Tim Walklate, Dan Box</p><p><strong>We want to hear from you - email:</strong> thestory@thetimes.com</p><p><strong>Photo: </strong>Getty Images.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Times"}