39 mins ago · Canada
'You can't just get out': How 2 boys were recruited into the drug trade at the age of 12
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a crime & justice story. CBC Canada is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Canada. The first report grouped here was at 30 Oct 2026, 08:00 UTC. The headline in use is “'You can't just get out': How 2 boys were recruited into the drug trade at the age of 12”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Drug trafficking networks that have been recruiting young Black boys who have gone missing in the Greater Toronto Area are coercing even younger kids from cities across Canada and sending them even further to sell drugs, an investigation by CBC’s the fifth estate has found.
Story timeline
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- First reported by CBC Canada
'You can't just get out': How 2 boys were recruited into the drug trade at the age of 12
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- CBC Canada