Why primary school children are being branded by drugs gangs
They’re the police force dealing with the highest crime rate in England and Wales, fuelled by drugs gangs.
It may seem a tragic but familiar story, but it's now being discovered that primary school children are being recruited and even branded by the criminals.
So how have things got so brutal and what are Cleveland Police doing to stop it?
ITV News Tyne Tees Correspondent Rachel Bullock tells ITV News Presenter Faye Barker what you need to know...