Boxer Manny: How I escaped a County Lines drugs gang

Manny Gullam was just 15 years old when he was forced to join a County Lines drugs gang.
He was threatened, coerced into selling drugs and sent to Brighton to deal cocaine, crack and heroin.
But thanks to the perseverance of Manny’s mum, Faridah, and the work of PC Ryan McNamara, he has turned his life around.
Now 18, Manny has his sights set on being a world champion boxer and is training seven days a week to make his ambition a reality.
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