https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/local-news/top-boys-yorkshire-using-children-24838841
It’s clear from rare Scottish mainstream media coverage such as the Sunday Post report above, nearly 5 years ago, and a few mentions in Daily Record, Courier and Evening Standard since then, that ‘County Lines’ or ‘Top Boys’ drug gangs based in larger English cities have penetrated most of Scotland’s small towns, increasing access to illegal drugs at low cost and terrorising locals with a level of violence beyond that of any local groups. See more on this at: https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2023/06/30/why-are-scotlands-national-media-not-reporting-the-terror-of-english-county-lines-gangs-in-scotland/
Yet, in the last few days, the riots following the burning of two selected houses in Auchinleck and Cumnock, have resulted in coverage describing the events as having no identifiable cause. Local Labour councillors in the towns have claimed:
In relation to the distressing scenes in Auchinleck last night, I have been contacted by a few people asking if I know anything about the events, or what may have caused them. I am not aware of the details surrounding the situation, and therefore it would be inappropriate to comment further.
https://www.cumnockchronicle.com/news/23950372.auchinleck-councillors-politicians-condemn-incidents/
I feel sure that Sir Keir Starmer no more wants talk of this than does Rishi Sunak and that Scottish Labour councillors know what not to say.
A quick search of social media such as Facebook and Reddit, however, reveals a clear understanding of the causes, with comments such as:
Also, in comments under previous TuS posts we see this kind of comment:
I live in Cumnock, next town along, about a mile from Auchinleck. The protests were local communities rallying against drug dealing gangs “cuckooing” in the houses of people in the area. Auchinleck, Cumnock and Catrine I have heard specifically. These gangs are purported to be from the Bradford area. Some of the things they are alleged to have done are,
giving young girls drugs then photographing them in indecent poses while they are “out of it”. We are talking 13 / 14 year olds
locking two young boys in a room to fight , the winner gets free drugs
making a young woman put a firework in her trouser pocket and setting it off in exchange for drugs
threatening to rape and groping women on the street
The police have been present in riot gear as the protests could quite easily turn very nasty but as previously stated the context of why these protests and gatherings are taking place are not being reported.
There’s clearly a gap here between what locals know and what our MSM is prepared to talk about if it might be seen to weaken the case for the Union. Imagine if these were Scottish drug gangs terrorising small town England. You can see the headlines without much thought.
Footnote: I’ve just seen coverage in the Scottish Sun from yesterday: https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/11591954/village-riot-sparked-siege-drug-dealers-stash-house/?utm_campaign=native_share&utm_source=sharebar_native&utm_medium=sharebar_native&fbclid=IwAR2we3cUFqhN3fI8JgrSh3UWt-djlQ3adGGRxUza2ZG1zohqGJiMduAf7vc
The UK edition of the Sun? Not a trace of the story.
Talking-up Scotland 'Albatraz' 
WHAT THE F
ARE POLICE SCOTLAND DOING TO KICK THESE DRUG DEALING THUGS OUT
OF SCOTLAND PERMANENTLY
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The Police are stretched to the breaking point due to more important Campervan and SNP financegate investigations .
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No actual investigations are taking place though, it’s simply a politically motivated attack on Scotland’s democratically elected government by the British nationalist state…but serious questions need to be asked about why police Scotland are allowing violent English drugs gangs to move into Scottish towns, violent criminals who should be identified straight away, and the people of the towns supported to report these horrendous crimes without delay so that the criminals can be dealt with and locked up. However they should really be locked up in England, but we all know that the English prisons are already full and so violent criminals are not in fact being locked up there.
Scotland needs some sort of border control in order to stop these criminals installing themselves in our towns and cities or it will only become a much bigger problem.
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