{"id":21695,"date":"2018-12-10T18:10:15","date_gmt":"2018-12-10T18:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/cjsnews\/?p=21695"},"modified":"2018-12-10T18:10:15","modified_gmt":"2018-12-10T18:10:15","slug":"cardiff-residents-live-in-fear-of-drug-related-crime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/cardiff-residents-live-in-fear-of-drug-related-crime\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardiff residents live &quot;in fear&quot; of drug related crime"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A Cardiff Councillor says he&#8217;s concerned about the rising number of young people getting involved in drug related crime in the city.<\/strong><!--more--><br \/>\nCllr Ashley Lister, Assistant Cabinet member for Youth Services, says even &#8220;teenagers as young as 15 years old are getting involved.&#8221;\u00a0 It&#8217;s perceived to be an easy option to make some money and they are attracted in with the expensive lifestyle.<br \/>\nHe says the problem has become more prevalent over the last year and that the issue is becoming more &#8216;visible&#8217; 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