FOUR youngsters, one of them just 12 years old, have been arrested by the police in the past week for harassing people who owe money to loan sharks.

The 12-year-old is one of the youngest caught for such illegal activities in recent years.

The trend of teenagers getting involved in loan shark activities in the last year or so is worrying the authorities, with the matter being raised in Parliament in August.

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