New criminal group dubbed 'G7' linked to Sydney underworld violence, police say
NSW Police said 13 members of an emerging criminal network in Sydney's south-west, dubbed 'G7', had been arrested and charged in recent months.
It is alleged the group are made up of young men and responsible for a string of public place shootings, home invasions, and motor vehicle thefts across Sydney, which have been aiding several high-profile organisations .
The ABC has been told the group did not play sides and had been recruited for feuding organisations including the notorious Alameddine crime network and Brothers for Life, also referred to as the Hamzy family.
Head of Taskforce Falcon, Detective Superintendent Jason Box said police became aware of the group's operations after they began investigating the suspected supply of vehicles used in recent criminal activities earlier this year.
"We believe they are independently working for organised crime networks, they're being recruited by them," Superintendent Box said.
Police have located 17 "staged" vehicles, which have been linked to G7.
The group has been linked to at least two shootings this year, which are being investigated as part of an internal criminal feud.
One of those was a drive by shooting at Merrylands in March where an innocent mother and her four children escaped uninjured after their home was peppered with bullets.
"No one has died as a result of any [of their] actions but they've come close," Superintendent Box said.
"On one occasion there was over 40 shots fired into two premises, missing the occupants by centimetres.
"Someone was stabbed as a result of their actions and that person could have been killed."
Two 15-year-old boys were arrested in relation to that incident and currently remain before the courts.
In the past week, police have arrested four people aged between 18 and 21 who detectives believe are either members or associates of G7.
In vision provided by NSW Police, Raptor Squad officers can be seen arresting a 21-year-old man in the middle of a street in Narellan on Wednesday, who was later charged with possessing a shortened firearm and participating in a criminal group.
Police said it followed nine other arrests made in relation to this investigation in recent months.
Detectives also carried out raids on several properties in the past week including in Greystanes and Menai where they seized a single barrel shotgun, several rounds of ammunition, 14 mobile phones, one kilogram on cocaine and almost $30,000 in cash.
"We hope we've prevented them from committing a lot more offences and we hope it slows them down," Superintendent Box said.
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