NSW Police crack down on new 'G7' crime gang hitting Sydney's streets
Police alleged the gang, named 'G7', was responsible for a series of aggravated break and enters, home invasions, and motor vehicle thefts in Sydney.
The crimes were alleged to have supported broader organised crime operations.
NSW Police launched Strike Force Duncan to probe what they suspected was the supply of vehicles to organise crime, uncovering the new G7 network.
The investigation was elevated to Strike Force Falcon, which found 17 vehicles they alleged were linked 'directly' to G7's operations.
This week the task force charged four men for their alleged involvement in the criminal activities.
One of the men, an 18-year-old, was arrested on July 28 at a correctional centre on the Mid North Coast and charged with seven offences, including firearm charges and participating in a criminal group.
The teenager was refused bail and will next appear in Campbelltown Local Court on August 27.
More searches were made on Wednesday, including at properties in Greystanes and Menai where police found nearly $30,000 cash, a shotgun, ammunition, more than a kilogram of cocaine and 14 mobile phones.
Footage from the Menai search shows Raptor police knocking on the door of the home and shouting: 'It's police, open the door.'
A female voice can be heard inside.
The officer then breaks down the door and enters the property.
Officers also stopped a vehicle in Narellan at 12.20pm on Wednesday and arrested the 21-year-old driver, taking him to Camden Police station and charging him with three offences including possessing a shortened firearm without authority and participating in a criminal group.
Footage from that arrest show the man being taken into custody by at least eight officers and a dog, he was pinned to the ground and his white hoodie drenched in mud.
A simultaneous arrest was also undertaken in Blacktown, where another 21-year-old driver was stopped and charged with seven offences, including three firearm charges, a drug charge and charges for alleged involvement with a criminal group.
Both were refused bail.
The fourth man was charged on Thursday for a similar firearm charge and participation in a criminal group.
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