Seven arrests made in first 24 hours of police taskforce tackling gangland crime

New South Wales Police have made seven arrests only a day after launching a significant new taskforce to sort out organised crime within the state.

Deputy Premier and Minister for Police Paul Toole mentioned six males and one lady had been arrested throughout the Illawarra, South Coast and north-west Sydney in the course of the first day of Taskforce Erebus.

Taskforce Erebus is investigating hyperlinks between latest deadly shootings, drug and gun provide in addition to different legal actions in underworld teams.

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Taskforce Erebus officers carried out a number of warrants this morning.(NSW Police)

Police goal bikie gangs throughout NSW.(NSW Police)

"Yesterday we introduced taskforce Erebus and already we're seeing important inroads into legal networks throughout our state," he mentioned.

"Now numerous these (arrests) are associates or members of bikie gangs right here on this state and so they have harmful hyperlinks to those gangs and they're concerned with the Comancheros, the Rebels and the Bandidos."

Toole mentioned police have arrested the "sergeant-at-arms for the South Coast chapter of the Comancheros".

Deputy Premier and Minister for Police Paul Toole proclaims progress of Taskforce Erebus.(9News)

Police Commissioner Karen Webb mentioned a 31-year-old man from the Schofields space has been arrested and is predicted to be charged with a capturing in Londonderry final week which left a person in a severe situation.

Detective Chief Superintendent Darren Bennett mentioned the wounded man was a member of the Rebels OMCG and police will allege the capturing was over a drug transaction.

He'll seem earlier than Blacktown Court docket immediately.

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Detective Chief Superintendent Darren Bennett mentioned police have made an arrest over a public place capturing final week.(9News)

Webb added two males, each aged 26, have been arrested and are within the technique of being charged with alleged business provide of prohibited medicine.

"For 2 kilograms of MDMA and one kilogram of cocaine, numerous their associates have additionally been served with FPOs and orders," she mentioned.

An additional 5 search warrants had been carried out in north-west Sydney the place 5 individuals had been arrested and a shotgun and glock pistol recovered.

"We anticipate finding extra with searches nonetheless ongoing," Webb mentioned.

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NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb has detailed a number of arrests made beneath Taskforce Erebus.(9News)

Toole mentioned with the arrests already made by strike power Erebus, police will "get on prime of" gang violence and "wipe out this insidious behaviour".

"I wish to make the purpose, that these persons are not odd individuals, they don't seem to be residing odd lives such as you and me on a regular basis, they're scum luggage and they're a scourge on our society," he mentioned.

"In the event that they proceed down this path, there is just one place for them, and that's in a jail cell, behind bars."