Taskforce Falcon have set their sights on a new crime network allegedly involved in serious organised crime playing out on the streets of Sydney, with four men charged this week.
The investigation began in January 2025, when State Crime Command's Financial Crimes Squad Motor Unit launched Strike Force Duncan to probe the suspected supply of vehicles to Organised Criminal Networks (OCNs).
Detectives soon uncovered a network dubbed 'G7', allegedly responsible for a string of aggravated break and enters, home invasions, and motor vehicle thefts – activities believed to support broader organised crime operations.
Further inquiries suggest G7 may be aiding high-profile OCNs involved in Sydney's ongoing criminal conflict. As a result, the investigation was escalated under the Taskforce Falcon banner.
Police will allege that 17 staged vehicles recovered by Taskforce Falcon are linked directly to G7's operations.
This week's arrests follow earlier charges laid against nine G7 members or associates during investigations under Strike Force Hamert and Strike Force Beech.
Following further extensive inquiries into the group, about 1pm on Monday 28 July 2025, strike force detectives travelled to a correctional centre on the Mid North Coast where they arrested an 18-year-old man.
The man was charged with seven offences, including:
- Participate criminal group contribute criminal activity,
- Be carried in conveyance taken without consent of owner,
- Drive conveyance taken without consent of owner,
- Learner not accompanied by driver/police officer/tester,
- Possess unauthorised firearm,
- Possess shortened firearm (not pistol) without authority, and
- Supply firearm to person unauthorised to possess it.
He was refused bail and appeared in Bail Division Court 1 the same day, to next appear in Campbelltown Local Court on Wednesday 27 August 2025.
About 8.40am on Wednesday (30 July 2025), strike force detectives – with assistance from Raptor Squad – executed search warrants in Greystanes and Menai, where they located $29,150 in cash, a single barrel shotgun, three shotgun shells, six spent rounds, a black magazine with 11 rounds, 14 mobile phones, and over 1kg of cocaine.
About 12.20pm on Wednesday 30 July 2025, strike force officers stopped a vehicle in Narellan and arrested the 21-year-old male driver.
He was taken to Camden Police Station, where he was charged with:
- Possess shortened firearm (not pistol) without authority,
- Participate criminal group contribute criminal, and
- Drive while licence cancelled.
The man was refused bail to appear in Bail Division Court 3 yesterday (Thursday 31 July 2025).
About 12.30pm on Wednesday 30 July 2025, strike force officers stopped a vehicle in Blacktown and arrested a 21-year-old man.
He was taken to Blacktown Police Station where he was charged with:
- Possess shortened firearm (not pistol) without authority,
- Not keep firearm safely-not pistol/prohibited firearm,
- Possess ammunition without holding licence/permit/authority,
- Acquire firearm part without authority to do so,
- Deal with property proceeds of crime < $100000 & > $5000,
- Participate criminal group contribute criminal activity, and
- Supply prohibited drug >= large commercial quantity.
The man was refused bail and appeared in Blacktown Local Court yesterday.
On Thursday 31 July 2025, a fourth man was issued a Future Court Attendance Notice (FCAN), charged with possess unauthorised pistol, never licensed person drive vehicle on road, drive conveyance taken without consent of owner, and participate criminal group contribute criminal.
He is due to appear in Burwood Local Court on Tuesday 12 August 2025.
Investigations under Strike Force Duncan continue.
Anyone with information that may assist investigations into organised criminal activity is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is managed on a confidential basis. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.
