NSW Police has established a new high-visibility surge operation to proactively target offenders and prevent criminal behaviour, with 95 arrested and in excess of 200 charges laid during the first crackdown.
For the first time last week, Operation Trident mobilised and deployed officers from north-west, central and south-west metropolitan regions for a two-day operation targeting criminal behaviour, offenders and crime trends.
The first operation was held in the North-West Metropolitan Region between Friday 24 October 2025 and Saturday 25 October 2025.
About 250 officers from specialist region operation teams were tasked during Operation Trident, in addition to a regular frontline police response.
Police targeted high risk domestic violence offenders, the illegal sale and supply of vape and tobacco products, illegal firearms and weapons, drug supply, warrant offenders and breaches of the child protection register while also conducting bail and domestic violence compliance checks and licensing checks.
As part of the operation, there were 95 arrests, including 13 offenders wanted on warrants and 7 high risk domestic violence offenders, with more than 200 charges laid and 11 knives and weapons seized.
High-risk domestic violence offenders were also targeted by specialised teams.
Officers conducted 88 bail and 104 apprehended domestic violence offender compliance checks and 386 licensing enforcement checks.
Firearms and weapons compliance checks were carried with 10 premises searches locating weapons including zombie knives, with 2126 knife scan operations across Mount Druitt, Penrith, Parramatta, Hornsby, Manly and Blacktown, including transport hubs.
Officers, assisted by PolAir and the Dog Unit, targeted Strike Force Sweetenham offenders to prevent break ins and disrupt the supply of stolen motor vehicles for organised crime.
Police also targeted drug operations, seizing cannabis, methylamphetamine, heroin and steroids, conducted child protection register home visits and compliance inspections, resulting in 35 fresh charges.
Across the operation, police issued 156 Traffic Infringement Notices, conducted 1672 Roadside Breath Tests and 37 Roadside Drug Tests.
A joint operation with NSW Health into the illegal sale and supply of vape and tobacco products saw 1871 vapes, 145,878 illicit cigarettes and 11.6kg of loose-leaf tobacco seized.
Officers from region enforcement squads, operations support groups, region high-visibility patrol teams, region domestic violence high risk offender teams, region intelligence teams were involved, with support from the Public Transport Command, Dog Unit, Aviation Command and Traffic and Highway Patrol Command.
North West Metropolitan Region Commander, Assistant Commissioner Gavin Wood, said specialised officers used intelligence-led information to prevent and detect criminal offending.
"This new operation will see our region operations teams surge into north-west, central and south-west regions regularly to disrupt a range of criminal behaviour," Assistant Commissioner Wood said.
"Each time Operation Trident is deployed, the region will target the offenders and criminal behaviour specific to those areas.
"We have already seen great results with 95 arrests and weapons taken off the streets as part of the first crackdown.
"I would like to acknowledge the support provided to police from community and business throughout the duration of the operation".
"This operation shows how we can proactively use each region's officers and resources to enhance our police response in a targeted way."
Incidents of note:
- Officers attached to Ryde Proactive Crime Team (PCT) commenced investigations into a series of stolen vehicles and fraud related incidents between September and October 2025. Following inquiries, about 2.40pm on Friday (24 October 2025), Ryde PCT officers spoke to and searched a 48-year-old man in unit block carpark on Doomden Avenue, Eastwood. Police allegedly located and seized methylamphetamine and heroin. He was arrested and taken to Granville Police Station. The same day, officers executed a search warrant at a unit on Doomden Avenue, Eastwood, where three men – aged 24, 29 and 48 – were arrested and taken to Parramatta Police Station. The four men were charged with drug, fraud, and stealing related offences. They were all refused bail to appear before Parramatta Local Court on Sunday (26 October 2025).
- About 6pm on Friday (24 October 2025), officers attached to North West and Central Metropolitan Operations Support Groups attended a home on Flinders Street, Mount Druitt, for the service of a Firearms Prohibition Order and Weapons Prohibition Order on a 44-year-old man. A compliance searched was conducted at the home with police allegedly locating and seizing 100 prescription tablets, five vials of steroids, two zombie knives and an extendable baton. Inquiries are ongoing.
- About 5.45pm on Friday (24 October 2025), officers attached to Bankstown Region Enforcement Squad located a Renault hatchback in Punchbowl and attempted to speak to the front passenger – a 20-year-old man – before he ran. The man was located inside a ride-share vehicle along James Ruse Drive, Parramatta and arrested. He was taken to Parramatta Police Station where an outstanding warrant was executed for domestic violence related offences. He was refused bail to appear before Parramatta Local Court on Sunday (26 October 2025).
- About 8pm on Friday (24 October 2025), officers attached to Nepean Proactive Crime Team located a Ute with a trailer attached, a 31-year-old woman and two men – aged 38 and 58, at the rear of a vacant property on Queen Street, St Marys. Police allegedly observed the three people cutting cables and collecting scrap metal before they were arrested. They were subject to a search with police allegedly locating and seizing cannabis. The vehicle was searched with officers allegedly seizing an imitation pistol. Following inquiries, all three people were arrested and taken to St Marys Police Station. The 38-year-old man was charged with steal property in dwelling-house, destroy or damage property, possess housebreaking implements, dishonestly possess trailer unique identifier interfered, Possess unauthorised pistol and enter inclosed land not prescribed premises without lawful excuse.
The 31-year-old woman was charged with steal property in dwelling-house, enter inclosed land not prescribed premises without lawful excuse, destroy or damage property and possess housebreaking implements. They were both refused bail to appear before Parramatta Local Court on Sunday (26 October 2025).
The 58-year-old man was charged with, enter inclosed land not prescribed premises without lawful excuse. He was granted conditional bail to appear before Penrith Local Court on Wednesday 3 December 2025. Inquiries are continuing.
