Taskforce Falcon detectives have charged two men with organised criminal links for their alleged involvement in the theft of motor vehicles and high-end machinery.
Strike Force Duncan, led by the State Crime Command's Financial Crimes Squad Motor Unit, is an ongoing investigation targeting the illegal motor-vehicle activities of organised criminal groups.
Upon the formation of Taskforce Falcon in 2025, Strike Force Duncan was incorporated to better target vehicle-related criminal networks.
About 6am yesterday (Tuesday 19 May 2026), strike force detectives executed a search warrant in Sylvania Waters.
At the location, police located and seized over 20 electronic devices, fraudulent documents, a suspect stolen tow truck, a butterfly knife, approximately $77,000 in cash, an ID printer, a replica pistol, tracking devices and vehicle badges.
A short time later, police executed a secondary search warrant at a warehouse in Ingleburn where police located and seized over $2 million dollars' worth of vehicles, excavators, bikes and boats suspected of being stolen or rebirthed.
Police also seized further fraudulent driver's licences, a cross bow, ammunition and a small amount of cocaine.
Two men – aged 26 and 24 – were arrested at the Sylvania Waters address and taken to Sutherland Police Station.
The older man was charged with nine counts of dishonestly obtain property by deception, possess equipment etc make identity info <=$2000, possess identity info to commit etc indictable offence, possess unauthorised pistol and deal with property proceeds of crime => $100000.
The younger man was charged with nine counts of dishonestly obtain property by deception.
The men were refused bail to appear in Sutherland Local Court today (Wednesday 20 May 2026), where police will allege the men were involved in coordinating the theft of $1.5million worth of vehicles.
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.
