The southern Australian states of Victoria and New South Wales are taking major steps to combat organised crime setting up a specialist task force and extending police powers in an attempt to mitigate the spread of underworld crime.
Victoria Police has launched a new task force—the first of its kind in the state—to combat serious and organised crime syndicates, while New South Wales is extending police powers to target unexplained wealth and the use of dedicated encrypted devices.
Victoria’s new tactical and investigative unit, known as the VIPER Taskforce, will be tasked with preventing, deterring, disrupting, and dismantling the criminal activities of organised crime networks and outlaw motorcycle gangs….