Special police taskforce established to tackle escalating gang violence in NSW

Thirteen people have been killed in suspected gang violence in Sydney's west and south-west over the past 18 months

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New South Wales police is trying to curb escalating gang violence in Sydney, with 60 officers joining a new taskforce targeting organised crime groups believed to be behind a spate of recent murders.

In the past 18 months 13 people have been killed in suspected gang violence in Sydney's west and south-west.

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