Kooringal and Darlington Point properties raided, drugs and guns seized, in Strike Force Hawk operation

NSW Police established Strike Force Hawk last October to target and disrupt organised criminal networks operating in Sydney.

On Tuesday, a large-scale police operation hit a number of targets in south-west Sydney, resulting in the arrest of 18 men for various drug supply, firearm, proceeds of crime and criminal group offences.

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Police then launched Operation Hawk state-wide, targeting associates and facilitators of organised crime beyond Sydney, which resulted in arrests by both the Riverina Police and Murrumbidgee Police districts.

A 28-year-old man was arrested at Turvey Park in Wagga on Wednesday.

Police then executed a search at the property he was residing at on Panarama Street, Kooringal, where they allegedly seized prohibited drugs, prescribed restricted substances and fireworks, as well as a shotgun and ammunition.

The man was charged with two counts of possessing a prohibited drug, goods suspected stolen in/on premises and firearm found at premises subject to prohibition order.

He is due to appear before Wagga Local Court on August 3.

The same day Murrumbidgee Police District executed a search warrant at a home in Darlington Point where they allegedly located and seized 1.2kg of cannabis, more than $30,000 cash, ammunition, mobile phones, prohibited weapons and a safe.

Police said inquiries are continuing and charges are expected to be laid.

State-wide Hawk Commander, Detective Superintendent Jason Weinstein, said the operation represented a renewed focus on the state's regions this year.

"This week we've succeeded in demobilising a significant drug supply syndicate operating from Sydney's south-west, but also know the tentacles of illicit activity stretch far beyond our cities," Detective Superintendent Weinstein said.

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