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$25 million to pay police overtime to target Queensland's youth crime hotspots

Queensland Police Minister Mark Ryan, front, says a three-month trial of the operation proved a great success. (ABC North Qld: Jade Toomey)

The Queensland government has committed $25 million to a new high-visibility police operation targeting the state's youth crime hotspots. 

Operation Victor Unison will involve extra patrols in busy pedestrian areas, like shopping centres, to reduce and deter crime.

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