The NSW police minister says he is concerned by a report claiming police felt like they are armed with "pool noodles" against Sydney's organised crime rings.
There have been three gang-related shootings in Sydney in the last fortnight, including the wounding of Comanchero bikie boss Tarek Zahed and the killing of his brother Omar on Tuesday.
The shootings follow the public execution of gangland figure Mahmoud 'Brownie' Ahmad, who was gunned down in Greenacre in late April.
A report from Nine newspapers published on Friday claimed police were struggling to tackle a rise in organised crime across the country, and secret briefings given to cabinet ministers described current legislation as giving police "pool noodles" to fight crime bosses with guns.
"I saw those comments this morning and I was obviously a bit concerned," NSW Police Minister Paul Toole told Nine News on Friday.
He rejected claims Premier Dominic Perrottet had ignored calls from two senior ministers to implement counter-crime reforms.
"The premier takes advice all the time and the premier is always acting on what is in the best interests of the people of this state," Mr Toole said.
"I know that the premier is waiting for the report that is going to come back from the Crimes Commission and that will be coming back with recommendations.
"We speak with the police commissioner almost weekly.
"We also talk about what additional resources and what things need to happen there to ensure they have enough support, and the premier is very active to that."
Mr Toole said police have not yet identified the shooter in this week's Zahed shootings.
"We don't know who the shooter is but we do know ... it was horrible, it was horrific and it's not going to be tolerated."
He said police had searched two Audis found burned out near the crime scene and had discovered a weapon inside, which had been sent for forensic testing.
Police had made more than 250 arrests under Operation Hawk, created to target organised crime networks, since October last year.
More than 800 charges have been laid, with 70 firearms confiscated, he said.
This week the government announced the state's anti-gang Raptor Squad would have another 30 officers added to its ranks, boosting its numbers to 145.
"Our police will continue to be on the beat, they will walk every street, they will knock on doors, they will kick down doors, they will raid businesses, they will raid homes, they will disrupt and harass people to ensure that our communities are safe," Mr Toole said.
"If people don't change their ways, I'll make it very simple - they can get used to wearing a set of greens and eating using plastic cutlery because that's the path they're heading down right now."
