A contingent of 30 Raptor Squad police investigators, highway patrol and operations support officers will be stationed permanently in the Hunter Valley as the state seeks to give more resources to police to target organised crime and bikie gangs moving into the regions.
The Premier, Dominic Perrottet, launched new permanent bases in the Hunter and Illawarra regions Sunday in a move he said would improve safety across the state, as police say gangs feeling the pressure of police in Sydney move into the regions to try to conduct their illicit affairs.
