Sydney news: NSW police strikeforce Raptor bolstered, Cancer Council fears sharp rise in e-cigarette use

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‘Raptor’ expanded to tackle ‘urban terrorists’

A police strikeforce, known for busting bikie gangs, will be bolstered to more than 100 officers in an effort to tackle an escalating war between crime families in Sydney’s south-west.

Strikeforce Raptor will move to a standalone squad, with 30 new police positions to be created by July, boosting the total staff to 115.

It follows a spate of murders and public place shootings and comes just days after a nurse at Auburn Hospital was injured in a drive-by shooting targeting a nearby townhouse.

Police Minister David Elliott said the new Raptor Squad would target all criminal groups, including bikie gangs, crime families and other gangs.

“Anyone who thinks…