Police have stopped over 50 jet skis during a high-visibility marine operation in Sydney’s south, NSW Police say.
About midday today, the Marine Area Command launched a high-visibility operation in Botany Bay and the surrounding waterways targeting safety and compliance of watercraft in the area.
They were assisted by officers from St George Local Area Command, Public Order and Riot Squad (PORS), Police Transport Command, Traffic and Highway Patrol Command, State Crime Command’s Middle Eastern Organised Crime Squad (MEOCS), PolAir, and the Gang’s Squad’s Strike Force Raptor.
Over the course of the operation, police stopped about 50 jet skis to carry out licence and registration checks, and conduct breath tests.
However, the operation was restricted due to weather conditions.
Detective Chief Inspector Todd Cunningham, from the Marine Area Command, says that further operations will be conducted in the future.
"Today’s operation follows a number of arrests on Tuesday (14 February 2017), where Strike Force Eastcote detectives seized stolen cars and vessels allegedly connected to organised re-birthing activities."
"We can assure the public we will be back in numbers to target any illegal or anti-social behaviour relating to the ownership and operation of these vessels," Detective Chief Inspector Cunningham said.
