Police have charged 260 people following a month-long operational blitz across key areas of the Sydney Railway line.
During the month of October 2026, officers attached to Police Transport Command’s Northwest team conducted a month-long operational blitz under Operation Disrupt, Sentinel and Ares to prevent and disrupt criminal activity across key areas of the public transport network.
The collaborative operation, which utilised resources from all Northwest Police Transport Command sectors, deployed strategies to target anti-social behaviour, criminal activity, knife crime and those wanted by police across the transport network.
Between Thursday 1 October 2026 and Saturday 31 October 2026, officers from the Police Transport Command Northwest were deployed at key locations in Penrith, Mount Druitt, Blacktown, Parramatta, and Quakers Hill as part of the operation. 655 trains and 52 buses were patrolled.
As a result of the operation,
- 260 people were arrest and charged
- 54 knives and weapons seized, including a replica pistol and ammunition
- 147 drug detections were made with methylamphetamine, cannabis and other illicit substances located
- 988 searches were conducted
- 245 move-on direction issued
- 31 Apprehended Domestic Violence Order compliance checks
- 109 bail compliance checks with two breaches identified
Incidents of note,
- About 10:20pm on Thursday 1 October 2026, a 33-year-old man was searched at the Blacktown Railway Station. During the search, police allegedly located and seized over 90grams of methylamphetamines. The man was arrested and charged with supply and possession of a prohibited drug. He has been refused bail until his next court appearance on 7 December 2026.
- About 11:20am on Sunday 11 October 2026, a 32-year-old man was searched at the Mount Druitt Railway Station. During the search, police allegedly located a self-loading pistol and a knife with a 6cm blade. The man was arrested and charged with possession of an unauthorised pistol and possession of a knife. He has been refused bail until his next court appearance on 7 December 2026.
- About 5:30pm on Saturday 24 October 2026, a 12yr old girl was searched at the Blacktown Railway Station. During the search, police allegedly located and seized two knives, with modified handles and house breaking implements. The girl was deal with under the Young Offenders Act and returned home to her parents.
