Police taking serious dip at underworldâs big dirty guns
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Reservoir Dogs-style), gold chains (
Sopranos-style), cosmetically enhanced girlfriends (Russian mafia-style), imported sports cars (Tony Mokbel-style) and of course dirty big guns (
Scarface-style).
For some the shooter is an underworld fashion statement, like cufflinks for a financial adviser, suntan for a travel agent or braces for a tubby share trader. For others the gun is a deadly tool of the trade often used to resolve conflicts and as the ultimate debt collector.
Harvey Keitel and Steve Buscemi in Reservoir Dogs.
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For the first time Victoria Police are having a serious dip at not only seizing guns but finding the traffickers who sell high-powered guns to crooks with pea-shooter brains.
In an Australian first, a new Victoria Police unit is working to cut off access to illicit weapons and says it has already netted 80 firearms since its inception in September.