The western Sydney bus and train interchange where 19-year-old Zac McRae was fatally stabbed by four masked assailants last week has been subject to the most knife detection searches under new powers granted to officers after the Bondi Junction attack in April 2024.

According to figures from NSW Police, Mount Druitt (22 search operations) tops the list of suburbs targeted under the new powers, which allow wanding searches at shopping centres and transport hubs. Neighbouring suburbs Blacktown (15 search operations) and Parramatta (nine) round out the top three.

NSW Police conducted a wanding operation following a stabbing in Mount Druitt last Wednesday night. Credit: Nine News

Police have conducted metal wanding searches without a warrant at the Mount Druitt terminal every day follow

See Full Page