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Meet the teens at the frontline of organised crime

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A Sydney gang member inside a secret traphouse.

There's a violent territorial dispute between rival gangs in Sydney’s west.

It’s known as the “postcode wars” --- and it’s resulted in stabbings, public brawls, and shootings.

Reporter Mahmood Fazal investigates what's motivating young men to dedicate themselves to this life of crime.

This is a special Background Briefing - 4 Corners investigation and it contains some confronting themes.

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Sydney, Mount Druitt, Fairfield, Granville, Crime Prevention, Crime, Unrest, Conflict and War, Prisons and Punishment, Police
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