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Kevin Naughton
"GRAFFITI offenders are causing $20 million damage a year and becoming ideal recruits for motorcycle gangs looking for drug sellers, head of the police Graffiti Intelligence Unit says.Senior Constable Greg Mason told a Graffiti Management Forum at Marion Cultural Centre on Friday zero tolerance was the best response to the crime which had become an increasing problem in the past three years. "Graffiti culture promotes gang activity and anti-social behaviour, which then affects residents who become scared to leave their homes at night," Sen-Constable Mason said. "The gangs become a feeding ground for MCGs (motor cycle gangs) to recruit drug peddlers, so it's more than just a graffiti problem."
