"What we're seeing is the results of the government taking its hand off the wheel over the last few years,'' he said.
"We're very firmly in control now and we're going to take the necessary steps to protect the public.''
Despite the Attorney-General announcing a month ago he was reviewing anti-association laws designed to target outlaw motorcycle gangs, the Premier said they were going to stick with the laws.
"We believe a better way to go after criminal organisations is the unexplained wealth approach and that's where we're going,'' he said.
"We're also bringing forward changes to the Weapons Act. People who carry handguns and sawn-off shotguns will be in serious trouble.''
An extra 20 detectives announced for Taskforce Hydra and the Major Crime Squad last month were still being recruited, said a spokesman for Police Minister Jack Dempsey.
