An alleged “kill team” captured by police en route to a planned hit near a Sydney daycare centre at pick-up time were operating on behalf of a “transnational organised crime network”, NSW Police say.<\/p>\n
Tactical officers swarmed two cars in peak-hour traffic on The River Road in Revesby and arrested three men during a “high-risk” operation about 3:50pm on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Images from the scene showed a Mitsubishi SUV riddled with holes in the front and rear windscreens.<\/p>\n
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Two cars, including a Mitsubishi SUV, were left with holes in Revesby on Tuesday.\u00a0 (ABC News)<\/p>\n
Two men from one car, aged 18 and 19, were arrested, and a third man, 26, from another car nearby was also arrested.<\/p>\n
In footage from one of the scenes multiple officers with their guns drawn as they pinned a man to the ground in the middle of the busy road.<\/p>\n
Another video showed the moment officers carrying rifles surrounded the Mercedes and attempted to break the front passenger window and arrest the driver.<\/p>\n
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The Mercedes on River Road, Revesby after a police operation on Tuesday. (ABC News)<\/p>\n
Police said during a search of the cars, two firearms were located and seized, as well as balaclavas, body-worn cameras and jerry cans of fuel.<\/p>\n
NSW Police Assistant Commissioner Scott Cook said police executed multiple search warrants in south-west Sydney in the hours after the arrests, in which officers seized “further evidence and electronic devices”.<\/p>\n
Assistant Commissioner Cook said the three men came “pretty close” to the carrying out the planned killing before officers intercepted their cars, firing “non-lethal rounds” into the vehicles as part of the operation.<\/p>\n
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NSW Police Acting Commissioner Scott Cook said the trio came “pretty close” to carrying out the alleged planned killing. (ABC News)<\/p>\n
“The fact this group were prepared to kill an individual in a location where so much collateral damage could have been caused is of significant concern to the NSW Police Force,” he said.<\/p>\n
Assistant Commissioner Cook said detectives had been investigating a transnational organised crime network “believed to be involved in multiple conspiracies to murder” for several weeks.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He said police believed the victim was targeted due to an “internal” breakdown within the criminal syndicate.<\/p>\n
Bystanders at risk in alleged murder plot, police say<\/p>\n
Commander of the Organised Crime Squad Peter Faux addressed the media about the alleged plot.\u00a0 (ABC News)<\/p>\n
Commander of the Organised Crime Squad Detective Superintendent Peter Faux said officers are confident they stopped the men from “murdering someone”.<\/p>\n
“We clearly stopped other people, innocent bystanders, from being caught up in this intended murder,” Superintendant Faux said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He said the men were part of a wider syndicate that was being investigated for “crimes of violence”.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“We’ve been looking at and targeting a number of different organised crime networks \u2026 with a big focus on identifying those involved and stopping them before they occur,” Superintendant Faux said.<\/p>\n
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Witnesses reported sounds of gunfire. (ABC News)<\/p>\n
The three men were taken to Bankstown Police Station on Tuesday, where the younger men were charged with a number of offences, including conspiracy to commit murder, possessing an unauthorised pistol and participating in a criminal group.<\/p>\n
The 26-year-old was charged with conspiracy to commit murder and participating in a criminal group.<\/p>\n
They were refused bail to appear in Bankstown Local Court on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Investigations are ongoing under Strike Force Flodine.<\/p>\n
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55m agoTue 7 Oct 2025 at 11:33pm<\/p>\n
Press conference over<\/p>\n
Assistant Commissioner Cook and Superintendent Faux have finished giving their update.<\/p>\n
Thanks for following along\u00a0\u2014 you can keep across the latest updates to this story on the ABC News app and website.<\/p>\n
56m agoTue 7 Oct 2025 at 11:31pm<\/p>\n
Men were ‘never going to make it’ to daycare centre<\/p>\n
The assistant commissioner has emphasised the three men were “never going to make it to any” daycare centre.<\/p>\n
“The collateral damage there would be far too great.”<\/p>\n
58m agoTue 7 Oct 2025 at 11:29pm<\/p>\n
No live rounds used in arrest<\/p>\n
Assistant Commissioner Cook says police executed their arrests “without firing any live rounds”.<\/p>\n
“They used special weapons and tactics available to them,” he says.<\/p>\n
“They were non-lethal rounds so the weapons that are used by these people are designed for use in certain situations that minimises risk to the public.”<\/p>\n
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