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\nWitnesses reported sounds of gunfire.
\nPhoto: ABC News\n<\/p>\n
An alleged “kill team” en route to a planned hit near a daycare centre was intercepted in Sydney’s south-west, NSW Police say.<\/p>\n
Police said detectives saw three men on Tuesday “mobilising to carry out an offence” during a routine surveillance operation, before calling in tactical operations officers.<\/p>\n
Two vehicles were stopped on The River Road about 3:50pm, before a “high-risk” arrest.<\/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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\nTwo cars, including a Mitsubishi SUV, were left with holes in Revesby on Tuesday.
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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
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
In a subsequent raid of vehicles and properties allegedly linked to the men, police located a third gun.<\/p>\n
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\nThe Mercedes on River Road, Revesby after a police operation on Tuesday.
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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
NSW Police Assistant Commissioner Scott Cook said officers would allege the men were on their way to carry out a hit on a man within the vicinity of a childcare centre.<\/p>\n
“This was a calculated and coordinated intervention that stopped what we will allege was a planned killing nearby a daycare centre – a deeply concerning scenario,” Assistant Commissioner Cook said.<\/p>\n
Investigations were ongoing under Strike Force Flodine.<\/p>\n
– ABC<\/p>\n