New video shows moment police intercepted alleged 'kill team' en route to hit

New video shows nan infinitesimal constabulary intercepted an alleged "kill team" connected their measurement to execution a man astatine a daycare centre successful Sydney's south-west.

The alleged target is simply a fig linked to organised crime who was targeted complete a "breakdown" successful a transnational crime syndicate, constabulary say.

Police judge nan alleged target was perchance connected his measurement to prime up his kid from nan centre astatine nan clip of nan arrests.

The accused men were arrested yesterday connected The River Road successful Revesby successful melodramatic scenes arsenic tactical officers fired shots astatine respective vehicles.

Two men, aged 18 and 19, were arrested from a Mitsubishi Outlander and a 3rd man, aged 26, was arrested from a adjacent Mercedes-Benz.

The younger men were charged pinch conspiracy to perpetrate murder, possessing an unauthorised pistol, being carried successful a conveyance taken without nan consent of nan owner, participating successful a criminal group and breach of bail.

The older man was charged pinch conspiracy to perpetrate execution and participating successful a criminal group.

They were refused bail to look successful tribunal today.

Detective Superintendent Peter Faux, who led nan operation, said nan trio's behaviour and actions - including allegedly wearing balaclavas successful nan car and driving pinch mendacious plates - indicated to constabulary nan value of nan job.

Officers seized 2 pistols, balaclavas, body-worn cameras, and jerry cans containing substance from nan cars.

Multiple hunt warrants were carried retired successful nan city's south-west overnight, and much evidence, including physics devices, was seized.

A 3rd firearm was besides seized successful nan searches.

Assistant Commissioner Scott Cook said nan imaginable unfortunate was targeted arsenic portion of a breakdown successful a transnational crime syndicate.

"We judge this is an soul matter successful this organisation," he said.

"The truth that this group was prepared to termination an individual in a location wherever truthful overmuch collateral harm could person been caused is simply a important interest to nan NSW Police Force."

Faux said the 3 men did not cognize nan personification they were targeting.

"They are group who were hired by a syndicate, perchance an offshore syndicate, to transportation retired this execution connected their behalf," he said.

In a video taken by a witness, a constabulary serviceman was seen aiming a limb astatine personification wrong 1 of nan vehicles.

"We heard immoderate gunshots going off," different witnesser said.

"I started stepping retired my house, heard much gunshots and past cars swerving."

Tactical constabulary temporarily served arsenic postulation cops arsenic they redirected vehicles while arresting nan men.

Police coming firmly denied suggestions nan cognition posed a threat to nan public.

Cook, astatine a property convention this morning, confirmed constabulary utilized non-lethal rounds.

Cook said nan NSW Police tactical portion was perchance "the champion successful nan country" and had prepared aggregate contingency plans depending connected really nan alleged deed squad acted.

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