Pistols, revolvers and thousands of bullets seized as cops swoop on alleged contract killers
Detective Acting Superintendent Brad Abdy said the men were likely members of a contract killing team.
A number of vehicles were seized from a property in Rouse Hill.Credit: NSW Police
“I believe they are a contracted group that is committing various crimes, possibly on behalf of other serious organized crime syndicates,” he said.
“They were on their way to committing a more serious, violent act, potentially involving firearms.”
Police also arrested a 25-year-old man in Mountford Avenue, Guildford, and seized two mobile phones; one of which is believed to be an encrypted phone used for criminal purposes.
Police later searched a house in Talbot Street, Guildford; More encrypted devices, ammunition and clothing were seized there, and a search of another property in Rouse Hill was conducted, where detectives found four vehicles with cloned license plates allegedly stolen, five firearms, thousands of rounds of high-caliber ammunition, numerous fake license plates and two ballistic vests.
A total of 7 guns, including pistols and semi-automatic guns, were seized. Credit: NSW Police
Two men, aged 18 and 23, and a 17-year-old boy allegedly fled the Rouse Hill estate but were arrested. Four men and two boys were charged with a total of 57 offences. The 23-year-old actor was also charged with a further eight offenses in connection with his alleged involvement in the Tallawong attack.
They were denied bail to appear in court on Tuesday.
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Abdy said the seized weapons were often used in organized crime killings in Sydney. “This seizure certainly disrupts that group and certainly dismantles that criminal organization,” he said.
Plot of public shooting foiled, police claim
Police also arrested two men and seized a firearm following multiple raids in connection with a plot to launch a public shooting in Sydney’s south-west believed to be linked to organized crime.
Dramatic footage shows heavily armed tactical police raiding a home on Isis Street in Fairfield West on Sunday.
Police raided the Fairfield West address on Sunday.Credit: Nine News
Police officers dressed in camouflage and carrying rifles, pistols and riot shields raided the home, allegedly seizing illegal drugs and a mobile phone, before arresting a 24-year-old man at the home on Monday night.
Regan Yaw Lee was charged at Cabramatta Police Station on Monday with directing the activities of a criminal group and recruiting others for criminal activity, and an investigation was launched into an alleged planned shooting in a public place this month. He is also charged with weapons and drug crimes.
His arrest came hours after a second house on Greenacre Kent Road was raided after police seized another phone. Police cars blocked part of the street as heavily armed tactical police raided the property.
Heavily armed police raided two houses as part of the investigation.Credit: Nine News
Police also pursued a black Porsche before it crashed over a fence at a South Granville golf course and its occupants fled the vehicle.
A firearm was found in the car whose license plate was allegedly copied.
A 17-year-old youth remains in custody after being released from the hospital where he was treated for minor injuries sustained during his detention near the golf course. Police said the two arrests were related and the two had been in contact with each other.
NSW Police Superintendent Grant Healey said the raids were the result of “good, proactive police work” after a general duty officer pulled over a suspicious vehicle.
The Porsche crashed at Woodville Golf Course in South Granville.Credit: Nine News
“They were curious and tenacious and got some information from the car… Good investigators, they continued to follow every lead until we uncovered the conspiracy,” he said.
Healey said the suspects had no specific affiliation with any group.
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“They’re not a gang, they just seem to take it as they go along,” Healey said.
“These are organized criminals based somewhere in Sydney, they are happy to destroy young people to carry out their criminal acts… They use children because they are too cowardly to do it themselves,” he said.
As the investigation continues, new arrests are expected.
NSW Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon said the attack allegedly planned by Lee was targeted, not an attack on the public, and praised the work of police officers in bringing charges against the man.
“Our investigations have not stopped … we have not focused on pursuing any of these crimes,” Lanyon said.
“I’m really proud of my work to bring the 24-year-old man to court this morning. This is a great arrest.”
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