Alleged kill team' charged after arrest en route to hit near Sydney daycare

"Police said officers had been conducting a routine surveillance operation in Sydney's Condell Park area on Tuesday when they allegedly identified the trio mobilising to carry out an offence. Officers immediately sought assistance from the tactical operations unit, PolAir, the dog squad and the state intelligence command. Just before 4pm they conducted high-risk stops of two vehicles in Revesby using less than lethal rounds and arrested the three men, aged 18, 19 and 26."

"Police allege the trio who they say did not know the intended victim had been on their way to try to murder another man near a daycare centre in Sydney's south-west. Sign up: AU Breaking News email The potential victim has alleged links to organised crime and police said they believed there had been a breakdown in his relationship to the organisation. Police did not confirm which daycare centre was the one near the target."

"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, Scott Cook, an assistant commissioner and state crime commander for NSW police, said in a statement. At a press conference on Wednesday, Cook said the location of the alleged murder attempt could have resulted in so much collateral damage."

Police conducting surveillance in Condell Park identified three men mobilising to carry out an offence and sought tactical assistance. Tactical Operations Unit, PolAir and the dog squad conducted high‑risk stops of two vehicles in Revesby, using less‑lethal rounds to arrest men aged 18, 19 and 26. Searches allegedly recovered firearms, balaclavas, body‑worn cameras and petrol-filled jerry cans; another firearm was later found in a linked vehicle. Police allege the men were en route to murder a man near a south‑west Sydney daycare; the alleged target has links to organised crime and a reported breakdown with the organisation. The younger men face conspiracy and weapons charges; the 26‑year‑old faces conspiracy and participation charges.

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