Police foil alleged Sydney shooting plot, 24-year-old man arrested in Fairfield West

Amy Lee
The Nightly
A man has been charged over his alleged role in a conspiracy to to carry out a shooting in Sydney.
A man has been charged over his alleged role in a conspiracy to to carry out a shooting in Sydney. Credit: AAP

A man has been charged over his alleged role in a conspiracy to to carry out a shooting in Sydney.

The 24-year-old man was arrested on Monday, 29 December, around 8.20pm after police raided a home the day prior on Isis Street in Fairfield West.

Police seized prohibited drugs and a mobile phone from the home on Sunday evening, and a second mobile phone was seized from a Greenacre address on Monday.

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The man was taken to Cabramatta Police Station where he was charged with multiple offences, including conspiracy to commit offence unspecified, possessing two unauthorised pistols and recruiting an other to assist in carrying out criminal activity.

There were also a string of drug charges, including five counts of drug supply of varying quantities.

He was refused bail and is set to appear in court on Tuesday December 30.

The investigation remains ongoing.

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