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A man has been charged over an alleged kidnapping that police claim saw the victim lured to a ‘dial-a-dealer’ headquarters in western Sydney.
Strike Force detectives arrested the 23-year-old man at an apartment in Granville, in Sydney’s west, at around 7.30am on Thursday.
In video of the arrest, the man is seen being walked out the unit block by detectives while barefoot and wearing only his underwear.
NSW Police have alleged the accused lured a 22-year-old man to a dial-a-dealer premises in the same suburb late on January 19.
The victim was allegedly attacked by six men before he was knocked out and dumped nearby while still unconscious.
The 23-year-old was taken to Granville Police station on Thursday and charged with kidnapping and drug supply offences.
He was refused bail and will face Parramatta Local Court today.
Police will also allege in court the man supplied drugs at Parklea Correctional Centre, a all-male jail with capacity for 1,350 inmates in Sydney’s northwest.
In video of the arrest, the man is seen being walked out the unit block by Strike Force detectives while barefoot and wearing only his underwear (pictured)
Police allege a 22-year-old man was lured to a dial-a-dealer premises in Granville and assaulted by six men in January (pictured Strike Force detectives carrying out the arrest on Friday)
The arrest this week comes after two other men were arrested and charged in May over their alleged involvement in the kidnapping.
Their cases remain before the courts.
NSW Police set up Strike Force Wessex in March 2023 to investigate alleged criminal groups involved in supplying drugs through a dial-a-dealer network.
As part of their investigations, police previously arrested three men in Sydney’s west for allegedly operating a drug ring worth $5million.
A 22-year-old man was arrested and charged with 13 offences including five counts of supplying drugs.
Two other men aged 24 and 26 were also arrested and charged with seven offences.
