Multiple stolen so-called "kill cars" have been seized before they could be used to carry out violent crimes in the latest police bid to stem the bloodshed in Sydney's gang wars.
Detectives say eight cars seized from a western Sydney warehouse were destined to be used in organised crime shootings, including potential murders, after some were found containing jerry cans of fuel.
A total of 15 stolen number plates were also found attached to the cars with velcro tape during the raid at a Fairfield East business on Wednesday morning.
The search follows an investigation into unexplained wealth by NSW Police's Organised Crime Squad and the NSW Crime Commission, launched in February.
The latest haul has disrupted organised crime activity by thwarting future murders and shootings, Detective Superintendent Peter Faux said.
“Detectives will allege these vehicles were primed for shootings and other serious offences,” he said on Thursday.
The cars were not the standard, high-performance cars that police normally seized from crime gangs, police said.
"These cars are meant to hide in our community and allow criminals to avoid the consequences of their evil intent," Det Supt Faux said.
Similar stolen cars, often bearing false plates, have been used in a spate of public shootings across Sydney over the past three years as crime gangs fight for control of the city's lucrative drug trade.
The cars are routinely torched after their use to destroy any forensic evidence they might contain.
Further raids and arrests are expected to follow, police said.
Dozens of people were arrested across Sydney in late 2023 accused of providing the cars to organised crime networks.
