CCTV footage has captured the horrifying moment a Sydney man was allegedly kidnapped from a tobacconist shop in the city’s south-west.
Footage obtained by 9News appears to show the 53-year-old man being approached by four men in balaclavas outside a tobacco shop on Meadows Road in Mount Pritchard about 6am on Tuesday before they try to snatch him.
He tried to fight them off, but was bundled into a Hyundai hatchback and taken to a property in Dural, according to police.
The man was bundled into a hatchback early on Tuesday morning. (Nine)
Police say a covert operation was set up to recover the kidnapping victim under Strike Force Martinook.
Detectives attended a property at Dural around 10.30am today, where they used megaphones to try and entice the alleged kidnappers outside.
Police staged a covert operation to recover the man early this morning. (Nine)
When there was no response, armed police moved in on the property.
They were able to recover the missing man as a result of the operation.
The scene from the Mount Pritchard tobacconist where the man was allegedly kidnapped. (Nine)
He was assessed by NSW Ambulance paramedics and taken to hospital in a stable condition.
A 16-year-old male was also arrested at the Dural property and taken to Castle Hill Police Station.
Inquiries are ongoing and investigations continue.
Police remain at the Dural house this evening, examining evidence and trying to track down the other individuals involved in the alleged kidnapping.