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Man charged over Punchbowl kidnapping

ROBBERY and Serious Crime Squad detectives have charged a man over his alleged role in a kidnapping in Punchbowl.

Police have been told about 9.25pm on Sunday, March 21, 2021, a 30-year-old man was confronted by a group of men at a Punchbowl home, before he was dragged onto the street and forced into a van.
Campsie Police Area Command attended and established a crime scene.
The man allegedly returned home two days later and did not require hospital treatment.
State Crime Command’s Robbery and Serious Crime Squad took carriage of the investigation under Strike Force Pepis.
Last year, strike force detectives charged a 22-year-old man who remains before the courts.
Following further extensive inquiries, about 7.20am today (Wednesday, June 7), strike force detectives, with assistance from Raptor Squad, attended a home in Condell Park where they arrested a 22-year-old man, who was charged with take/detain in company with intent to get advantage occasion actual bodily harm and participate in criminal group.
Investigations under Strike Force Pepis continue.
Anyone with information that may assist investigators is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information will be treated in strict confidence.