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Police Share New CCTV in Cross-State ‘Contract Crew’ Crime Investigation

Strike Force Hallett detectives released footage of five vehicles tied to three violent July–August 2024 attacks believed commissioned by a Victorian drug syndicate

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Rich ‘Dylan’ Choup, whose body was found with a gunshot wound and his ear severed by trail bikers
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Overview

  • Detectives released CCTV images of a dark Audi SQ2, white Volkswagen Golf, white Hyundai Getz, Lexus and Audi RS3 spotted near crime sites in south-west Sydney, the NSW mid-north coast and Lucas Heights
  • Police say all vehicles are linked to a suspected professional “contract crew” behind a kidnapping and torture, an attempted burial-alive shooting and the fatal shooting of Rich ‘Dylan’ Choup
  • Investigators believe the crew carried out the six-day crime spree in July 2024 on behalf of a Victorian drug trafficking network
  • The inquiry remains active under Strike Force Hallett with no arrests made as officers analyse forensic evidence and track vehicle movements across state lines
  • Authorities are urging anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers to help identify the persons of interest captured on the released footage