Mr Elomar,39,was standing in the driveway of his house in Third Avenue,Condell Park,on Sunday evening and farewelling a visitor when a four-wheel-drive pulled up.
Omar Elomar has allegedly been kidnapped.
Four men wearing black balaclavas and hoods leapt from the white SUV that was left idling,dramatic CCTV obtained by theHerald shows.
As the men attacked Mr Elomar and dragged him to the car,a fifth man armed with a gun appeared and pointed it at the visitor.
Mr Elomar was thrown into the back seat of the car,which drove off.
In the early hours of Monday,police issued a media release confirming that an investigation was under way. Detectives began to investigate whether an SUV – suspected to have been stolen and that was set alight in nearby Greenacre in the hours after the kidnapping – was involved.
CCTV of the alleged kidnappingNSW Police
They quickly ascertained that Mr Elomar’s kidnappers had removed his ankle monitoring device.
About 6.30pm on Tuesday,Mr Elomar arrived at Bankstown Hospital with what police called “superficial injuries” – a black eye and bruised ribs.
When police arrived to speak to him,he left the hospital and refused to be interviewed by investigators. He has also refused a second attempt by detectives to interview him.
Mr Elomar is well known to police. He is a close associate of the Ahmad organised crime family,whose number include convicted drug smuggler Ahmed “Rock” Ahmad,slain standover man Walid “Wally” Ahmad and convicted killer Mahmoud “Brownie” Ahmad,police sources familiar with the matter but not authorised to speak publicly,said.
In November,he was hit with a slew of domestic violence-related charges,including stalking and breaching an AVO.
Anti-organised crime task force Strike Force Raptor – known for its heavy-handed approach to proactive policing – arrested Mr Elomar in December,charging him with not carrying his driver’s licence,refusing to produce his driver’s licence and resisting arrest in the lead-up to Christmas.
Last week,he was charged with possessing a restricted substance in relation to a small amount of steroids.
He is also known to be very well off,one police source said.
Rumours are now flying in Sydney’s underworld that Mr Elomar may have been abducted over the mistaken belief he was responsible for the disappearance of 400 kilograms of cocaine in 2020 and that a sizable ransom may have been paid to secure his release.
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