Three men have been charged with more than 60 offences after an investigation into dangerous driving behaviour associated with wedding and event escort businesses in Sydney's southwest.
As part of the ongoing investigation five homes were searched in Auburn, Granville, and South Granville from 6am on Wednesday.
Police seized a number of items including false registration plates, expired registration plates, more than $13,000 in cash, knuckle dusters, a throwing star, steroids, and electronic devices.
A 20-year-old South Granville man was charged with 48 offences including driving recklessly and using an unregistered class A motor vehicle on the road.
He was refused bail and is due to appear at Parramatta Local Court on Thursday.
Two Granville men, aged 23 and 24, were charged with multiple offences including driving a motor vehicle during disqualification period and not stopping during a police pursuit.
Both men were granted strict conditional bail and are due to appear at Parramatta Local Court on May 30.
Strike Force Raptor's Detective Chief Inspector Darren Beeche said online videos helped provide information to police.
"A large number of our investigations have been instigated by videos of reckless driving/riding posted online, some of which end in crashes or near-misses," Inspector Beeche said in a statement.
"We have serious concerns about those who showboat this type behaviour - they are not heroes; they are a danger to our roads and our community."
Australian Associated Press
