Police say investigations into the alleged shooting of underworld figure Mahmoud "Brownie" Ahmad led officers to uncover plans for a separate murder, which was foiled.
Two men arrested during morning raids in Sydney's south-west on Monday as part of the probe into Ahmad's death, have now been charged.
Ahmad, 39, was allegedly gunned down on a Greenacre street in April last year when a volley of shots were fired from a passing car.
