Casuarina Police are currently investigating reports of an abduction in the Northern Suburbs today.

Police received reports of suspicious activity involving an individual being forced into a vehicle in Casuarina at around 12.15pm.

General Duties, TRG and other specialist units saturated the area and established roadblocks cordoning the Northern Suburbs.

The vehicle of interest was apprehended a short time later and all occupants have been interviewed.

Superintendent Jody Nobbs of Casuarina Station thanked the public for their assistance, which enabled police to act in a prompt manner.

“Fortunately in this instance the incident is not as initially reported and was quite clearly a hoax.

“Irresponsible behaviour of this nature drains valuable police resources, and is both a safety concern and an inconvenience to the public, particularly due to traffic disruptions.”

Investigations are continuing and charges are yet to be laid.