Brett Leonard Robertson, 34, and Angus Wilfred Higgins, 21, charged over Muswellbrook kidnapping

Hunter Valley detectives investigating the pre-dawn highway bashing and kidnapping of a motorist have made two dramatic arrests during raids across the valley.

Footage released by Strike Force Sanderston detectives as they investigated two incidents in Muswellbrook in March. Picture: NSW Police.

Two men have been remanded in custody after being dramatically arrested over the alleged kidnapping and bashing of a man in the Hunter Valley.

Brett Leonard Robertson, 34, and Angus Wilfred Higgins, 21, were taken into custody by Strike Force Sanderston detectives following raids at Muswellbrook and Scone on Wednesday.

The strike force was established to investigate several incidents in the early morning of March 21 – firstly when a 25-year-old man was forced to stop his vehicle outside Muswellbrook and kidnapped and then when a second man was threatened in the town.

Detectives allege the kidnap victim was pulled from his car after being forced to stop on the New England Highway about 4am by a group of five men in a silver Subaru Impreza.

He was bashed and bundled into the Subaru before being driven to Tindale St in Muswellbrook, where police allege the Subaru remained before travelling to nearby Denman.

Security footage released by deectives. Picture: NSW Police.

The alleged kidnapping victim was found at Muswellbrook railway station with facial injuries before he was treated by paramedics and taken to hospital.

He has since been released.

Two men faced Singleton Local Court on Thursday over the alleged kidnapping. Picture: Google Maps

Police allege a second incident on Tindale St, where a man was stopped in his vehicle before it was rammed several times, was linked to the kidnapping.

Strike Force Sanderston detectives released images of the incidents on Tindale St on May 1.

Two days later, they raided the properties in Scone and Muswellbrook.

Police allegedly seized a replica firearm, electronics, illegal tobacco products, prohibited drugs, and other suspected stolen property during the raids.

Robertson and Higgins were arrested and taken to Muswellbrook police station.

Robertson was charged with nine offences including taking a person in company with intent to commit serious indictable, supplying a prohibited drug (greater than indictable less than commercial quantity), goods in personal custody suspected being stolen (not motor vehicle), goods suspected stolen in/on premises (motor vehicle), contravening a prohibition/restriction in AVO (Domestic), disposing of property in a serious indictable offence (greater than $5000), possessing a prohibited drug and two counts of predatory driving.

Higgins was charged with taking a person in company with intent to commit serious indictable, and using an offensive weapon with intent to commit indictable offence.

Both men faced Singleton Local Court on Thursday where they were not required to enter any pleas.

Magistrate Kevin Hockey refused bail and they were remanded in custody to appear in Newcastle Local Court on July 9.

Strike Force Sanderston investigations continue.