Yes, this seems to be almost routine now. I hope they didn't take any computers or anything - they can do this in their search for 'evidence' and keep them more or less indefinately whilst 'analysing' them, and deciding whether to charge you. They also don't seem to respect different people's rooms or things in shared houses.

Lesson - move all your important stuff out before any actions.

just to let people know, after speaking to the solicitor about it, we are going to make a complaint about this. may not come to anything but is worth doing anyway.

intresting to note that i knew nothing of the raid until i had got out of the nick, and that they used my own key to get in. granted, that's somewhat better than them kicking the door in, but taking my key from my personal belongings and then returning them without my knowledege gave me a distinctly uneasy feeling.

when they were in the house, my partner wanted to follow them around but was told to stay in the kitchen! there were too many of them (7) to follow all of them but legally he should've been allowed to at least attempt to do so. when some concerned friends came to see what was happening, he asked if they could come in but got told that they would have to be searched if they did! they hardly spent any time in any room and it did just seem like an intimidation exercise.