London raids

The BBC reports on police raids on secure storage businesses in London suspected of being patronized by crooks and money-launderers:

Six suitcases packed with suspected gold dust and about £30m in cash has been found during searches of safety deposit centres in London, police say.

Detectives also found drugs such as heroin and cocaine, paedophile material and forged passports and credit cards.

Even more interesting:

So far only a third of the boxes have been opened and the finds have also included a firearm, counterfeit currency, several works of Renaissance art and a substantial amount of high value jewellery.

One wonders how many innocents have had their property seized and pawed through. The number of boxes to be opened and examined is said to be 7000. If this is acceptable in the UK, does this also mean that if it is established that criminal activity is taking place in certain apartments, the police have the right to search and seize the contents of every apartment in the entire apartment building?

Posted by David on June 8, 2008 9:47 PM