I thought there were more things they checked for than heat signatures before they raided cannabis factories... Oh dear.
Anyway, I used to live in West Yorkshire, and these sorts of raids happen literally every day in Leeds and Bradford, so I suppose it was only a matter of time before they hit the wrong house...
Good thing they didn't pull the strings on the guinea pigs, revealing the secret compartment, and an embarrassing photo of Spongebob, at that Christmas party! find a lot of drugs. But really, that's a pretty big fail.
I heard of numerous drug raids gone wrong in the US (incorrect address or bad/false information) even resulting in the deaths of the innocent occupants inside. I always wonder what if the cops got the address wrong and came kicking in my door some evening. Its been known to happen.
Indeed. I remember reading an article about a drugs bust which ended up with the police officer leading the raid being floored by a Royal Marines Commando, who's home it was, as he thought the police officers breaking in were burgalars.