THIS is the moment cops about to smash down a door and raid a home are told through a Ring doorbell to “come in.” Armed officers were preparing to carry out a drugs raid on the home in Melksham, Wiltshire, on Tuesday when they were politely welcomed in. Cops brought an arsenal of heavy duty tools to smash into the house Credit: Facebook Officers prepared to break down the front door but were stopped in their tracks Credit: Facebook Video footage of the bizarre bust was shared online after it was captured by a spectator. A team of cops armed with crowbars and power tools can be seen rushing towards the front door of the property. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! Several officers flank either side of the doorway before one proceeds to lift a red battering ram. As he prepares to smash down the door, his colleagues line up by the garden fence. Before cops could batter the door down the occupant told them to ‘come in’ Credit: Facebook An officer tried the handle and the door swung open for them Credit: Facebook Cops stormed the home and took a 19-year-old man into custody Credit: Facebook Wiltshire Police recovered two swords and Class A and B drugs from the house Credit: Facebook Some officers can be seen peeking into the windows of the home as they get ready to storm the building. Before the cops get a chance to smash their way into the house, however, the occupier can be heard saying “just come in, the door is open.” Confused, the officer with the tools hands the battering ram to a colleague who puts it on the floor. Another cop then steps up and checks if the door is unlocked as his colleagues clamber over the garden fence. Most read in The Sun Officers appear to be attempting to surround the property before they enter. Pushing the handle down and realising the property is open, one of the armed cops looks up at his colleagues and nods his head. He then swings the door wide and the group charge through the entrance. Inside the home, a 19-year-old man was taken into custody by the team of officers. He was arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of controlled drugs. Wiltshire Police said he remains in custody at this time. Officers also seized a cache of Class A and B drugs from the home during their unchallenged raid. Cops also recovered two swords and a suspected county lines drug phone from the house. The Sun has contacted Wiltshire Police for comment. Comment now
Moment cops about to smash into house in drugs raid are told through Ring doorbell ‘just come in, the door’s open’
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