> This is a freeze, not a forfeiture. Here's an example of a person whose computer equipment was seized during a warrant-backed search. He was never charged.

> This is a freeze, not a forfeiture. Here's an example of a person whose computer equipment was seized during a warrant-backed search. He was never charged. He was never even arrested. 15 months later, the police still held the equipment. http://www.justanswer.com/law/3u8hd-long-may-police-keep-property-taken-seized.html#re.v/158/ http://www.justanswer.com/law/3u8hd-long-may-police-keep-pro... Freeze / forfeiture blurs into one with those sort of timescales. In the UK it is scary. The police can hold your property for as long as is deemed necessary. If they claim that giving it back could assist you in pursuing another 'crime', you will never see it again. And not a penny of redress. http://www.ukpolicelawblog.com/2013/05/08/retaining-property-a-legal-minefield/ http://www.ukpolicelawblog.com/2013/05/08/retaining-property... Hope you have off-site backups.