A MAN has hit out after police officers targeted his house during a drugs raid by mistake.

Police have admitted that the intelligence which led them to knock down the front door of Mark Reynold’s home in Hindle Street, Darwen was incorrect.

Mr Reynolds, 43, said the officers “completely dest-royed” his door but then immediately discovered their error.

He first knew about the incident when officers called him at work to say they had been to his home.

Mr Reynolds, a call centre worker who has lived at the house for 20 years, said: “I'm very angry because every-one will think I have been up to no good.

“At the start of the day I had a perfectly okay door and now I don't.

“The police broke it on entering the property from their woefully incorrect intelligence. The damage is still there and I want a new door.”

The raid took place at around midday on Monday. He said officers told him that they were looking for heroin and crack cocaine in the swoop.

A police spokesperson apologised for the incident.

He said: “The warrant was carried out following local intelligence from a variety of sources and while every attempt is made to corr-oborate the information, on this occasion the int-elligence was inaccurate.

“It is extremely rare for this to happen and officers made immediate efforts to contact the owner and secure the house.

“We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience and will ensure that the owner of the house is fully compensated for any damage caused.”