Police descend upon illegal rave in Wembley seizing sound systems

Police descended upon an illegal rave in north-west London in the early hours of Sunday morning, seizing sound systems and shutting down the party.

Officers swooped on the property in Wembley High Road shortly before 1.30am.

Pictures show police vans lining the street near the property and officers hauling huge speakers down stairs.

Another photo showed the empty room with sound systems and lighting equipment sprawled across the floor.

Police said the occupants of the building engaged with officers and there were no reports of disorder.

No arrests were made.

Brent police tweeted just before 3am: "Officers are currently on scene at an unauthorised event High Street, Wembley.

"Those planning to attend will be turned away."

It comes after five police officers were injured as “rioting” broke out when police shut down another illegal rave in south-east London last month.

Gangs of revellers wreaked havoc as police officers were targeted while trying to shut down the illegal music event inside a disused bank in Deptford on January 20th.

Police said officers were punched in the head, spat at and burnt with cigarettes when a large crowd rushed forward and attacked them in Deptford High Street.