# British police admit mishandling search warrants, giving former prince Andrew a legal victory

https://mins.news/en/item/91775

- CBC News, 2026-10-08 16:21 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/andrew-arrest-epstein-legal-challenge-9.7374030?cmp=rss

> British police said on Thursday that warrants they obtained to search properties linked to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor were issued unlawfully and must be quashed. The investigation into King Charles's younger brother is continuing, police said.

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