In extended use. A sudden or vigorous attack or descent upon something for the purpose of appropriation, suppression, or destruction; spec. a…

A raid or arrest by a law-enforcement agency in connection with suspected criminal activity, esp. relating to illegal drugs. Cf. drug bust n. at drug…

An act of harassment or assault, esp. by the police; a police raid; an arrest; a ‘bust’. Cf. roust, v.2 3a.

Raiding or harassment by the police; an instance of this; a ‘bust’. Cf. roust, n.2 2.

colloquial (chiefly North American, originally Police slang and Criminals' slang). A police raid; an arrest; a ‘bust’.