The rat infestation was caused by the huge amounts of evidence material in the room. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Houston Police Department said drug-addicted rats have been digging through old evidence stashes, and they've developed an appetite for the devil's lettuce. "We got 400,000 pounds of marijuana ...

The rodents are enjoying marijuana at the Houston Police Department that has been sitting in evidence for years.

The Houston Police Department and the Harris County District ... in a press conference that in October the HPD noticed the rats were consuming old marijuana in the evidence property room.

Police and city officials in Houston said evidence in storage lockers is being destroyed by "drug-addicted rats." ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A rat infestation at the Houston Police Department property room has raised questions about the integrity of criminal cases despite the department's claims that the ...

"We got 400,000 pounds of marijuana in storage that the rats are the only ones enjoying," Whitmire said. Houston Police Department Chief Noe Diaz asserted the issue in its evidence room has been ...

Rats are consuming drugs that were seized ... According to CBS affiliate KHOU-TV, the Houston Police Department and other agencies have permission from the DA's office to destroy any drug evidence ...

We've seen cocaine bears. We've heard of cocaine sharks. But drug-addicted rats? That's what is apparently happening down in Houston as rodents are ...

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