Houston police were first made aware of rats dining in their evidence room in October, but professional exterminators had difficulties resolving the issue because of the rodents c ...

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

"We've got 400,000 lbs. of marijuana in storage, that the rats are the only ones enjoying it," said Houston Mayor John Whitmire A backlogged police evidence room in Houston, Texas, is a bountiful ...

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

The Houston Police Department and Harris County District Attorney's Office announced changes to their procedures for storing narcotic evidence after an infestation of "drug-addicted rats" ...

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

"400,000 pounds of marijuana and storage and the rats are the only ones enjoying it," said Houston Mayor John Whitmire. "Think about it, they are drug-addicted rats. They’re tough to deal with ...

"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 ...

The problem is so serious that the district attorney for Houston has given police ... department HQ’s evidence room. “The rats are eating our marijuana,” NOPD Chief Anne Kirkpatrick told ...

Rodents infiltrated a narcotics evidence room at Houston police headquarters ... we’ve got 400,000 pounds of marijuana in storage that the rats are the only ones enjoying,” Whitmore said.

A backlogged police evidence room in Houston, Texas, is a bountiful buffet for the city's rats, who have been munching on loads of seized marijuana and magic mushrooms. Houston officials said they ...