"We've got 400,000 lbs. of marijuana in storage, that the rats are the only ones enjoying it," said Houston Mayor John ...

Houston police were first made aware of rats dining in their evidence room in October, but professional exterminators had ...

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

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

"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 ...

Drugged-up Texas rodents have reportedly been gobbling up marijuana and magic mushrooms stored as evidence in police precincts, potentially putting hundreds of cases in jeopardy, reports said.

Police in Houston are currently dealing with drug-addicted rats who have acquired a taste for weed, cocaine, and other ...

The Houston Police Department says its methods for storing seized drugs have gone up in smoke after it was discovered that rats have been crawling through evidence lockers with a major case of the ...

Police said they are reconsidering how they keep evidence after multiple incidents where rats got into the evidence room to ...

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

The Texas city’s mayor said he will work with the county district attorney to discard drug evidence obtained before 2015 that ...

HPD and the Harris County District Attorney's office is changing how evidence is stored after a 'drug-addicted rat' problem ...