Rats nearly compromise Houston Police case

Drug-eating rats invade Houston police evidence room
The rodents are enjoying marijuana at the Houston Police Department that has been sitting in evidence for years.
Drug-addicted rats have taken over a Houston police evidence room after eating seized narcotics
To illustrate the problem, Houston police Chief J. Noe Diaz pointed to one piece of cocaine evidence from 1996 that was still in the lockup. The individual tied to the drugs pleaded guilty, was sentenced to 20 years in prison and has since been released, he said.
Rats nearly compromise Houston Police case after eating mushroom evidence, more cases at risk
A purported rat colony in a downtown Houston police property room ate some mushrooms intended as evidence against two defendants, prosecutors on Monday said, warning at least 3,600 additional cases may be at risk of contamination.
'They got into a packaging containing mushrooms' | New reaction to rat infestation inside HPD's narcotics evidence room
The DA's Office is alerting attorneys in more than 3,000 drug-related cases although the potential impact appears to be much more limited.
How drug-addicted rats forced change to Houston evidence
The Houston Police Department, the Harris County District, attorneys office, and the city of Houston are teaming up to change how evidence in criminal cases is stored and processed after drug-addicted rats were discovered inside the city's evidence room.
'Drug addicted rats': How a rodent infestation is changing how Houston handles evidence
Houston police are changing how they store and process evidence after they discovered rats were eating old marijuana in the evidence room.
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