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

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.

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

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.

Drug-addicted rats are destroying evidence in warehouses, posing a serious problem for the Texas police. Even exterminators are struggling to deal with the rodent infestation. "We got 400,000 pounds of marijuana in storage.

Authorities in Houston, Texas, are looking to destroy long-held evidence that has spawned "drug-addicted rats" in police storerooms. At a Friday press conference, Houston police chief J Noe Diaz described "over 1.

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"