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

T he Houston Police Department (HPD) is dealing with an unusual problem: "drug-addicted rats" infesting its evidence room. The infestation has prompted the department to start des

The Houston Police Department, the Mayor's office, and the District Attorney's Office are teaming up for a holistic approach to battle the weed-eating rodents.

Rats have infiltrated a Narcotics Evidence Room in Houston, forcing the DA's office to alert attorneys on thousands of cases that evidence may be compromised.

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 munchies and gobbling up the marijuana being stored in criminal cases.