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 ... The city will destroy any drug evidence collected before 2015 that is no longer needed to adjudicate a case.

Jan. 21 (UPI) --Police and city officials in Houston said evidence in storage lockers is being destroyed by "drug-addicted rats." Mayor John Whitmire said at a news conference that drugs being stored ...

adding that the Houston police also have hired exterminators. “But this is difficult getting these rodents out of there. … They’re drug-addicted rats. They’re tough to deal with.” ...

"Drug-addicted rats" are eating narcotics seized and stored by Houston police, prompting a change in how long the department is required to store the evidence, officials said. Houston Mayor Jo hn ...

Jan. 21 (UPI) --Police and city officials in Houston said evidence in storage lockers is being destroyed by "drug-addicted rats." Mayor John Whitmire said at a news conference that drugs being ...

According to CBS affiliate KHOU-TV, the Houston Police Department and other agencies have permission from the DA's office to destroy any drug evidence from cleared cases before 2015. From ...

In a statement, District Attorney Sean Teare said they have since changed their policy to allow Houston police to dispose of narcotics older than a decade — rather than the previous mandate of ...