Alligator discovered during police raid in Ecorse drug house

Michigan State Police encounter alligator during drug bust
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Michigan State Police say they found a surprise guest during a drug bust this week: an alligator. The agency’s Metro Narcotics Enforcement Team executed a search warrant Tuesday at a home in Detroit’s Downriver region. They expected to find drugs, but not the reptile. It was turned over to a local animal shelter.
MSP: Alligator discovered during police raid in Ecorse drug house
Among the drugs found in the home, according to MSP: Over 500 grams of methamphetamine; 10 grams of heroin; 6 grams of cocaine; and 371 grams of various pills, including oxycodone, gabapentin, and acetaminophen. A suspect was arrested and charges are pending, the agency said.
Alligator found by state police during drug raid
The weirdest thing they found was an alligator. Police said they turned the recovered reptile over to a local animal shelter. Detectives from the Metro Narcotics Enforcement Team recovered more than 500 grams of methamphetamine, 10 grams of heroin, six grams of cocaine and 371 grams of various pills, including oxycodone.
Michigan State Police find alligator during drug raid
Detectives found tan alligator while executing a search warrant on Tuesday. They also seized heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine and various pills.
MSP find alligator, drugs and guns in Ecorse home
Michigan State Police reported an unusual find this week during a search at an Ecorse home: an alligator. MSP had been executing a search warrant Tuesday with a downriver SWAT team at a home occupied by residents officials were investigating on a drug case.
Alligator discovered by Michigan State Police while conducting drug bust
Law enforcement executing a search warrant Tuesday encountered a different type of scale than what they expected to as an alligator was found living at the home. Michigan State Police didn’t provide much information regarding the alligator other than to say it was turned over to a local animal shelter.
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