Thousands of Drug Cases Could Be Impacted After Rats Eat Evidence in Police Department's Narcotics Room

Rodents have made themselves at home in drug evidence rooms in Houston, Texas, potentially compromising evidence in thousands of cases. (Credit: Nikolett Emmert/Pexels; KHOU)

Rats have infiltrated the Narcotics Evidence Room of the Houston Police Department, forcing the district attorney's office to alert attorneys on thousands of open cases that their evidence may be compromised.

The Harris County District Attorney's Office confirmed that more than 3,600 open drug-related cases are being reviewed after rats infiltrated the evidence storage at Houston Police Department (HPD) headquarters on 1200 Travis Street.