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.

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.

A federal search of an Ecorse home by Michigan State Police troopers found over 500 grams of methamphetamine, 10 grams of heroin and one toothy, four-legged occupant.

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.

Police found an alligator in a Wayne County home while executing a search warrant. They also found a various amount of drugs along the way, according to Michigan State Police.