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.

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.

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 detectives seized drugs, guns and found an alligator during a search of a home in a Downriver Community. Five-hundred grams of methamphetamine, 10 grams of heroin, 6 grams of cocaine, 371 grams of various pills (which include oxycodone, gabapentin, and acetaminophen) and nine firearms were seized by detectives.