‘Croc’ cocaine: Gun, drugs & caiman uncovered in NYPD bust (PHOTOS)
New York Police Department officers are no strangers to finding drugs and guns during raids but one bust uncovered something not so routine – a caiman.
NYPD officers assigned to the Emergency Services Unit, typically responsible for high security inmate transport, riot control, inmate escapes, tactical security operations and searches, were executing a search warrant in the Brooklyn area of the city when they uncovered the small reptile.
Cops In Brooklyn Arrest Man, Recover Loaded Gun & Caiman https://t.co/HU9fTNY2cvpic.twitter.com/fShlXG1qFC
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According to the NYPD, upon raiding an address on East 21st Street, Brooklyn, on Wednesday police seized a .380 semi-automatic handgun, a quantity of crack cocaine and a caiman, which was kept in a tank in the living room of the property.
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A 41-year-old man was arrested during the bust and charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance, criminal possession of a loaded firearm, and possession of a prohibited wild animal.
This is not the first time cops in the Big Apple have found exotic animals in places they shouldn’t be. In 2003, a Bengal tiger and a 3ft (90cm) alligator were uncovered in an apartment in Harlem.
