(WHDH) — Police conducting a drug raid at a waterfront home earlier this week were greeted by a four-foot alligator, officials said.
Law enforcement officers executing a search at the home of 44-year-old Donny Askar in Oxnard, California, on Tuesday also found heroin, methamphetamine, and cocaine, according to the Oxnard Police Department.
Police say the alligator was found submerged in a poorly secured tank with rancid water.
Askar’s home is a waterfront residence, which could have led to the alligator escaping into the Channel Islands Harbor, police noted.
Wardens seized the alligator and transported it to a safe and secure location.
Askar is facing charges including possession for sale of heroin and methamphetamine, animal cruelty, and illegal possession of an alligator.
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