Drug investigators find illegal alligator in Kansas home; police name him Flash-bang
Kansas narcotics investigators found an illegal alligator in a house when serving a search warrant.
The Junction City Police Department said in a Facebook post that Lt. Cory Odell wrangled the gator on Wednesday while assisting the Drug Operations Group. The alligator was in a home in the 300 block of West Eighth Street while serving a search warrant.
Officers named the alligator Flash-bang before taking him to Milford Nature Center. Police said it is against city ordinance to have exotic animals, including gators, in city limits.
This story was originally published August 7, 2019 at 10:34 PM.