ECORSE, MI -- Law enforcement executing a search warrant Tuesday encountered a different type of scale than what they expected to as an alligator was found living at the home. Michigan State Police didn’t provide much information regarding the alligator other than to say it was turned over to a local animal shelter.

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.

DETROIT (WLS) -- Michigan State Police found a surprise guest during a drug raid near Detroit. Detectives found tan alligator while executing a search warrant on Tuesday. They also seized heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine and various pills.

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.

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.

It is not everyday police find an alligator when executing a search warrant in Wayne County. Many people in the area shocked but not surprised.