LIMESTONE COUNTY, Alabama — Police found an “attack squirrel” during the raid of the home of suspected drug dealer, whom they say fed it methamphetamine to keep it aggressive.

Deputies with the Limestone County Sheriff’s Department found the squirrel in a cage during Monday’s raid, along with meth, drug paraphernalia, body armor and ammunition, WHNT Channel 19 reports.

Ronnie Reynolds, 37, was arrested during the search, but Mickey Paulk, 35, remains at-large.

“Prior to the search warrant, investigators were informed that Mickey Paulk kept an ‘attack squirrel’ inside his apartment, and that Paulk fed the squirrel meth to keep it aggressive,” sheriff’s spokesman Stephen Young in a news release, according to al.com.

Authorities were unable to safely test the squirrel for drugs. Deputies released the squirrel into a wooded area after being advised by state conservation officials, al.com reports.

WHNT reports Reynolds was charged with possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, and loitering at a known drug house.

Paulk is wanted on warrants on charges of possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and firearms possession.

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