Monday, April 17, 2017

Arizona town welcomes 'drug-sniffing' bearded dragon to their police force

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If you live in Arizona, give a nice warm welcome to your newest police officer: a lizard.

That's right, the Avondale Police Department has officially sworn in Iroh the bearded dragon, and have given him a badge and everything. Photos of the momentous occasion were shared on the department's Facebook page.

Iroh first came into police work last year, when the police department announced on April Fool's Day that the bearded dragon would be joining their ranks with a specialty in dug detection.

"Research has shown that reptiles possess a strong sense of smell making their ability to detect certain illicit drugs possibly more accurate than K9s," the Facebook announcement read. Read more...

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