Jan 10 - San Francisco man uses alligator to guard $100,000 marijuana stash

http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/crime-law/castro-valley-man-caught-34-pounds-pot-guarded-all/nTrZW/



CASTRO VALLEY, Calif. — Alameda County Sheriff's deputies arrested a Castro Valley man during a routine probation check Tuesday after they discovered he had 34 pounds of marijuana which was being guarded by a five-foot long alligator.
The sheriff's Special Investigation Unit stopped at the house of 32-year-old[..]if Mayar on Mount Jasper Dr. around 1:30 p.m. for a probation compliance check, according to Sgt. J.D. Nelson of the Alameda County Sheriff’s Department.
While there, investigators discovered in Mayar's room a 34-pound stash of dried, processed marijuana, and a Plexiglas tank nearby that contained Mayar's alligator, Mr. Teeth, Nelson said.
According to Nelson, Mayar had bought Mr. Teeth in 1996 to "commemorate the [rip] of rapper Tupac Shakur." The alligator had acted as a deterrent for "would-be marijuana thieves."
"As soon as you get near it -- the plexiglass area -- the alligator gets agitated," explained Nelson.
The marijuana was valued by authorities at over $100,000.
Mayar was detained and booked into the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin on drug possession and sales charges, according to the sheriff's office.
On Wednesday, residents on the quiet Castro Valley cul de sac told KTVU the suspect lived in a rented two-story home with his wife and two-year-old son as well as several dogs including a pitbull.
Some neighbors said they suspected drug dealing, but were shocked to learn that Mayar had an alligator guarding marijuana in the home.
One neighbor spoke on the condition that she not be identifed.
"Having an alligator live across the street from you is outrageous," said the woman. "When I drove up, there were six police cars trying to deal with the alligator."
On Wednesday night, neighbors identified a woman driving a white SUV as Mayar's wife. When KTVU approached her, she drove off. She has not been charged, but authorities said her husband may face an additional charge for not having the proper permit for owning an exotic animal.
Mr. Teeth was taken to the Oakland Zoo, where zoo officials said he was being treated at its veterinary hospital Wednesday.
Vets were[..]essing Mr.Teeth's health, as it appeared that he was fairly sick and likely stressed from the events of the past few days. After he's checked out, he was expected to be placed in quarantine, zoo officials said.
According to the zoo, Mr. Teeth may be a caiman, a reptile in the alligator family.
Mayar is scheduled to be arraigned in court Thursday afternoon.

Damn! He had that aligator since 96? They been together that long might as well lock em both up in the same cell.

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There are a few things that have me like [pic] about this story

1. He bought an alligator to commemorate the [rip] of Tupac [pic]
2. So he had an alligator to protect thieves from stealing his weed.....what about when he wanted to get some, was the gator trained to not hurt him [pic]
3. He owned an alligator and he had a wife, kids, and dogs in the same house......[pic]

I'm pretty sure after 15 or 16 years the alligator was aware of who were the members of the house and who wasn't... Just like a dog or cat..... Think about it he had to know them afta all dem years...

Lol no weed for you niccas!!!!!

[pic] he wasnt playing with his weed

he on probation..why is he doing dumb !! like this? [pic]

we need answers

I doubt reptiles have the memory for that or even that smart but I did have a bull snake I found when I was a kid and had him for 2 years he bit my brother but never bit me once

The five-foot long dwarf caiman, which resembles an alligator, arrived at the zoo Wednesday critically ill and non-responsive, according to a statement from the Oakland Zoo.

A zoo veterinarian confirmed the caiman died overnight, according to the zoo. [pic]

im sure that as long as he was feeding the gator, the gator was not tripping off of the owner

I think the alligator probably can remember who the family members are, but im surprised it didn't go alligator on them

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it was perfectly fine for 16 years then died the day authorities got ahold of it tho..[pic]

[pic] "Mr. Teeth"

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that gator was a trained k!ller [pic]

[pic] Reminds me of Dante on Grandma's Boy

Another suspicious [rip] while in custody

tellin by the green on the alligator's teeth, I think he ate some of that man's stash