Alligator found in California home guarding $100,000 marijuana stash, authorities say

By: Crimesider Staff
Topics: Daily Blotter

This 5-foot-long alligator was found guarding a stash of marijuana in a California home

/ Alameda County Sheriff's Department

(CBS/AP) CASTRO VALLEY, Calif. - California police who entered a man's house Wednesday afternoon for a probation check said they found a $100,000 stash of marijuana guarded by a five-foot-long alligator.

The San Francisco Chronicle reported that Alameda County deputies entered the home of 32-year-old Assif Mayr where they found 34 pounds of marijuana and the five-foot alligator in a tank in the bedroom.

Sheriff's Sgt. J.D. Nelson said Mayr got the alligator, named "Mr. Teeth," in 1996 "to commemorate the death of rapper Tupac Shakur." Nelson added that the alligator was likely used as a deterrent against marijuana thieves.

Mayr was arrested and booked into jail on suspicion of possessing marijuana for sale. He is held in lieu of $160,000 bail.

The alligator was taken to the Oakland Zoo. Officials there described it as very sick and said it was being cared for at the zoo's veterinary hospital.

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by DigoPogo January 11, 2013 9:39 AM EST: Elsewhere it was reported that upon arrival at the Oakland Zoo, the alligator made a special request for beer, pizza, a lighter, and rolling papers.; Reply to this comment


by gypsyswede January 10, 2013 10:06 PM EST: A gripping tale. and thank you for taking this idiot off the streets.; Reply to this comment


by bobnjersey January 10, 2013 4:00 PM EST: [Alameda County deputies entered the home of 32-year-old Assif Mayr where they found 34 pounds of marijuana and the five-foot alligator in a tank in the bedroom]
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he'll be able to claim that the dope belonged to the alligator ... since it was in the tank with him.; Reply to this comment


by Type_Z January 10, 2013 2:17 PM EST: Gun or Gator? Gun or Gator? Gator had never crossed my mind before. When I say get creative about home protection, this is what I'm talking about. The creative part atleast.; Reply to this comment


by lordgoogoo January 10, 2013 12:56 PM EST: This stories a Croc !!; Reply to this comment


by ugleyme January 10, 2013 12:29 PM EST: Effective guard. Doesn't bark, won't rub up against you, minds its own business, eats anything. Sic 'em Gator!; Reply to this comment


by judymar14 January 10, 2013 12:05 PM EST: The treatment of the alligator is a greater crime than possession of the marijuana, which will become legal in the not to far future in all states.; Reply to this comment

by Breaker_Fall January 10, 2013 11:40 AM EST

Really CBS? You make it sound like this was some guard gator....LMFAO....reptiles cannot be trained as they do NOT possess a Limbic or a Neocortex.....geniuses

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