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Uploaded: Thursday, January 10, 2013, 7:50 AM
Updated: Saturday, January 12, 2013, 9:27 AM
Man arrested with pot, massive alligator-like creature in Castro Valley charged with felony
Caiman that was guarding marijuana cache dies despite Oakland Zoo's efforts to save it
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A man that stashed more than 30 pounds of marijuana in his home and used a now-deceased caiman to protect it was arraigned Thursday, an Alameda County District Attorney's Office spokeswoman said.
Assif Mayar, 32, of Castro Valley, was charged with one felony count of marijuana for sale, district attorney's spokeswoman Teresa Drenick
said.
Prosecutors could file additional charges in the case pending further investigation, Drenick said.
The massive alligator-like creature was found by Alameda County sheriff's deputies near the 34-pound stash of dry, processed marijuana during a probation compliance check at a home in the 19000 block of Mt. Jasper Drive in Castro Valley on Tuesday afternoon, Alameda County sheriff's Sgt. J.D. Nelson said.
The 5-foot-long caiman, known as Mr. Teeth, was in a Plexiglas tank and was apparently being used as a deterrent to scare away would-be marijuana thieves, Nelson said.
Nelson said Mayar apparently acquired Mr. Teeth in 1996 to commemorate the death of rapper Tupac Shakur.
Mr. Teeth was taken to the Oakland Zoo, where zoo staff examined him and determined that he was in poor health, zoo officials said.
Staff put Mr. Teeth in quarantine after the examination and he died early Thursday morning, according to the zoo.— Bay City News Service Are you receiving Express, our free daily e-mail edition? See a sample and sign-up for Express.
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Posted by liberalism is a disease, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood, on Jan 10, 2013 at 9:52 am
liberalism is a disease is a member (registered user) of PleasantonWeekly.com "The suspect, 32-year-old Assif Mayar, was booked into the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin on drug possession and sales charges, according to the sheriff's office.
Nelson said Mayar apparently acquired the alligator, named "Mr. Teeth," in 1996 to commemorate the death of rapper Tupac Shakur. It appears the animal was being used as a deterrent to scare away would-be marijuana thieves."
Amazing to think that scum like this walk amongst us. Too bad the gator didn't turn on 'Ass-if' while he was going through his stash to process it for sale to school kids in Castro Valley.
Last night, the KTVU news showed a video of his wife driving away from the house in a new Mercedes SUV, no doubt from proceeds from their drug sales. She tried to cover her face with her hijab. Welcome to America, Ass-if.
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Posted by Cholo, a resident of Livermore, on Jan 10, 2013 at 12:34 pm pretty is as pretty does...Web Link
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Posted by Drug Country, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Jan 10, 2013 at 12:41 pm When is America going to get serious about drug enforcement? Singapore style drug laws would be just fine. They don't have a drug problem, period.
The left-wing-loon committee that Dufus Biden is chairing to trample the second amendment vis-a-vis guns, ought to be investigating the fact that most of the crazies that did these mass executions were drug addicts, a good percentage of them on meth. Oops, the liberal media hasn't mention that fact, have they?
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Posted by Steve, a resident of the Parkside neighborhood, on Jan 10, 2013 at 1:56 pm The guy with the alligator wouldn't have been harassed by the goverment if he had had military assault weapons on his property as guaranteed by our Founding Fathers signing off of the second amendment. Just sayin'.
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Posted by Cholo, a resident of Livermore, on Jan 10, 2013 at 2:56 pm Water, gas, electricity could have been cut and he would have come out!
tee hee hee...just sayin'
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Posted by 50YEARSHERE, a resident of another community, on Jan 11, 2013 at 9:56 am Funny how Mr. Teeth lived for 16+ years but upon contact with the Police dies within a few days.
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Posted by mittens, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Jan 11, 2013 at 1:36 pm Funny how Ass-if was allowed into this country, continues to commit crimes involving drugs (endangering his 2 year old offspring), illegally obtains and keeps a wild animal to guard his stash and you are worried about the cops handling of the caimin? Dude, in the '50yearshere', what the hell has become of your priorities?
Unless you just have a grudge against police because of your pat run ins with the law....you only have yourself to blame for that.
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Posted by Peter Malloy, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood, on Jan 11, 2013 at 7:37 pm @ 50yearshere-
If you followed the story you would know the Caiman died at the Oakland zoo. No police handling there. Moreover, you don't have an issue with the bad guy keeping a Caiman in a residential neighborhood to protect the ILLEGAL drugs he had for sale? Oh, yeah, he also has a toddler living in the house! Pull your head out dude and figure it out. The BAD GUY is to blame NOT the cops.
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Posted by Cholo, a resident of Livermore, on Jan 13, 2013 at 4:35 pm take it from a helpful poster like Cholo...wait until the matter is presented in court to hear the facts...i rest my case...
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Posted by Do your research , a resident of the Downtown neighborhood, on Jan 17, 2013 at 6:30 am Drug Country,
Singapore has the harshest drug laws of any country (possession is punished by death by hanging) and they've only seen an increase in drug crimes and trafficking in recent years.
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Posted by Do your research , a resident of the Downtown neighborhood, on Jan 17, 2013 at 6:30 am Drug Country,
Singapore has the harshest drug laws of any country (possession is punished by death by hanging) and they've only seen an increase in drug crimes and trafficking in recent years.
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