Alligator called Mr Teeth found guarding marijuana in California POLICE in California got a shock when they found a five-foot alligator guarding 15.4kgs of marijuana when they searched a suspect's house. Officers from the Alameda County sheriff's department were conducting a probation check on Assif Mayar at a property in Castro Valley, when they found the ill animal and the dried and processed drugs. The gator, affectionately known as Mr Teeth, was found inside a plexiglass tank but officers said the animal was used to deter thieves from taking the pot, NBC News online reports. Mr Mayar was arrested on suspicion of possessing marijuana for sale and is being held in jail on bail set at $151,000. Mr Teeth, who is "very ill" was taken to Oakland Zoo where he will remain in quarantine for at least 30 days. Mr Mayar reportedly obtained the animal in 1996 to commemorate the death of rapper Tupac Shakur.