A Depew man has been arrested after an alligator and illegal narcotics were recovered during a drug trafficking investigation.
According to the Erie County Sheriff’s Office, on November 4, 38-year-old Jerry Green was a passenger in a vehicle traveling through Concord and was arrested after a traffic stop. A search warrant was executed and two ounces of suspected methamphetamine were allegedly recovered. Another search warrant was executed at a home on Montclair Avenue in Buffalo and deputies allegedly recovered in excess of two ounces of suspected methamphetamine, in excess of 1/8 ounce of suspected fentanyl and drug paraphernalia.
The sheriff’s office said a large alligator was also recovered in a makeshift pool in a backyard shed. The shed was allegedly outfitted with heating devices, lighting and there were dead rodents. Environmental Conservation police officers responded to take custody of the alligator…