PACHECO — It was a typical haul for a drug investigation; Police seized $1,631, packaged methamphetamine and marijuana, pepper spray, and the suspected dealer’s cellphone, according to court records.
What made this unusual was where it occurred; court records say police pulled this haul from a suspected methamphetamine dealer’s tent that had been pitched under a bridge in Pacheco, alongside Grayson Creek, where a 61-year-old man was allegedly making a living selling drugs. The suspect denied ownership of the tent, but he was found lying down inside it on March 7, when sheriff’s investigators came looking for him.
Authorities say the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s office was tipped off to the alleged criminal by a confidential informant who has helped police seized more than three pounds of methamphetamine since agreeing to help law enforcement.
The 61-year-old man was arrested in connection with an unrelated warrant for ammunition and drug charges, but his arrest may have led to a lucky break; that case was dismissed at the preliminary hearing, 11 days later, court records show.
Court records say the man has 13 prior drug-related convictions between 1989 and 2024. He hasn’t yet been charged in connection with the March 7 raid, and police haven’t disclosed how much methamphetamine and marijuana they found.
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