Police seize $11,827 in Hayward drug bust
HAYWARD — A 29-year-old Hayward man was charged with six felonies and a misdemeanor after police in Union City identified him as a local drug dealer with a diverse menu for sale, court records show.
The unidentified man was charged on Jan. 22 with selling cocaine, methamphetamine, ketamine, psilocybin mushrooms and MDMA, court records show. He also faces a misdemeanor count for allegedly selling marijuana.
During a Jan. 21 raid of his apartment, police allegedly seized $11,827 in cash, seven ounces of cocaine, hundreds of fake Adderall pills with methamphetamine in them, smaller amounts of other drugs and a pen for detecting fake cash.
Investigators conducted surveillance on the man in December 2025, when they observed him involved in a suspected hand-to-hand drug sale with a woman at the Union Landing Shopping Center, according to court records.
The man was released at his first court appearance, records show.
Police identified the man as a drug dealer in a roundabout way.
It started in April 2025 when one of his friends allegedly fled from police in Union City and got away. While authorities were investigating the other man, who is also a suspected drug dealer, they learned of his association with the Hayward resident. They conducted a records check and learned he’d been robbed and shot after arranging an online drug deal in 2021, authorities said.