Long Beach Man Sentenced To 6.5 Years In Prison For Narcotics Trafficking

LONG BEACH, CA — A Long Beach man has been sentenced to federal prison for his role in a large-scale, international drug trafficking organization.

Jonathan "Gordo" Garcia, 37, received 78 months of imprisonment and four years of supervised release for trafficking narcotics out of state, according to David X. Sullivan, the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut.

In 2022, the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Hartford (Connecticut) Task Force began investigating a large-scale drug trafficking organization that was distributing kilogram quantities of fentanyl and cocaine in that state.

The investigation, which included court-authorized wiretaps, physical and electronic surveillance, controlled purchases of narcotics, and other investigative techniques, revealed that the organization was receiving narcotics from sources in California via Mexico.

The investigation found that members of the Loose Cannonz motorcycle club in East Hartford were receiving shipments of fentanyl and cocaine for distribution in the Hartford area.

During the investigation, law enforcement learned that Garcia and another person were coordinating shipments of kilogram-quantities of narcotics from Mexico to Connecticut. Garcia sometimes traveled to Connecticut to facilitate the transactions and to collect drug proceeds, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Garcia was arrested Oct. 24, 2023, and on Aug. 11, 2025, he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine.

Garcia, who was previously convicted of federal cocaine trafficking in California in 2017, is required to report to prison by April 22.