{"id":204581,"date":"2026-03-04T22:52:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T22:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/204581\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T22:52:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T22:52:19","slug":"long-beach-man-known-as-gordo-sentenced-for-trafficking-drugs-from-california-to-connecticut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/204581\/","title":{"rendered":"Long Beach man known as \u2018Gordo\u2019 sentenced for trafficking drugs from California to Connecticut"},"content":{"rendered":"

A man from Long Beach has been sentenced to federal prison for trafficking drugs from California to Connecticut, the Department of Justice announced<\/a>.<\/p>\n

According to the DOJ, 37-year-old Jonathan Garcia, also known as \u201cGordo,\u201d was given a six-and-a-half-year sentence on Wednesday. He had previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and to\u00a0possess\u00a0with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine in August 2025.<\/p>\n

The investigation into Garcia began all the way back in 2022, federal officials said, when the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) began investigating a \u201clarge-scale\u201d drug ring\u00a0that funneled contraband from Mexico to Connecticut via California. It was found that \u201ckilogram quantities\u201d of fentanyl and cocaine were being distributed in the Hartford, Connecticut area.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe 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,\u201d the DOJ said. \u201cThe investigation further\u00a0revealed that\u00a0that members of the Loose\u00a0Cannonz\u00a0motorcycle club, based in East Hartford, were receiving shipments of fentanyl and cocaine for distribution in the Hartford area.\u201d<\/p>\n

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In 2023, officials seized two parcels mailed from a post office in West Hartford, Connecticut, to an address in Southern California; one contained about $6,500 in cash and two new iPhones, while the other\u00a0contained\u00a0approximately $38,000 in cash, investigators said.<\/p>\n

The probe into the illicit activity led to law enforcement discovering that Garcia and another person were coordinating the shipment of the\u00a0large quantities\u00a0of drugs from Mexico to Connecticut. Garcia was said to have traveled to the East Coast to\u00a0facilitate\u00a0the transactions and collect drug proceeds, the Justice Department said.\u00a0\u00a0He was eventually arrested on Oct. 24,\u00a02023, and he entered a guilty plea in August 2025 before being sentenced Wednesday by a judge in the District of Connecticut.<\/p>\n

Out on bond, Garcia, who federal officials say already had a federal cocaine trafficking conviction in California from 2017,\u00a0is required to\u00a0report to federal prison on April 22.<\/p>\n

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