United States Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts
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Springfield Man Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Prison for Drug and Firearm Offense
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Springfield Man Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Prison for Drug and Firearm Offense
Thursday, June 18, 2026
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For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts
BOSTON - A Springfield, Mass. man was sentenced on June 15, 2026 in federal court in Springfield for possessing a firearm and cocaine possession and distribution.
Joshua Garcia, 26, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni to 75 months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release. In March 2026, Garcia pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute cocaine and possessing a firearm if furtherance of drug distribution. Garcia was charged in March 2025.
Garcia possessed with the intent to distribute drugs and a firearm on Oct. 3, 2024.
United States Attorney Leah B. Foley; Ted E. Docks, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in New England; and Colonel Geoffrey D. Noble, Superintendent of the Massachusetts State Police made the announced today. Assistant U.S. Attorney Todd E. Newhouse of the Springfield Branch Office prosecuted the case.
Updated June 18, 2026
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Drug Trafficking
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