New London Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Cocaine Distribution and Firearm Possession Offenses

David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that LUIS OLIVER-GARCIA, also known as "Bebo," 36, of New London, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Sarala V. Nagala in Hartford to 120 months of imprisonment and four years of supervised release for cocaine distribution and firearm possession offenses.

According to court documents and statements made in court, the Drug Enforcement Administration's Hartford Task Force identified Oliver-Garcia as a large-scale distributor of cocaine and learned that he rented a storage unit at a facility on Cross Road in Waterford to store narcotics and other items. On June 21, 2024, Oliver-Garcia arrived at the storage facility shortly before investigators were about to conduct a court-authorized search of his storage unit. Oliver-Garcia was arrested after the search revealed more than three kilograms of cocaine, approximately $30,000 in cash, and a 9mm firearm, and a search of the car that he drove to the facility revealed an additional quantity of cocaine and two boxes of 9mm ammunition.

Ortiz-Garcia's criminal history includes state convictions for drug distribution and weapon possession offenses. It is a violation of federal law for a person previously convicted of a felony offense to possess a firearm or ammunition that has moved in interstate or foreign commerce.

Oliver-Garcia has been detained since his arrest. On January 20, 2026, he pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

This investigation was conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration's Hartford Task Force, including personnel from the DEA Hartford Resident Office, the Connecticut State Police, and the Bristol, Hartford, East Hartford, Enfield, Manchester, New Britain, Rocky Hill, Wethersfield, and Windsor Locks Police Departments. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Reed Durham.