Juan Carlos Garcia, Fentanyl Trafficking, Florida 2022

Orlando, FL – Juan Carlos Garcia, a 39-year-old resident of Apopka, has been found guilty of conspiracy and possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute, announced United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg.

Garcia’s sentencing hearing is scheduled for January 6, 2023, where he faces a maximum penalty of life in federal prison. He had been indicted on February 16, 2022.

According to testimony and evidence presented at trial, Garcia conspired with a co-defendant to drive to a gas station in Apopka and sell more than a kilogram of fentanyl for $33,000. Garcia drove the vehicle and brought a loaded handgun with him, while his co-defendant brought the drugs and set up the deal.

In coordination with DEA, the Apopka Police Department conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle. During a search of the vehicle, the loaded handgun was recovered from the center console and the package of drugs was found in the backseat. Both defendants were arrested without incident.

The drugs were tested by the DEA laboratory and determined to be p-Fluorofentanyl, which is an analogue of fentanyl and is on Schedule I of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s schedules of controlled substances.

Garcia will also have to forfeit the handgun and ammunition which facilitated the drug trafficking offense.

This case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration, Homeland Security Investigations, and the Apopka Police Department. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys John M. Gardella and Courtney Richardson-Jones.

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