Chicopee Man Sentenced for Heroin Distribution

Brett Garcia, 33, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni to five years in prison and four years of supervised release. On Jan. 5, 2021, Garcia pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin. Specifically, Garcia possessed with intent to distribute 565 grams of a mixture of fentanyl and heroin on Feb. 28, 2020 in Hampden County.

Acting United States Attorney Nathaniel R. Mendell; Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration, New England Field Division; Colonel Christopher Mason, Superintendent of the Massachusetts State Police; and Chicopee Police Chief William R. Jebb made the announcement. Assistant U.S. Attorney Todd E. Newhouse of Mendell’s Springfield Branch Office prosecuted the case.