Michael Garcia, a 36-year-old from Sacramento County, received a sentence of 17 years and six months for his involvement in drug trafficking and firearm possession as a felon. The sentencing was announced by Acting U.S. Attorney Michele Beckwith.
Court documents revealed that Garcia conspired with his wife Nancy Garcia, father Gonzalo Garcia, Tyler Combs, and others to distribute methamphetamine and heroin in Sacramento and Solano Counties. The conspiracy began while Michael Garcia was serving a state sentence for narcotics offenses at the Tulare County Jail.
Garcia worked alongside his wife, father, and other associates to sell five pounds of methamphetamine and a quarter pound of heroin to a confidential informant over five transactions. He personally sold four pounds of methamphetamine during these exchanges. Nancy Garcia negotiated firearms sales with the informant and participated in an illegal firearms sale involving 10 weapons, including an unserialized machine gun.
Upon release from state custody, Michael Garcia continued selling drugs and arranged firearm deals with Tyler Combs involving the confidential informant. A video showed him bragging about drug proceeds with the phrase “Sac money is good money.” The couple admitted using drug profits to purchase an Arizona home now subject to forfeiture by the United States.
The case resulted from investigations by several agencies including the FBI’s Solano County Violent Crimes Task Force and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Assistant U.S. Attorney Adrian T. Kinsella prosecuted it.
Gonzalo Garcia died in pretrial custody related to this case. Tyler Combs pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges regarding drug distribution and firearm possession as a felon; he was sentenced to six years and six months on November 12, 2021. Nancy Garcia also pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges concerning methamphetamine and heroin distribution; she received a five-year sentence on September 10, 2024.
This prosecution is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), which aims to reduce violent crime through community collaboration with law enforcement at all levels. In addition, it's aligned with Project Guardian—an initiative started in fall 2019 focusing on reducing gun violence through coordinated efforts among federal entities enforcing firearms laws effectively.
For more information about Project Guardian visit www.justice.gov/projectguardian.