Cika wannan jumla: A watan Mayun 2003 aka sanar da cewa Garcia ya gwada tabbatacce ga haramtaccen jini-booster Erythropoietin (EPO), bayan an gudanar da bincike a ranar 29 ga Maris 2003 a Lausanne bayan da aka ba da sanarwar cewa an ba da rahoton cutar ta Erythropoietin.
2003 Gasar Cin Kofin Duniya ta IAAF. Don wannan ya sami haramcin shekaru biyu daga gasar.