PHILADELPHIA, PA — A Philadelphia man described by federal prosecutors as the leader of a large-scale drug trafficking organization operating near a charter school in Port Richmond was sentenced Tuesday to 18 years in prison.
Phillip Gillard, 48, received 18 years’ imprisonment, 10 years of supervised release and $2,400 in fines and assessments from U.S. District Judge John M. Gallagher, according to U.S. Attorney David Metcalf.
Gillard was convicted at trial in February 2024 on federal drug trafficking and firearms charges…