A member of a large-scale drug trafficking organization in Philadelphia has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for distributing meth, PCP, fentanyl, and other narcotics.
Diane Gillard, 41, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge John M. Gallagher to 192 months in prison, 10 years of supervised release, and $2,100 in restitution for drug trafficking and gun offenses.
The charges against Gillard arose from the FBI’s two-year investigation into the Gillard drug trafficking organization, which supplied other drug traffickers with wholesale quantities of methamphetamine, phencyclidine (“PCP”), fentanyl, and other narcotics.
On July 18, 2023, a grand jury in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania returned a 54-count superseding indictment charging Gillard, brother Phillip Gillard, and seven other codefendants with their participation in the large-scale drug trafficking organization.
Gillard pleaded guilty to all charges in the superseding indictment in November 2023.
The investigation, which involved the FBI, Philadelphia Police Department, and Homeland Security Investigations, resulted in the confiscation of over 20 pounds of pure methamphetamine, three gallons of PCP, one and a half kilograms of cocaine, 900 grams of crack cocaine, 400 grams of fentanyl, and 11 firearms.
Codefendants Sharif Jackson, Amin Whitehead, Cesar Maldonado, Terrence Maxwell, Raphael Sanchez, Melvin Dreher, and Arron Preno previously pleaded guilty and received prison sentences ranging from 6 months to 180 months in prison.
Phillip Gillard, who was convicted at trial in February, is scheduled to be sentenced in December.
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Key Facts
- State: Pennsylvania
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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