Four members of the “Skipworth” regional drug trafficking ring have been sentenced to federal prison.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania announced this week that drug ring members Vontez Scales, 29, of Philadelphia, was sentenced to more than 26 years in prison; Damir Skipworth, a.k.a Meech (who was the ring leader), received more than eight years; Jarrett Cobb, a.k.a Chi, got more than five years; and Tyrone Smith, a.k.a Ho, was sentenced to three years.
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The drug ring was taken down following a “lengthy investigation” in 2018. The probe involved wiretaps and work from the Drug Enforcement Administration, Bucks County Detectives, and Philadelphia Police Department, according to federal prosecutors.
The “Skipwell” ring sold bulk quantities of crystal methamphetamine, fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine worth millions of dollars in Philadelphia, Bucks, Berks, and Delaware counties, prosecutors said.
Scales, who has two previous drug trafficking convictions, used the proceeds from the drug dealing for car rentals, hotels and luxury clothing, including purchases at Saks Fifth Avenue of over $28,000, prosecutors said.
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“By conducting millions of dollars of business in meth, heroin, cocaine and fentanyl, the Skipworth drug trafficking organization was a blight on all of southeastern Pennsylvania,” said Bucks County District Attorney Matt Weintraub. “Thanks to the collaborative efforts of the DEA and the Bucks County Drug Strike Force, this criminal organization’s doors have been shut for good.”
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