BOSTON — A Lowell man pleaded guilty yesterday to distributing thousands of counterfeit pills containing methamphetamine, including to a member of the Asian Boyz gang.
Scott Fournier, also known as “S.G.,” 34, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams and more of methamphetamine.
He also pleaded guilty to two counts of possession with intent to distribute 500 grams and more of methamphetamine, two counts of distribution of and possession with intent to distribute 50 grams and more of methamphetamine, and three counts of distribution of and possession with intent to distribute 500 grams and more of methamphetamine.
U.S. District Court Judge Angel Kelley scheduled sentencing for Oct. 8.
According to court documents, a long-term investigation identified that Asian Boyz gang members and associates had access to a plentiful supply of dangerous, homemade pills pressed with varying doses of methamphetamine and caffeine and designed to resemble pharmaceutical-grade Adderall.
Between March 2, 2023 and May 12, 2023, Fournier supplied an Asian Boyz gang member with more than 2,000 methamphetamine pills to be used in street deals.
Fournier’s fingerprints were identified on one of the bags containing the pills.
The investigation subsequently traced Fournier’s supply operation to a storage unit in Tyngsborough.
Security video recordings from the facility showed Fournier routinely accessing the storage unit, including at the times in which he delivered methamphetamine pills to the Asian Boyz gang member.
During a search of the storage unit in October 2023, 13,464 counterfeit “Adderall” pills containing methamphetamine were found with a combined weight of over four kilograms, as well as other types of pills.
Upon being approached by law enforcement following the search of his storage unit, Fournier was found in possession of a bag that contained an additional 1,684 counterfeit “Adderall” pills made with methamphetamine.
Over the course of five separate occasions between April 2024 and October 2024, Fournier sold approximately 8,000 counterfeit pills containing methamphetamine with a combined weight of over two kilograms in recorded deals to a cooperating witness.
The charges of distribution of and possession with intent to distribute 500 grams and more of methamphetamine and conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams and more of methamphetamine each provide for a sentence of at least 10 years and up to life in prison.
The charges also carry at least five years and up to a lifetime of supervised release and a fine of up to $10 million.
The charges of distribution of and possession with intent to distribute 50 grams and more of methamphetamine each provide for a sentence of at least five years and up to life in prison, at least four years and up to a lifetime of supervised release and a fine of up to $5 million.
