BOSTON, MA — A member of the Asian Boyz gang was convicted in federal court following a week-long jury trial of conspiracy to distribute counterfeit pills made with methamphetamine and resembling the prescription medication Adderall.
Isiah Lyons, also known as “Tank” and “Rozay,” 30, of Lowell, was convicted of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams and more of methamphetamine.
U.S. District Court Senior Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV scheduled sentencing for April 21.
Lyons was indicted in January 2025 along with his co-conspirators.
In 2021, law enforcement opened an investigation into the Asian Boyz gang to disrupt the manufacturing and distribution of substantial quantities of methamphetamine pills impacting Lowell.
The evidence presented at trial established that Lyons profited from the illegal sale of the methamphetamine pills by brokering deals for bulk quantities of the pills, which he called “oranges” and “adds.”
Between December 2022 and February 2023, Lyons joined a conspiracy to sell the pills in 1,000 pill units, which he called “g packs.”
Lyons and his co-conspirators sold four “g packs” containing an estimated 4,000 pills and weighing 1.3 kilograms of methamphetamine.
One of the pill customers was an undercover agent.
To sell the methamphetamine pills, Lyons partnered with two Asian Boyz gang members who were part of the gang’s extensive drug network.
They conspired in person and using encrypted messaging applications like Signal.
In his message to one of his fellow co-conspirators, Lyons told him the price of the pills was $1,250 for the “pacc” – spelled specifically with two “c’s” as a way of acknowledging their common gang affiliation.
Lyons sourced the pills from a co-conspirator he paid $1,000 for the “paccs,” booking $250 profit for each deal he brokered during the conspiracy.
The charge of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams and more of methamphetamine provides for a sentence of at least 10 years and up to life in prison, at least five years and up to a lifetime of supervised release and a fine of up to $10 million.
Valuable assistance was provided by the Massachusetts State Police and the Billerica, Haverhill, Methuen, North Andover and Salem Police Departments.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Fred M. Wyshak III and David Cutshall of the Criminal Division are prosecuting the case.
