Asian Boyz Gang Member Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Methamphetamine

BOSTON - A member of the Asian Boyz gang was sentenced in federal court in Boston for conspiracy to distribute counterfeit pills made with methamphetamine that resembled the prescription medication Adderall.

Isiah Lyons, a/k/a "Tank," a/k/a "Rozay," 30, of Lowell, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Senior Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV to 11 years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release. In January 2026, Lyons was convicted of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams and more of methamphetamine. Lyons was indicted in January 2025 along with a co-conspirator and other gang associates.

In 2021, an investigation began into the Asian Boyz gang to disrupt the manufacturing and distribution of substantial quantities of methamphetamine pills impacting Lowell.

Lyons profited from the illegal sale of 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. Unbeknownst to Lyons, 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 Crips 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.

United States Attorney Leah B. Foley; Ted E. Docks, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Division; and Greg C. Hudon, Superintendent of the Lowell Police Department made the announcement today. 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 prosecuted case.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department's Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces and Project Safe Neighborhood.

This case is part of the Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) initiative established by Executive Order 14159, Protecting the American People Against Invasion. The HSTF is a whole-of-government partnership dedicated to eliminating criminal cartels, foreign gangs, transnational criminal organizations, and human smuggling and trafficking rings operating in the United States and abroad. Through historic interagency collaboration, the HSTF directs the full might of United States law enforcement towards identifying, investigating, and prosecuting the full spectrum of crimes committed by these organizations, which have long fueled violence and instability within our borders. In performing this work, the HSTF places special emphasis on investigating and prosecuting those engaged in child trafficking or other crimes involving children. The HSTF further utilizes all available tools to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States. HSTF Boston is comprised of agents and officers from HSI, FBI, DEA, ATF, USMS, IRS-CI, USPIS, DOL-OIG and DSS, as well as several state and local law enforcement agencies, with the prosecution being led by the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts.