A Lowell resident has admitted guilt in a methamphetamine trafficking case linked to the Asian Boyz gang. Bill Phim, also known as "Bonez," entered a guilty plea on February 14, 2025, to charges related to distributing and possessing with intent to distribute substantial quantities of methamphetamine. U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton has set Phim's sentencing for May 14, 2025.
The investigation revealed that members of the Asian Boyz gang were involved in supplying counterfeit Adderall pills containing methamphetamine. These pills were sold by Phim to an undercover agent over several transactions throughout 2022, totaling more than 10,000 pills and generating over $36,000.
Phim initially obtained the drugs from Erickson Dao, another gang member, who supplied him between February and May 2022. The two split proceeds from these sales either in person or via electronic payments. From May to September 2022, Phim worked with Brian Gingras for pill supply; Gingras stored the drugs in a local storage unit before delivering them for sales meetings with the undercover agent.
In two final transactions with the agent in late September and October 2022, Marcus Holder allegedly provided Phim with pills shortly before each sale meeting.
Phim faces potential penalties ranging from five years to forty years imprisonment and fines up to $5 million for his offenses. Co-conspirators Gingras and Dao have already pleaded guilty and await sentencing in April and May respectively. Holder has pleaded not guilty; his trial is pending.
U.S. Attorney Leah B. Foley announced these developments alongside Jodi Cohen of the FBI Boston Division and Superintendent Gregory C. Hudon of the Lowell Police Department. They acknowledged support from Massachusetts State Police and several local police departments.
This case falls under Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) aimed at reducing violent crime through community trust-building and strategic law enforcement collaboration. It is also part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) operation targeting high-level criminal organizations using coordinated agency efforts.
Charges against defendants are allegations until proven beyond reasonable doubt in court.