Brian Gingras, Methamphetamine Trafficking, Massachusetts 2025

Boston Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Methamphetamine Trafficking Conspiracy

Brian Gingras, also known as “Cheech,” was sentenced to nine years in prison for conspiring with gang members to traffic methamphetamine pills made to look like the legitimate pharmaceutical product, Adderall.

Brian Gingras, 39, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton on June 4, 2025, in federal court in Boston. Gingras pleaded guilty in January 2025 to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute 50 grams and more of methamphetamine, and one count of possession with intent to distribute 50 grams and more of methamphetamine.

Gingras was a drug supplier in an extensive distribution network involving Asian Boyz gang member, Bill Phim, also known as “Bonez.” Between May 2022 and September 2022, Gingras delivered over 5,000 counterfeit Adderall pills – which were referred to as “Ads,” “Addies,” or simply, “A’s” – to Phim on numerous occasions. Phim then sold the pills to an undercover federal agent for more than $18,000. Chemical testing confirmed that the pills contained a dangerous compound of methamphetamine and caffeine.

During a search of Gingras’ residence, hundreds of additional counterfeit “Adderall” pills as well as counterfeit “Xanax” pills and a pill press were discovered. The search also revealed that Gingras maintained a storage unit where he kept a loaded firearm and over 30 kilograms of counterfeit “Adderall” pills made with caffeine only, bags of suspected marijuana as well as boxes of THC extract and edible products.

Gingras’ co-conspirator, Bill Phim, was sentenced to 10 years in prison by Judge Gorton in May 2025. The investigation was led by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Division, with assistance from the Lowell Police Department, Massachusetts State Police, and other local law enforcement agencies.

United States Attorney Leah B. Foley, Kimberly Milka, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Division, and Superintendent Gregory C. Hudon of the Lowell Police Department made the announcement today. Valuable assistance was provided by the Massachusetts State Police, and the Billerica, Haverhill, North Andover, and Salem Police Departments. Assistant U.S. Attorney Fred M. Wyshak, III of the Organized Crime & Gang Unit prosecuted the case.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods, a program aimed at reducing gun violence and other violent crime, and making our neighborhoods safer for everyone. It is also part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces operation, which identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level criminal organizations that threaten the United States.

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