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Alleged Yakuza leader admits trafficking nuclear materials from Myanmar
An alleged leader from Japan’s Yakuza crime syndicate has pleaded guilty to trafficking nuclear materials from Myanmar as part of a global web of trades in drugs, weapons and laundered cash, according to the US Department of Justice.
Japanese gangster's dangerous nuclear bomb plot failed, as Iran general turned out to be US agent, a Myanmar connection too, Read the whole story here
Tokyo: In a concerning development, a leader of Japan's notorious gang has reportedly orchestrated a scheme to smuggle nuclear material and heavy weapons intended for warfare. Takeshi Ebisawa was found guilty of transporting lethal materials from Myanmar as part of a global smuggling racket.
Japanese Yakuza leader pleads guilty to conspiring to traffic nuclear materials from Myanmar
Takeshi Ebisawa, 60, a Yakuza leader, was said to have "brazenly trafficked nuclear material, including weapons-grade plutonium".
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Alleged Yakuza leader admits trafficking nuclear materials from Myanmar
During an undercover investigation by the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA ... associates to traffic the nuclear materials out of Myanmar, it said. He also admitted to international ...
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Alleged Yakuza leader admits trafficking nuclear materials from Myanmar
(CNN) — An alleged leader from Japan’s Yakuza crime syndicates has pleaded guilty to trafficking nuclear materials from Myanmar ... by the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in 2021 ...
Yakuza crime boss pleads guilty in the U.S. to trying sell Iran nuclear material
A leader of Japan's Yakuza crime syndicate who tried to sell Iran weapons-grade plutonium has pleaded guilty to charges of trafficking narcotics, weapons and nuclear material.
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Japanese mafia leader caught in U.S. sting pleads guilty to conspiring to traffic nuclear materials to Iran
Prosecutors say Ebisawa didn't know he was communicating in 2021 and 2022 with a confidential source for the Drug Enforcement Administration along with ... leader of an "ethnic insurgent group" in Myanmar who had been mining uranium in the country ...
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Yakuza Kingpin Admits to Trafficking Drugs, Arms, and Nuclear Material in U.S. Court
Takeshi Ebisawa, a high-ranking Yakuza member, has pleaded guilty in a New York court to trafficking weapons-grade nuclear materials, narcotics, and heavy weaponry as part of an international conspiracy.
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Accused leader of Japan crime syndicate pleads guilty to attempted trafficking of nuclear materials from Myanmar
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) released a statement on Wednesday announcing that Takeshi Ebisawa, allegedly a prominent figure in Japan's Yakuza crime syndicate, has pleaded guilty to conspiring
Japanese crime boss pleads guilty to sending nuclear materials to Iran
A Japanese man Takeshi Ebisawa pleaded guilty this week in a US court to charges of trafficking uranium and plutonium believing Iran would use them to make nuclear weapons
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Japanese crime boss admits to trafficking nuclear materials to Iran
A Japanese man, Takeshi Ebisawa, pleaded guilty this week in a U.S. court to charges of trafficking uranium and plutonium, believing Iran would use them to make nuclear weapons.