Japanese Crime Leader Pleads Guilty in Nuclear Trafficking Case
Takeshi Ebisawa, alleged leader of a Yakuza crime syndicate, pleads guilty to conspiracy charges involving the trafficking of nuclear materials to Iran.
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Takeshi Ebisawa, the purported leader of a Japan-based crime syndicate, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to traffic nuclear materials, including weapons-grade plutonium, from Myanmar. His dealings included narcotics trafficking and arms smuggling in an undercover DEA operation. He faces a minimum of 10 years, with sentencing set for April 9. Ebisawa unwittingly engaged with a DEA informant, believing he was selling to regimes interested in nuclear armament. The case highlights the expansive reach of international organized crime involving nuclear proliferation, leading to serious national security concerns.
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