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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.
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Japanese Crime Leader Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Nuclear Materials from Myanmar
Takeshi Ebisawa, 60, of Japan, pleaded guilty in Manhattan, New York, to conspiring with a network of associates to traffic nuclear materials.
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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Leader of Japan crime group pleads guilty to conspiring to traffic nuclear materials
NEW YORK -- The purported leader of a Japan-based crime syndicate pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges alleging that he conspired to traffic uranium and plutonium from Myanmar in the belief that Iran would use it for nuclear weapons. Takeshi Ebisawa ...
Japanese filmmaker whose arrest caused international outcry backs calls for Aung San Suu Kyi’s release
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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.
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.
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Japanese Yakuza leader admits trying to sell nuclear material to DEA agents posing as Iranian generals
Mafia leader caught in sting operation trying to sell weapons-grade nuclear material to man he believed was Iranian general
Feared Japanese Yakuza gang boss in ‘brazen’ NUCLEAR plot to traffic ‘weapons-grade’ plutonium & surface-to-air missiles
A FEARED Japanese gang boss was plotting to traffic plutonium nuclear materials and several heavy-duty weapons to be used in wars. Takeshi Ebisawa, 60, has been found guilty of transporting the
M'sia-Japan hydrogen energy initiative to be finalised by May
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Japanese crime leader pleads guilty in US to trafficking nuclear materials from Myanmar
The leader of a Japanese crime syndicate who was charged by U.S. authorities with trafficking nuclear materials from Myanmar pleaded guilty on Wednesday, the U.S. Justice Department said in a statement.
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Japanese Yakuza leader pleads guilty to conspiring to traffic nuclear materials from Myanmar
to his "international network of criminal associates" which spanned Japan, Thailand, Myanmar (also known as Burma), Sri Lanka and the US, among other places, court documents say. From UC-1 ...