Japanese Yakuza boss charged over alleged trafficking of nuclear materials to Iran

Thursday, 22 February 2024
US authorities have charged the leader of a Japanese crime syndicate with conspiring to traffic nuclear materials from Myanmar for expected use in Iranian nuclear weapons.

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Japan’s Yakuza leader Takeshi Ebisawa accused of selling nuclear materials from Myanmar | Oneindia 02:29

A leader of the notorious Japanese organised crime syndicate Yakuza, Takeshi Ebisawa, has been charged by US prosecutors with conspiring to traffic nuclear materials, including uranium and weapons-grade plutonium, from Myanmar to other countries. The shocking revelations were detailed in a...

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