A FEARED Japanese gang boss was plotting to traffic plutonium ... as part of a global web of illegal activity. The feared Yakuza crime leader now faces decades in prison after being charged ...

An alleged leader from Japan’s Yakuza crime syndicates has pleaded guilty to trafficking nuclear materials from Myanmar as part of a global web of trades in drugs, weapons and laundered cash ...

Alleged Yakuza leader Takeshi Ebisawa pleaded guilty to trafficking nuclear materials, believing they were for Iran's nuclear program. Biden Makes Bold Move to Protect Migrants Ahead of Trump ...

Yakuza leader Takeshi Ebisawa and co-defendant Somphop Singhasiri were previously charged in April 2022 with drug trafficking and firearms offences, and both were remanded. He was then ...

A leader from Japan’s Yakuza crime syndicate has admitted to ‘brazenly’ trafficking nuclear material from Myanmar to be used by Iran. Takeshi Ebisawa was captured during an undercover ...

In February 2024, U.S. authorities charged the Japanese “yakuza” crime leader with conspiring to traffic nuclear materials from Myanmar for expected use by Iran in nuclear weapons. He was also ...

A member of the Japanese yakuza criminal underworld pleaded guilty to handling nuclear material sourced from Myanmar and seeking to sell it to fund an illicit arms deal, US authorities said Wednesday.

Yakuza leader Takeshi Ebisawa and co-defendant Somphop Singhasiri had previously been charged in April 2022 with drug trafficking and firearms offenses, and both were remanded. He was then ...