Takeshi Ebisawa and Thai man Somphop Singhasiri were allegedly exposed during an undercover operation
: Southern District of New York/REUTERS
Authorities in the United States have charged the leader of a Japanese crime syndicate with conspiring to traffic nuclear materials from Myanmar for expected use by Iran.
Alleged yakuza boss Takeshi Ebisawa, 60, and co-defendant Somphop Singhasiri, a 61-year-old Thai national, are accused of trafficking drugs, weapons and nuclear material, after their alleged crimes were exposed by an undercover operation led by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
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