Yakuza leader indicted by the United States for trafficking nuclear material from Burma. Takeshi Ebisawa, described as a “leader of the yakuza organized crime syndicate” in Japan, is accused of trafficking nuclearmaterial.
He faces a minimum sentence of 25 years in prison for attempting to acquire surface-to-air missiles and up to 20 years in jail for international trafficking in nuclear material. The trial date is not yet known. Uranium and plutonium to military standard Prosecutors say Takeshi Ebisawa “brazenly’ moved material containing military-grade uranium and plutonium, as well as drugs, from Burma, according to the indictment.