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Takeshi Ebisawa (born 1967) is one of the leaders of the Yakuza in Japan. Takeshi has been involved in drug and weapon trafficking within one of the Yakuza's criminal organizations. In 2024, he was prosecuted for attempting to sell uranium and plutonium to various countries for the purpose of manufacturing nuclear weapons. One of the destinations for his uranium sale was Iran.

Arrest and Prosecution

The U.S. Federal Prosecutor accused Takeshi Ebisawa of smuggling uranium and plutonium and attempting to sell them to Iran. Abisawa and his accomplice presented samples of nuclear materials, which had been transported from Myanmar to Thailand, to an undercover agent of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. The agent posed as a drug and arms dealer claiming connections with an Iranian commander. The seized samples were later tested in the United States, revealing that they contained uranium and plutonium with the purity required for military-grade weapons. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration arrested Abisawa and three others in a sting operation in Manhattan in April 2022. These individuals remain in custody awaiting trial. Abisawa's charges include international nuclear material smuggling and conspiracy to commit crimes. He was also pursuing surface-to-air missiles, for which he faces a minimum sentence of 25 years in prison.

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