US Court Sentences Japanese Yakuza Gangster to Twenty Years in Prison for Trafficking Drugs, Weapons and Nuclear Material
Two decades in prison for dealing in international death and mayhem.
The world is getting more dangerous by the day, and the perspective of criminal groups branching out of their (already quite deadly) endeavors to trafficking in nuclear material is a nightmarish scenario that is all too real, now.
Today (4), a New York court has sentenced a member of the Japanese Yakuza mafia to 20 years in prison after he was convicted of trafficking nuclear material, drugs, and weapons.
CBS News reported:
“Takeshi Ebisawa, 61, has been jailed since April 2022 on the drug and weapons charges, along with his Thai co-defendant Somphop Singhasiri, following years of investigations by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.
In February 2024, he was also accused of trying to sell military-grade nuclear material, along with narcotics including heroin and methamphetamine, to buy weapons including surface-to-air missiles for armed groups in Myanmar.”
Yesterday, @SDNYNews, @DEAHQ and @DOJNatSec announced that TAKESHI EBISAWA, a Japanese national, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for his participation in a conspiracy to traffic nuclear materials, including uranium and weapons-grade plutonium.
🔗: https://t.co/7CTkMzk5Bh pic.twitter.com/9go7POCw23
— U.S. Department of Justice (@TheJusticeDept) March 4, 2026
A DEA sting, with an operative posing as an Iranian general, was used to ensnare Ebisawa, who ended up arrested in April 2022, in Manhattan.
“After initially offering uranium, Ebisawa proposed to supply the General with ‘plutonium’ that would be even ‘better’ and more ‘powerful’ than uranium for Iran’s use,” the Justice Department said on Monday.”
Charming fellow, right?
“Takeshi Ebisawa tried to sell weapons-grade nuclear material and deadly narcotics. He is now sentenced to 20 years in prison,” said U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton. “This is a testament to our law enforcement partners, who worked across three continents to stop these horrific crimes.”…
— US Attorney SDNY (@SDNYnews) March 4, 2026
Ebisawa claimed to have access to a large quantity of nuclear materials for sale.
“To support his claim, he sent the source photographs depicting rocky substances with Geiger counters measuring radiation, claiming they contained thorium and uranium, the papers said.”
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