Yakuza leader pleads guilty in U.S. to nuclear material trafficking

A Japanese yakuza leader on Wednesday pleaded guilty in federal court in New York to conspiring to traffic nuclear materials such as uranium and weapons-grade plutonium from Myanmar to other countries, the Justice Department said.Takeshi Ebisawa, 60, an organized crime syndicate member, also admitted to conspiring with a global network of associates from countries including Thailand, Sri Lanka and the United States to traffic drugs and weapons, according to the department."Our investigation into Takeshi Ebisawa and his associates exposed the shocking depths of international organized crime …READ FULL ARTICLE