Yakuza boss schemed to buy missiles in exchange for meth, heroin: fedsBy Mark Lungariello
April 7, 2022
A Japanese Yakuza boss and three others were busted in a globe-spanning scheme to buy missiles for Burmese rebels in exchange for massive amounts of drugs, federal prosecutors said Thursday.
Japan citizen Takeshi Ebisawa, 57, negotiated deals with an undercover Drug Enforcement Administration agent to ship US-made weapons to insurgent groups who paid with kilos of meth and heroin, according to a complaint unsealed Thursday.
The alleged traffickers were planning to distribute the drugs in New York and provide heavy-duty weapons like surface-to-air missiles to two militant groups engaged in the ongoing violence in war-torn Burma, the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York said.
“The drugs were destined for New York streets, and the weapons shipments were meant for factions in unstable nations,” US Attorney Damian Williams said in a statement.
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https://nypost.com/2022/04/07/yakuza-boss-schemed-to-buy-missiles-in-exchange-for-drugs-feds-say/
