Yakuza leader admits to global plot to traffic nuclear material, narcotics, and weapons through New York City

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — Takeshi Ebisawa, 60, of Japan admitted to his involvement in a money laundering operation linked to international drug trafficking and arms deals, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York. They announced that Ebisawa pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal court on Wednesday to leading the operation, which involved uranium, plutonium, heroin, methamphetamine, and U.S.-made surface-to-air missiles.

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