Japanese yakuza mobster arrested in New York over plot to sell drugs to buy surface-to-air missiles
A Japanese Yakuza leader was arrested for allegedly conspiring to sell drugs in the US to purchase surface-to-air missiles for armed rebel groups in Myanmar, The Department of Justice said.
Takeshi Ebisawa, 57, was arrested in New York this week along with three Thai associates following a Drug Enforcement Administration investigation.
Prosecutors said that Ebisawa and his co-conspirators, Sompak Rukrasaranee, Somphob Singhasiri, and Suksan Jullanan, intended to distribute hundreds of kilograms of methamphetamine and heroin to buy the weapons.
"The drugs were destined for New York streets, and the weapons shipments were meant for factions in unstable nations. Members of this international crime syndicate can no longer put lives in danger and will face justice for their illicit actions," U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said in a press release.
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