US charges Japanese crime boss over alleged trafficking of nuclear materials to Iran

Japanese crime boss charged with trafficking nuclear materials

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U.S. charges yakuza leader with trying to sell nuclear material to Iran

Takeshi Ebisawa was caught trying to sell uranium and plutonium to an undercover agent, who was posing as an Iranian general’s associate, U.S. prosecutors said.

U.S. authorities claim Takeshi Ebisawa is the leader of a sprawling Japanese organized crime group. He was accused of conspiring to traffic in nuclear materials. Namely, the 60-year-old allegedly tried to sell uranium and plutonium. It is supposed to be destined for Iran to make a nuclear bomb. He faces life imprisonment.

Fegyverekhez akarhatott nukleáris anyagokat eladni a jakuza japán bűnszervezet egy tagja

A vizsgálatot végző laboratórium megállapította, hogy a nukleáris mintákban található plutónium izotóp-összetétele fegyverminőségű, ami azt jelenti, hogy megfelelő mennyiségben alkalmas lenne atomfegyverben való felhasználásra.