Yakuza - Wikipedia
WEBYakuza (Japanese: ヤクザ, IPA: [jaꜜkɯdza]; English: / j ə ˈ k uː z ə, ˈ j æ k uː z ə /), also known as gokudō (極道, "the extreme path", IPA: [gokɯꜜdoː]), are members of transnational organized crime syndicates originating in Japan.
Yakuza Boss Arrested at Manhattan Steakhouse for Alleged …
WEBApr 7, 2022 · Yakuza Boss Arrested at Manhattan Steakhouse for Alleged Rockets-for-Heroin Scheme. “The drugs were destined for New York streets, and the weapons shipments were meant for factions in...
Southern District of New York | U.S. Attorney Announces Arrests …
WEBApr 7, 2022 · The Yakuza is a network of highly organized, transnational crime families with affiliates in Asia, Europe, and the Americas, and is involved in various criminal activities, including weapons trafficking, drug trafficking, human …
Japanese yakuza charged in N.Y. over nuclear material trafficking
WEBFeb 22, 2024 · A U.S. attorney says a leader of a yakuza organized crime syndicate has been charged with conspiring to traffic uranium and weapons-grade plutonium from Myanmar to other countries.
US prosecutors accuse Japan-based crime gang in drug case
WEBApr 8, 2022 · NEW YORK (AP) — Four men associated with a Japan-based crime syndicate known as “yakuza” have been charged with trying to negotiate a deal to exchange high-powered weapons for drugs with an undercover U.S. agent, federal prosecutors announced Thursday.
4 Arrested Over Alleged Missiles-For-Drugs Deal In New York
WEBApr 8, 2022 · NEW YORK (AP) — Four men associated with a Japan-based crime syndicate known as “yakuza” have been charged with trying to negotiate a deal to exchange high-powered weapons for drugs with an undercover U.S. agent, federal prosecutors announced Thursday.
Southern District of New York | U.S. Attorney Announces Nuclear ...
WEBWednesday, February 21, 2024. For Immediate Release. U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York. Takeshi Ebisawa of Japan, Leader Within the Yakuza Transnational Organized Crime Syndicate, Allegedly Trafficked Nuclear Materials, Including Uranium and Weapons-Grade Plutonium.
Japanese mafia boss conspired to traffic nuclear materials, says US …
WEBThe pair will be arraigned in a New York federal courtroom on Thursday. Takeshi Ebisawa, 60, allegedly tried to traffic material he believed would go to Iran to build a nuclear bomb.
Yakuza Boss Arrested at Manhattan Steakhouse for Alleged
WEBApr 7, 2022 · Yakuza Boss Arrested at Manhattan Steakhouse for Alleged Rockets-for-Heroin Scheme. A Japanese organized crime kingpin conspired to broker massive deals with at least three insurgent groups in ...
New York: Japanese Yakuza Leader in Drugs for Missiles Plot, Says …
WEBApr 10, 2022 · 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.