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The Yakuza Boss Caught Selling Burmese Nuclear Material to Iranian Generals (Sort Of)
The Yakuza Boss Caught Selling Burmese Nuclear Material to Iranian Generals (Sort Of)
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Length:
45 minutes
Released:
Feb 27, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
You may have seen the news last week, about a Yakuza boss caught in Bangkok trying to sell nuclear material to a fake Iranian general. Takeshi Ebisawa and a group of co-conspirators are behind bars, awaiting extradition to the US, the dopes in a sting operation that could’ve been lifted straight from Hollywood. But how legit is the bust? And who is Ebisawa, the stout, goateed gangster cops have been saying for years is a Yakuza don—despite that not really being a thing?
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Released:
Feb 27, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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