``Japanese Yakuza leader arrested on suspicion of surface-to-air missile and drug trafficking'' announced by the Ministry of Justice
Damian Williams, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and the administrator of
US Attorney Announces Arrests Of A Yakuza Leader And Affiliates For International Trafficking Of Narcotics And Weapons, Including Surface-To-Air Missiles | USAO-SDNY | Department of Justice
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Four suspects, Takeshi Ebisawa, Sonfop Singasiri, Suksan Juranan, and Sonpak Lukulasalane, were arrested on charges of complicity in international drug and arms trafficking crimes. Suspect Ebisawa, a Japanese national, Juranan, a half-American and half-Thai citizen, and Lukula Saraneh, a Thai national, were arrested on April 4, 2022 in Manhattan, United States, and the Thai suspect Singashiri was arrested on April 4, 2022 in Manhattan, United States. He was arrested the next day, April 5th, also in Manhattan.
According to Damien Williams, the four people arrested were selling smuggled drugs in New York and weapons in unstable countries. DEA Administrator Ann Milgram said, ``Ebisawa and his associates are using dangerous weapons to carry out criminal activities at a time when nearly 300 Americans are dying from drug overdoses every day.'' The arrest of the central figure in this crime syndicate, which continues to flood the United States with dangerous drugs, is an important step forward for our American and international partners. 'This demonstrates the DEA's unwavering commitment to bringing the criminal leaders of drug trafficking organizations to justice.'
According to a complaint filed in Manhattan federal court, the DEA has been investigating the Ebisawa suspects since around 2019. Ebisawa is a Japanese yakuza who engages in large-scale drug and weapons smuggling and human trafficking.The crime syndicate he leads has multiple affiliates in Asia, Europe, and America, and is highly organized. It is said that it has a criminal network that is based on The indictment states, ``The organization is involved in criminal activities such as arms trafficking, drug trafficking, human trafficking, fraud, and money laundering,'' and Ebisawa's criminal syndicate operates in Japan, Thailand, and Myanmar.・It has also been revealed that he has continued to commit criminal acts in Sri Lanka and the United States.
Ebisawa, Juranan, and Lukula Saraneh conspired to traffic American-made surface-to-air missiles and other weapons for several ethnic armed groups in Myanmar. They also obtained large amounts of heroin and methamphetamine as part of this transaction. In addition, it has been revealed that these three people stole American-made weapons from a US military base in Afghanistan and trafficked them, and sold the drugs in New York.
In addition, Ebisawa and Singashiri conspired to traffic 500 kg of methamphetamine and 500 kg of heroin in New York. On June 16, 2021 and September 27, 2021, Singhasiri smuggled about 1 kg of methamphetamine and about 1.4 kg of heroin for samples, and also smuggled firearms such as machine guns to protect the transport. Looks like it was smuggled.
In addition, Ebisawa is also suspected of drug smuggling from the United States to Japan and money laundering of $100,000 (approximately 12 million yen).
In addition, in order to arrest the key players in the crime syndicate led by Ebisawa, not only the DEA but also the US National Security Agency , the US Department of Justice, the Prosecutor's Office, and the International Bureau, Japan's Narcotics Enforcement Department and National Police Agency, and the Royal Thai Narcotics Agency were involved. Agencies such as the Enforcement Police and the Indonesian National Police are cooperating.
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