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Japanese mob boss charged with trafficking nuclear material to Iran

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NEW YORK, NY – U.S. legal authorities have brought charges against a prominent figure in the Japanese underworld, Takeshi Ebisawa, for his alleged involvement in a conspiracy to smuggle nuclear materials from Southeast Asia to Iran. According to the charges, Ebisawa, a reputed Yakuza boss, demonstrated samples of the illicit materials to an undercover Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent, who was impersonating a drug and arms dealer with connections to Iran. The nuclear materials, reportedly …

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Man gets 10 years for drug smuggling on Amtrak that resulted in shooting deaths of his partner and a DEA agent

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A man who attempted to smuggle drugs on an Amtrak train in Arizona has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Devonte Okeith Mathis, 24, was caught in a shootout that resulted in the deaths of his accomplice and a DEA agent. Mathis pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana and two charges related to using and possessing a firearm in relation to drug trafficking. In October 2021, a regional task …

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Major Drug Trafficking Ring Busted In St. Petersburg Florida

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According to St. Petersburg Police Chief Anthony Holloway, the investigation was launched to reduce gun violence in the Tampa Bay area, but ended with local, state, and federal agencies taking down a major regional drug ring. Holloway told reporters Tuesday that one to two tractor-trailers have been coming from California to Hillsborough County every week since at least January. According to officials, those shipments will be picked up and delivered throughout the Tampa Bay area …

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Candy Colored Fentanyl Being Made To Target Children – DEA Warns

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Fentanyl is pouring over the border because of the Biden Administrations’ open border policies. Customs and Border Patrol seized a record amount of the drug this month, which has killed over 120 thousand young people in the last year alone. The drug traffickers seeking a replenished customer base are targeting an ever younger customer base to refill the buyer pool. Their latest effort; going after kids with candy-colored fentanyl pills. In many instances, the overdose …

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