The FBI was involved in a controversial operation that led to the agreement to pay $6.85M for non-weapons grade uranium and thorium, valued at less than $100,000, to a conman allegedly associated with the Japanese Yakuza in Burma. This operation has raised questions about the roles of the DEA and FBI in Asia. In a related development, Takeshi Ebisawa, 60, was accused of attempting to sell uranium and plutonium, intended for Iran to build a nuclear bomb. The materials, originating from Myanmar, were seized by Thai authorities and confirmed by a US laboratory to contain uranium and weapons-grade plutonium. Additionally, a plot to murder Iranian-American journalist Masih Alinejad was thwarted, with Polad Omarov extradited from the Czech Republic to the US to face charges. This series of events highlights the international efforts to counter nuclear proliferation and protect dissidents from foreign threats.
The suspect is charged with working with an Iranian contact — who turned out to be an undercover agent with the Drug Enforcement Agency — to offer uranium and weapons-grade plutonium to the Iranian regime. https://t.co/nFdSGs36S0
Federal prosecutors accused Takeshi Ebisawa, 60, of trying to coordinate the sale between a group of anti-government rebels in Myanmar and an Iranian general starting in 2020. https://t.co/nFdSGs36S0
Polad Omarov was extradited from the Czech Republic to the United States for his attempt to murder Iranian-American activist and journalist Masih Alinejad last year as part of an Iranian conspiracy plan. https://t.co/7pHDQTdVKw
The #US Justice Department says a suspect in a plot to kill an Iranian-American author and activist has been extradited from the Czech Republic to face charges. https://t.co/WwRo2KU0N2
„The nuclear samples - which came from #Myanmar - were seized by Thai authorities and transferred to US investigators. A US laboratory confirmed the material contained uranium and weapons-grade plutonium.“ | #Yakuza #Japan https://t.co/lA3YNYmzRC
The leader of an organized crime gang accused in the failed murder-for-hire plot of Iranian dissident journalist Masih Alinejad was extradited to the U.S. to face justice. https://t.co/kux2WIqwwf
Wild story of a Yakuza leader smuggling nuclear materials out of Myanmar and attempting to purchase surface-to-air missiles for Burmese insurgents, caught by the classic "DEA agent in Thailand pretends to be an arms broker and brings along a guy posing as an Iranian General" https://t.co/C8IgUIEjgx https://t.co/tf5yTLETzr
DEA sting of a fairly heavy Yakuza associate allegedly selling fissile material in Thailand 😳 https://t.co/ve9Os8U85A
Takeshi Ebisawa, 60, tried to sell uranium and plutonium that he believed would be transferred to Iran to build a nuclear bomb, it is alleged. https://t.co/tFpO0DZ1x2
Undercover agents took this photo of the Yakuza boss who tried to sell uranium and plutonium to the Iranians and I just gotta say…this guy has drip! https://t.co/f1HSsPloX3 https://t.co/9s68RCCFi4
OK - now Iran murder plot presentment at 5:43 pm, Omarov Extradited in from Chechia Joining Mehdiyev and Amirov for Ak47 by Brooklyn Home of Iran Dissident - Inner City Press 1st published story: https://t.co/f48bXfl4H0 and will live tweet, thread below https://t.co/Xgt55MTlar
KEYSTONE COPS: Biden's FBI agreed to pay $6.85M for non-weapons grade uranium and thorium worth less than $100,000. It is fairly obvious the FBI was getting scammed by a Japanese Yakuza conman in Burma. Why is the DEA and FBI working in Asia? https://t.co/RWJEQ7OmxT https://t.co/ygY8LUDGxo