The Yakuza Boss Caught Selling Burmese Nuclear Material to Iranian Generals (Sort Of)

The Underworld Podcast

True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture, History

4.6 • 871 Ratings

🗓️ 27 February 2024

⏱️ 44 minutes

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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? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:50.0	It's February 12, 2022, in a hotel room in the Thai capital city of Bangkok, a city
0:58.6	famed for its temples, nightlife and sleighs. But in this particular hotel room three very
1:05.0	desperate men are catching a glimpse of products you don't often see amongst the
1:09.1	strip clubs and painted women of the Petherbury Road.
1:13.2	The room itself belongs to a man claiming to be a member of a major Burmese rebel group.
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