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US prosecutors accuse Japan-based crime gang in drug case

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NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors say four men associated with a Japan-based crime syndicate known as “yakuza” have been charged with trying to negotiate a deal to exchange high-powered weapons for drugs with an undercover U.S. agent. The men were arrested earlier this week in Manhattan after a sting operation led by the Drug Enforcement Administration. Prosecutors said Thursday the DEA agent infiltrated the organization by posing as an arms dealer eager to trade surface-to-air missiles for drugs destined for New York City. The defendants made initial appearances in federal court in Manhattan, where they were ordered held without bail.

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