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Arms Dealer Viktor Bout Found Guilty

Thursday, November 3, 2011

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Arms Dealer Viktor Bout Found Guilty

Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout has been found guilty of trying to sell heavy weapons to Colombian rebels. In January of 2009, we profiled Michael Braun, the DEA bulldog who nabbed him with a daring sting that took five months and more than 100 agents.

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Thai Court Refuses to Hand Over “Merchant of Death” to the U.S.

Friday, August 21, 2009

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Thai Court Refuses to Hand Over “Merchant of Death” to the U.S.

Proving once again how difficult it is to carry out a global war on terror, Viktor Bout, an arms dealer considered a security threat to the U.S. and caught in a daring DEA sting, will remain in Thailand for now.

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