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Viktor Bout, Shadowy International Gunrunner, Dealt Weapons Worldwide


26 March 2008
Unraveling of Viktor Bout report / Broadband - Download (WM) video clip
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In 2002 Bout turned up in Moscow.  Some arms trade experts say that he could tell law enforcement much about the Russian arms trade.
In 2002, Bout turned up in Moscow.  Some arms trade experts say that he could tell law enforcement much about the Russian arms trade

Russian gunrunner Viktor Bout was recently arrested under a warrant issued by the United States, which accuses him of supplying weapons to the Colombian rebel group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).  

VOA's Jela de Franceschi looks at the groups and powerful actors Bout dealt with during his notorious arms trade career.

 

 

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