Russian Arms Dealer Arrested in Thailand – washingtonpost.com

U.S. officials said today they will seek extradition of an infamous Russian arms dealer known as the “merchant of death” who was lured out of hiding and arrested in Thailand in an intricate sting by the Drug Enforcement Administration.

Viktor Bout, a former Soviet air force officer who has multiple aliases, has been hit with numerous international and U.S. financial sanctions for his longtime role as a suspected arms dealer to some of the world’s most notorious terrorist and insurgency groups, including al-Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan.

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