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Bout gained the nicknames the "Merchant of Death" and "Sanctions Buster" after British minister Peter Hain read a report to the United Nations in 2003 on Bout's wide-reaching operations, extensive clientele, and willingness to bypass embargoes.
Dec 8, 2022 · The US basketball star was released on Thursday from Russian detention in a prisoner swap for Viktor Bout, nicknamed the “Merchant of Death” by his accusers.
Dec 12, 2022 · Bout, a mustachioed, 41-year-old Russian already known as the Merchant of Death with a long bloody history in Congo, Rwanda, Sierra Leone and other war zones, offered sympathy, and relief, in the...
Sep 10, 2023 · As an arms trafficker, he operated in some of the world’s most dangerous places, becoming one of the world’s most wanted men and earning the nickname “Merchant of Death,” not to speak of a...
Nov 18, 2022 · Russia is hopeful it can agree a prisoner swap with the US that would include infamous arms trafficker Viktor Bout, known as the Merchant of Death. It is the first time US or Russian...
Dec 8, 2022 · Viktor Bout, known as the "merchant of death," eluded authorities for years until his 2008 arrest. He was midway through serving a 25-year sentence in a U.S. prison.
Dec 8, 2022 · But who is the man known as the Merchant of Death? Bout was extradited from Thailand to the US in 2010, after a sting operation by the US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) two years earlier. Agents...
Aug 5, 2022 · LONDON, Aug 5 (Reuters) - The life of Viktor Bout, the Russian arms dealer jailed in the United States and linked to a possible swap for two U.S. citizens imprisoned by Moscow, sometimes...
Nov 20, 2002 · Dubbed “the merchant of death” by a British government official, Bout is a former Cold Warrior who became the most notorious gunrunner of the post-Cold War period. He was among the major arms suppliers to combatants in Africa and Afghanistan, often in violation of international embargoes.
Apr 6, 2012 · Arms dealer Viktor Bout, dubbed the "merchant of death", has been sentenced to 25 years in jail by a US judge. During the sentencing, the ex-Soviet officer shouted "it's a lie" as the...
