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A DEA Agent, an Undercover Sting and the Capture of ‘The Merchant of Death’
By Del Quentin Wilber Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON –– The DEA agents sat day after day in their smoke-filled command post in a Bucharest police station, checking their phones and e-mails for confirmation that one of the world’s most notorious arms dealers was coming. Their sting was an elaborate one, a ruse involving a…
Identity of Informant in Viktor Bout Case Revealed; He Had a Long, Lucrative Career and Made $9 Million-Plus
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com After earning more than $9 million over the course of 15 years as one of the government’s highest paid informants in history, Carlos Sagastume unveiled his identity at the New York trial of international arms dealer Viktor Bout, reports the Associated Press. Bout’s month-long trial ended in a Manhattan federal court…
Belgian Arms Dealer Busted in Scheme to Ship Jet Parts to Iran
It’s good to see that Iran likes the U.S. for something — even if it is for military parts. By Spencer S. Hsu Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — A Belgian arms dealer who allegedly tried to smuggle fighter-jet engines and parts from the United States to Iran has been indicted, U.S. officials announced Wednesday,…