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International Arms Dealer Viktor Bout Gets 25 Years

allan13 years ago13 years ago02 mins

By Shoshanna Utchenik ticklethewire.com It’s going to be a long time before international arms dealer Viktor Bout sees daylight again. The DEA announced late last week that Bout was sentenced in New York to 25 years in prison for conspiring to sell millions of dollars’ worth of weapons, including hundreds of surface-to-air missiles and over…

Ex-Syrian Soldier Busted in Weapons Deal With Colombian Terrorists With Help of DEA Informants

allan15 years ago15 years ago01 mins

An interesting exchange: weapons for cocaine. Obviously, two valuable products. By ANAHAD O’CONNOR New York Times NEW YORK — A former member of the Syrian military was charged in New York on Wednesday with plotting to sell high-powered weapons to Colombian terrorists in exchange for more than a ton of cocaine. According to federal prosecutors,…