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2 unusual facts about Viktor Bout


Harry Nicolaides

He later described the harsh conditions in the Bangkok Remand Prison, relating that he had met the suspected Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout and the Canadian child molester Christopher Neil there.

Lee S. Wolosky

Wolosky's work at the White House also included directing sensitive operations, including leading U.S. government efforts to apprehend "Merchant of Death" Viktor Bout, the Taliban and al Qaeda-linked arms trafficker, who is now awaiting trial in New York.


Leonid Minin

Nicolas Cage's character in the film Lord of War is a composite of Minin and suspected arms smuggler Viktor Bout.


see also

Solntsevskaya Bratva

He was reportedly noted during Viktor Bout arrest and had links to the meeting between Aslan Usoyan and Tariel Oniani.