Viktor Bout

“Merchants of Death” Fly Under the Radar of U.N. Arms Trade Treaty

By George Gao
Viktor Bout earned a few monikers in his heyday: “Merchant of Death”, “Sanctions Buster” and “Lord of War”. He’s the poster boy for illicit arms brokers – a guild of shadowy intermediaries who link arms suppliers to their end users.

Investigation Exposes Arms Trafficking Network in Mauritius

By Carlota Cortes
An investigation by the Conflict Awareness Project has exposed an active arms trading network of associates of former trafficker Viktor Bout that involves companies from the United States, South Africa and the United Kingdom, among other countries.


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