Viktor Bout was arrested in Bangkok in 2008 during a sting operation set by the US Drug Enforcement Agency posing as FARC rebels. This is why he can be charged with conspiring to kill Americans, since US military personnel are engaged in the fight against FARC in support of Colombian security forces. Bout is suspected of previous dealings with FARC and may have other South American links. The US government wants to cut off FARC’s supplies of arms.
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Five reasons the US went after 'merchant of death' Viktor Bout
Accused Russian arms trader Viktor Bout is to appear in court in New York on Wednesday. Bout has been indicted for conspiring to sell weapons to a terrorist organization and of conspiring to kill US nationals. He has denied the charges.
5. Colombia/FARC
