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Man behind Nicholas Cage weapons dealer role convicted of attempting to arm FARC

Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, aka the Merchant of Death, was convicted after US agents posing as Colombian terrorists staged a $20m arms deal.

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Nov 3rd 2011, 8:58 AM

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Nov 3rd 2011, 8:24 AM