Russian 'Merchant of Death' arrested
A Russian dubbed the ``Merchant of Death'' for allegedly supplying weapons to Africa's bloody conflicts over power and diamonds was arrested Thursday in Thailand on suspicion of conspiring to smuggle guns to Colombia's leftist rebels.
Viktor Bout, the notorious Russian arms dealer dubbed 'the Merchant of Death', has been sentenced to 25 years in prison following his conviction on terrorism charges resulting from a US sting operation.