Viktor Bout extradited to US
- Published: 16/11/2010 at 06:01 PM
- Online news: Local News
Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout was flown out of Thailand on Tuesday on a special US government jet to face trial in the United States, bringing to an end months of legal wrangling over his extradition.
The 43-year-old former soviet air force pilot has been fighting extradition on terrorism charges since his March 2008 arrest after a sting operation in Bangkok involving undercover US agents posing as Colombian FARC rebels.
"Bout left Thai soil at 1.27 pm (0627 GMT) from Don Mueang airport," Pol Col Supisarn Bhakdinarunart, commander of the Crime Suppression Division, said.
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- Writer: AFP News agency
- Position: Agence France-Presse
