Viktor Bout , an international arms dealer, has been arrested in Thailand. Bout was arrested by the Royal Thai Police on Thursday, after checking in at a Sofitel luxury hotel in the Si Lom district of Bangkok . Viktor Bout is suspected of supplying arms to the Taliban, Al-Qaeda, FARC , as well as combatants on both sides of African civil wars. He has been dubbed the "Merchant of Death" by the press as well as the book Merchant of Death: Money, Guns, Planes and the Man Who Makes War Possible by Douglas Farah and Stephen Braun. "This multi-country operation culminating in the arrest of Viktor Bout in Thailand is a model for how suspected dangerous international criminals need to be investigated, charged and brought to justice in the 21st century," said Interpol Secretary General Ronald Noble . The 2005 film , Lord of War has been said to have been inspired by Viktor Bout.
 , an international arms dealer, has been arrested in Thailand. Bout was arrested by the on Thursday, after checking in at a luxury hotel in the district of . Viktor Bout is suspected of supplying arms to the Taliban, Al-Qaeda, , as well as combatants on both sides of African civil wars. He has been dubbed the "Merchant of Death" by the press as well as the book Merchant of Death: Money, Guns, Planes and the Man Who Makes War Possible by and Stephen Braun. "This multi-country operation culminating in the arrest of Viktor Bout in Thailand is a model for how suspected dangerous international criminals need to be investigated, charged and brought to justice in the 21st century," said Interpol Secretary General . The 2005 film has been said to have been inspired by Viktor Bout.
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