The DEA agents had one question for him: was Snow able to get to Viktor Bout? Via its own secretive, shadow network, Snow was approached by the US DEA, the Drugs Enforcement Agency. After serving in the Regiment, Snow had worked as a bush pilot in Africa, where he’d got to know Bout well. In short, Bout appeared utterly invulnerable and beyond any hope of capture. Holed up in Moscow – from where he ran a suite of offices selling anything from AK47s to state-of-the-art helicopter gunships and anti-aircraft missiles – he was shielded by a Russian state that was a partner in his dark dealings. He was hunted by the CIA, NSA, MI6, as well sought by the United Nations for being their top global sanctions buster. ![]() 1” to the global intelligence agencies and a ruthless criminal worth around six billion dollars.įor years Bout had eluded capture, meanwhile building up a labyrinthine network of airlines selling weapons to order to dictators, rebels, despots and terror groups worldwide. Known as the ‘Merchant of Death’ he was both “Public Enemy No. The new bestseller from the author of Zero Six Bravoīy 2007 Viktor Bout had become the world’s foremost arms dealer. ![]() This is James Bond meets Jason Bourne’ Bear Grylls ‘To catch this criminal took incredible courage and skill. ‘ The Night Manager meets Narcos‘ Saul David
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