Un juez estadounidense sentenció este jueves al “mercader de la muerte” ruso, Viktor Bout, traficante de armas, a 25 años de prisión por conspiración para la venta de un importante arsenal, a las Farc.Bout, de 45 años, acusado de vender armas a dictadores y grupos rebeldes envueltos en los más sangrientos conflictos alrededor del mundo, inspiró al traficante de armas protagonizado por Nicolas Cage en “El señor de la guerra” (2005).
FILE - This Nov. 16, 2010, file photo, provided by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), shows Russian arms trafficking suspect Viktor Bout, center, led by DEA officers off a flight From Bangkok to New York after his extradition to face terrorism charges. Andrew Smulian, the star government witness against Bout, took center stage at his federal conspiracy trial on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011, recounting a key Moscow meeting prosecutors say set up negotiations with informants posing as South American terrorists. (AP Photo/Drug Enforcement Administration, File) Viktor Bout AP