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Thailand Drops Charges Against Global Gun Runner to Allow US Extradition
9 April 2008
Associated Press
BANGKOK, Thailand — Thai police will seek court approval to extradite a Russian man accused of being one of the world's most prolific black market arms dealers to the United States.
Intelligence officials say Bout shipped weapons to areas of civil war in Africa and Asia.
Thai authorities had lodged charges against Viktor Bout related to his alleged arms smuggling activities, but are dropping them to process the U.S. request to try him.
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