
The Merchant of Death: Arms Dealer Viktor Bout
The Underworld Podcast
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Arms Dealing Is Not an Illegal Industry
Arms dealing is definitely not an illegal industry. Sellers need something called an end-user certificate, which is basically just a piece of paper proving the guy they're selling to is legit and not on some terror or sanctions list. Foulging these things seems pretty easy, bold accounts. In his early days, boot was shipping everything, food to mining camps, flowers to South Africa, furniture into the former Soviet Union. He sent crayfish to Europe, transported you in peacekeepers to East Timor. Even ferried soldiers to the US-led operation in Somalia in 1993.
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