BANGKOK, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- A judge in Thailand Tuesday rejected a U.S. request to extradite Viktor Bout, a Russian businessman and suspected arms trafficker.

NEW YORK, May 7 (UPI) -- A U.S. indictment unsealed Tuesday charges an arms dealer with conspiring to sell weapons to left-wing guerrillas in Colombia.

NEW YORK, May 6 (UPI) -- A U.S. indictment was unsealed against an international arms dealer suspected of trying to sell weapons to terrorist organizations for use against Americans.

MOSCOW, March 21 (UPI) -- Russian businessman and international arms dealer Viktor Bout has always denied that he knew about arms trafficking, saying he could not know what kind of cargo his chartered planes carried.

MOSCOW, March 20 (UPI) -- The sensational arrest of Russian businessman and international arms dealer Viktor Bout may trigger one of the most outrageous spying and political scandals of the recent decade.

BANGKOK, March 12 (UPI) -- Thai authorities are gathering evidence in relation to allegations that a Russian arms dealer attempted to smuggle weapons to Colombian rebels.

BANGKOK, March 8 (UPI) -- Arms dealer Viktor Bout will face Thailand's legal system before potentially being extradited to either the United States or Russia to face more charges.

WASHINGTON, March 6 (UPI) -- An alleged international arms dealer has been charged with conspiracy to provide weapons to a foreign terrorist organization, the U.S. Justice Department said.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 (UPI) -- An arms trafficker wanted by the U.S. government received $60 million for moving supplies into Iraq for the U.S. military, a new book says.