Pentagon concerned 'Merchant of Death' Viktor Bout may resume arms trafficking after Brittney Griner exchange
A senior defense official is concerned that convicted Russian arms dealer, the"Merchant of Death" who was freed Thursday in a prison swap for WNBA star Brittney Griner, could go back to illegally trafficking weapons, thereby fueling deadly conflicts around the world.
Bout was in the middle of serving a 25-year prison sentence in a U.S. prison for several offenses, including conspiring to kill Americans, when he was freed. Griner was arrested at Sheremetyevo Airport in Moscow on Feb. 17 after Russian authorities said she had vape cartridges with cannabis oil inside her luggage.
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