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These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:03,641 --> 00:00:06,919 On March the 6th 2008, viktor bout, 2 00:00:07,794 --> 00:00:13,072 A former soviet military intelligence officer And billionaire protected by the russian state 3 00:00:13,081 --> 00:00:14,639 Touched down in bangkok. 4 00:00:15,641 --> 00:00:19,072 He was there to shake hands on a substantial arms deal. 5 00:00:20,674 --> 00:00:25,879 Yet viktor bout's arrival in thailand marked The closing stages of operation relentless. 6 00:00:30,434 --> 00:00:32,119 This is the story of one of the most audacious sting 7 00:00:32,194 --> 00:00:35,479 Operations ever conducted during the war on terror. 8 00:00:37,081 --> 00:00:40,119 How a team of undercover operatives pitted their wits 9 00:00:40,194 --> 00:00:44,839 Against a notorious criminal known as the merchant of death. 10 00:01:15,961 --> 00:01:22,512 In August 1991, a group of communist hardliners Had staged a coup against soviet president 11 00:01:22,521 --> 00:01:25,152 And general secretary, mikhail gorbachev. 12 00:01:27,394 --> 00:01:30,839 But a determined group of democrats Had gathered at the russian parliament. 13 00:01:30,914 --> 00:01:36,759 And boris yeltsin, The new president of the russian soviet Socialist federal republic, 14 00:01:36,834 --> 00:01:39,472 Was about to have his finest hour. 15 00:01:41,154 --> 00:01:45,639 This symbolic moment marked the beginning Of the end of the u.S.S.R. 16 00:01:47,154 --> 00:01:52,759 On December the 25th, mikhail gorbachev resigned And the soviet union collapsed. 17 00:01:53,801 --> 00:01:58,279 At that moment, the rules of the geopolitical game changed. 18 00:02:00,834 --> 00:02:02,719 Suddenly, there was a new russia; 19 00:02:03,561 --> 00:02:07,759 Capitalist and chaotic, a place where money was made. 20 00:02:09,874 --> 00:02:15,392 Those with an entrepreneurial spirit took advantage Of the chaos to seize state assets 21 00:02:15,401 --> 00:02:17,399 And sell them off to the highest bidder. 22 00:02:18,521 --> 00:02:22,079 Many would become millionaires, many times over. 23 00:02:23,714 --> 00:02:26,359 One of those men was viktor bout. 24 00:02:27,314 --> 00:02:31,999 And he would become one of the most famous Or infamous russian businessmen in history. 25 00:02:50,761 --> 00:02:57,552 Western intelligence agencies believe Viktor bout was born in 1967, and grew up in tajikistan, 26 00:02:57,561 --> 00:02:59,679 A remote part of the soviet union. 27 00:03:00,521 --> 00:03:04,359 Much else about bout's early life seems a mystery. 28 00:03:04,434 --> 00:03:07,039 Viktor bout has a very shadowy 29 00:03:07,954 --> 00:03:12,199 Hard to pin down background, It's like trying to pin jelly to the ceiling. 30 00:03:12,274 --> 00:03:15,079 He had different passports and different names. 31 00:03:15,154 --> 00:03:17,319 He was very good at covering his tracks. 32 00:03:17,394 --> 00:03:22,279 He didn't make a huge amount of noise to the outside world. 33 00:03:23,954 --> 00:03:28,799 Analysts later learned that bout attended The soviet military institute of foreign languages. 34 00:03:29,794 --> 00:03:33,439 A feeder academy for the country's Vast intelligence apparatus. 35 00:03:34,441 --> 00:03:36,432 Well, he was very gifted with languages. 36 00:03:36,441 --> 00:03:42,112 He spoke english, portuguese, russian, Several of the native african languages as well. 37 00:03:42,121 --> 00:03:44,519 People would talk about how fluent he was. 38 00:03:44,594 --> 00:03:48,352 One would assume that given his language skills And the places he was based, 39 00:03:48,361 --> 00:03:51,792 He was involved with the intelligence services. 40 00:03:54,914 --> 00:04:00,752 In 1987, as a 20 year old Graduate of the institute, bout was sent to africa, 41 00:04:00,761 --> 00:04:03,079 With a group of soviet military advisors. 42 00:04:04,521 --> 00:04:09,959 We were not able to track very well what He actually did in angola and mozambique 43 00:04:10,034 --> 00:04:11,799 And what his role was there. 44 00:04:11,874 --> 00:04:13,919 He calls himself an intelligence officer. 45 00:04:14,921 --> 00:04:21,239 Then, in 1991, when the old communist System collapsed, bout found himself without a job. 46 00:04:24,521 --> 00:04:29,712 But as an ex-military intelligence officer With language skills and kremlin contacts, 47 00:04:29,721 --> 00:04:32,079 He was perfectly placed to make a killing. 48 00:04:36,441 --> 00:04:38,279 He understood what a market was. 49 00:04:38,354 --> 00:04:43,552 He understood how to access that market and he understood How to make money from that market. 50 00:04:43,561 --> 00:04:48,839 He was a true visionary in the sense of coming out Of a system in which capitalism 51 00:04:48,914 --> 00:04:51,792 Had never been rewarded or was not understood. 52 00:04:51,801 --> 00:04:55,632 With the collapse of the soviet union, Basically, everything was for sale. 53 00:04:58,201 --> 00:05:04,039 For an undisclosed fee, bout acquired a small Fleet of soviet military transport aircraft. 54 00:05:05,081 --> 00:05:09,199 Gary busch got to know viktor bout Flying freight in south africa. 55 00:05:14,194 --> 00:05:17,319 Where on earth do you think a man of 22, 56 00:05:17,394 --> 00:05:21,079 23 years old is gonna get enough money to buy an airplane? 57 00:05:21,154 --> 00:05:24,119 He didn't get it because he had the money to invest. 58 00:05:24,194 --> 00:05:29,279 How got it because the russian government Gave them to him to use. 59 00:05:30,601 --> 00:05:35,552 Setting up a freight business In the united arab emirates, bout got rich quick, 60 00:05:35,561 --> 00:05:37,599 Importing western goods to moscow. 61 00:05:40,281 --> 00:05:46,719 Within a year, analysts estimate he was flying 220 tons of cargo into russia, every day. 62 00:05:47,641 --> 00:05:51,792 But it didn't take him long to realize Where the real money was. 63 00:05:59,954 --> 00:06:02,679 Viktor bout was the go-to guy for arms. 64 00:06:02,754 --> 00:06:06,192 He is the guy that would supply any weapon system 65 00:06:06,201 --> 00:06:11,632 Pretty much within a limited timeframe at a certain cost And could get it in there. 66 00:06:13,154 --> 00:06:17,712 The russian state had a vast supply Of kalashnikov assault rifles. 67 00:06:17,721 --> 00:06:21,079 Bout knew how to secure them, And exactly where he could sell them. 68 00:06:24,194 --> 00:06:24,999 Africa. 69 00:06:28,121 --> 00:06:29,399 Bout had lived in africa for five years. 70 00:06:30,674 --> 00:06:35,959 As civil wars erupted across the continent in the 1990s, He cashed in on the chaos. 71 00:06:37,874 --> 00:06:41,232 Bout was very good at the logistics Of putting this together. 72 00:06:41,241 --> 00:06:43,552 We worked on different sides of the street, 73 00:06:43,561 --> 00:06:46,519 Viktor worked for the bad guys, I worked for the good guys. 74 00:06:48,201 --> 00:06:52,519 Viktor was very capable because he didn't get flustered. 75 00:06:53,954 --> 00:06:56,839 Viktor bout wasn't supplying just one conflict, 76 00:06:56,914 --> 00:07:00,239 He was importing weapons to war zones across africa. 77 00:07:01,234 --> 00:07:03,799 His most loyal customers were former client-states 78 00:07:03,874 --> 00:07:08,279 Of the soviet union; rebels, warlords and dictators 79 00:07:08,354 --> 00:07:12,039 In sierra leone, the congo, angola and liberia. 80 00:07:13,801 --> 00:07:15,872 His business model was really straightforward, 81 00:07:15,881 --> 00:07:19,759 Make as much money as I can and do it at all costs. 82 00:07:21,234 --> 00:07:23,472 A multi-millionaire by the age of 30 83 00:07:23,481 --> 00:07:28,399 With a vast aviation empire, Bout's business expanded at a phenomenal rate. 84 00:07:30,201 --> 00:07:36,879 He employed more than 300 people supplying assault rifles, Ammunition, land mines and tanks. 85 00:07:38,034 --> 00:07:39,872 Bout's business thrived because he was prepared 86 00:07:39,881 --> 00:07:42,919 To supply arms to both sides of the same conflict. 87 00:07:46,514 --> 00:07:51,599 In many situations he was flying weapons To the government And also to the rebels. 88 00:07:54,761 --> 00:07:57,959 And both sides would know, but they had no other person 89 00:07:58,034 --> 00:08:00,592 Who could provide the level of service that he could. 90 00:08:02,194 --> 00:08:06,039 And for clients without ready cash, He was happy to barter; 91 00:08:06,114 --> 00:08:08,439 Arms in exchange for local commodities. 92 00:08:10,514 --> 00:08:15,239 And often they'd say to the rebels, for example, "look, we know you don't have the cash, 93 00:08:15,314 --> 00:08:17,679 "but we don't want the cash, we want your diamonds." 94 00:08:19,314 --> 00:08:23,559 And they would arrive at the bush airstrip, Deliver their cargo of weaponry, 95 00:08:23,634 --> 00:08:28,319 The cargo of weaponry would have a certain value And they'd fly out with a cargo of diamonds. 96 00:08:30,194 --> 00:08:33,839 There is a certain amount of ego That goes with the job description. 97 00:08:35,001 --> 00:08:38,599 Viktor bout undoubtedly would've enjoyed the notoriety. 98 00:08:43,474 --> 00:08:48,512 In under five years, Viktor bout had a devastating impact across africa. 99 00:08:50,914 --> 00:08:56,439 In the congo alone, the brutal civil war Left an estimated five million people dead. 100 00:08:57,321 --> 00:09:00,279 More than in any other conflict since world war ii. 101 00:09:03,554 --> 00:09:08,399 His impact was, It was like an earthquake across the continent. 102 00:09:09,721 --> 00:09:13,792 The costs in human lives are in the millions. 103 00:09:13,801 --> 00:09:20,272 The supply of kalashnikov's, rpgs, Heavy weapons systems was fundamental to the conflicts 104 00:09:20,281 --> 00:09:21,919 Lasting as long as they did. 105 00:09:22,841 --> 00:09:26,399 Viktor bout brought vast amounts Of destruction and devastation. 106 00:09:27,634 --> 00:09:32,599 Visiting the amputee camp in free town, Interviewing people that had been brutalized, 107 00:09:32,674 --> 00:09:37,159 That had been forced to commit murder, To even kill their own parents, 108 00:09:37,234 --> 00:09:43,719 Really brought home the horror of the activities Of people like viktor bout and the deadly trade 109 00:09:43,794 --> 00:09:45,439 That they plied throughout africa. 110 00:09:48,681 --> 00:09:52,839 Viktor bout ultimately was The most successful illegal arms trader going. 111 00:09:56,841 --> 00:10:02,439 Secretly, western intelligence agencies Had been monitoring the supply of illegal weapons 112 00:10:02,514 --> 00:10:04,159 And tracking the man behind them. 113 00:10:05,074 --> 00:10:09,839 Peter hain was the uk's minister for state In the foreign and commonwealth office at the time. 114 00:10:11,001 --> 00:10:15,632 Almost daily I was seeing these intelligence reports About bout and I was saying to myself, 115 00:10:15,641 --> 00:10:17,952 "what are we gonna do about this?" 116 00:10:17,961 --> 00:10:24,239 The only thing I can do is to use parliamentary privilege As a minister and name viktor bout. 117 00:10:26,521 --> 00:10:30,679 So, on November the 7th 2000, In a speech to the house of commons, 118 00:10:30,754 --> 00:10:34,679 Hain conjured up a moniker for bout That resonated around the world. 119 00:10:36,201 --> 00:10:40,919 Viktor bout is indeed the chief sanctions buster At the present time, a real merchant of death, 120 00:10:40,994 --> 00:10:42,679 A real merchant of death, a real merchant of death. 121 00:10:43,641 --> 00:10:49,152 If you can come up with a phrase that perfectly captures Something you're trying to describe, 122 00:10:49,161 --> 00:10:53,359 Then you can make an impact The name stuck. 123 00:10:55,954 --> 00:11:01,152 Peter hain's speech was sort of A fundamental point in people like myself, 124 00:11:01,161 --> 00:11:02,919 Journalists being able to write about him. 125 00:11:02,994 --> 00:11:07,559 It gave us legal cover to be able to name him, And it gave us a great little name for him, 126 00:11:07,634 --> 00:11:10,592 The merchant of death which was very catchy. 127 00:11:10,601 --> 00:11:14,039 And then, all of a sudden, People in the us intelligence community, 128 00:11:14,114 --> 00:11:19,232 Other intelligence communities started really fixating On who is this viktor bout guy. 129 00:11:20,994 --> 00:11:25,719 Former soviet military intelligence operative, Viktor bout was now a major target 130 00:11:25,794 --> 00:11:28,679 Of u.S. And british intelligence services. 131 00:11:31,161 --> 00:11:35,712 And they would soon discover that his arms dealing Had spread into new territory. 132 00:11:35,721 --> 00:11:37,799 One that would eventually be his undoing. 133 00:11:42,194 --> 00:11:45,559 By now, viktor bout's business dealings Had made him one of the world's most 134 00:11:45,634 --> 00:11:47,479 Notorious weapons suppliers. 135 00:11:49,954 --> 00:11:55,999 Fueling brutal conflicts And arming african warlords. 136 00:11:57,554 --> 00:11:59,759 And nobody had tried to stop him. 137 00:12:03,481 --> 00:12:06,519 But bout was about to acquire another client. 138 00:12:06,594 --> 00:12:11,039 One that would place him firmly in the crosshairs Of the west's intelligence agencies. 139 00:12:16,681 --> 00:12:23,152 In afghanistan, The bloody conflict between the mujahideen And the soviet union of the 1980s 140 00:12:23,161 --> 00:12:25,639 Had descended into a brutal civil war. 141 00:12:27,721 --> 00:12:31,639 Viktor bout had already provided The afghan government with arms. 142 00:12:31,714 --> 00:12:38,039 And was on the brink of a new deal, For the supply of three million rounds of ak-47 ammunition. 143 00:12:39,954 --> 00:12:42,192 That was a legitimate business to be involved in, 144 00:12:42,201 --> 00:12:46,672 He was flying in weaponry to a, you could argue, A democratic elected government, 145 00:12:46,681 --> 00:12:49,159 And why should he not be doing so? 146 00:12:51,241 --> 00:12:55,119 But a little-known islamic group Had risen to prominence in the region. 147 00:12:57,081 --> 00:13:01,632 They were called the taliban, And they wanted bout's attention. 148 00:13:01,641 --> 00:13:05,632 The taliban forced viktor bout's aircraft to land on this 149 00:13:05,641 --> 00:13:07,719 Little dirt airstrip in the middle of nowhere, 150 00:13:07,794 --> 00:13:12,999 Took the crew hostage and took three million rounds Of ammunition for themselves. 151 00:13:14,434 --> 00:13:19,319 Bout flew to afghanistan in person, To convince the taliban to release his crew. 152 00:13:21,641 --> 00:13:26,079 He was granted a rare audience With taliban leader, mullah omar. 153 00:13:28,754 --> 00:13:32,639 The story goes omar had a price for freeing bout's crew. 154 00:13:34,674 --> 00:13:37,639 He wanted weapons for his war against the afghan government. 155 00:13:41,961 --> 00:13:45,552 Bout obviously realized, And perhaps cut a deal, 156 00:13:45,561 --> 00:13:50,832 That there was money to be made from running weaponry To both sides of the equation. 157 00:13:50,841 --> 00:13:54,432 It was the start of a lucrative partnership. 158 00:13:54,441 --> 00:13:58,839 In the first few months of 1995, The taliban took control of much 159 00:13:58,914 --> 00:14:04,039 Of the southern and western regions of afghanistan, Likely using weapons supplied by bout. 160 00:14:05,961 --> 00:14:08,752 At the time, it went almost unnoticed. 161 00:14:08,761 --> 00:14:12,512 But in 2005, the u.S. Treasury would reveal that bout 162 00:14:12,521 --> 00:14:16,839 Had made around $50 million from his deals with the taliban. 163 00:14:16,914 --> 00:14:20,199 Radical islam is not really on Anybody's radar screen. 164 00:14:20,274 --> 00:14:23,599 It was viewed I think generally As just massive chaos out there. 165 00:14:24,841 --> 00:14:26,839 Then, everything changed. 166 00:14:32,121 --> 00:14:36,279 After 9/11 of course the u.S. Government recognized 167 00:14:36,354 --> 00:14:39,479 This unbelievable convergence of crime and terror. 168 00:14:40,441 --> 00:14:44,119 Our war or terror begins with al qaeda. 169 00:14:44,194 --> 00:14:51,279 U.S. President george w. Bush, Named osama bin laden, leader of al qaeda, Public enemy number one. 170 00:14:52,834 --> 00:14:58,199 On September the 20th 2001, The u.S. Launched its war on terror. 171 00:14:59,554 --> 00:15:04,719 Every nation, in every region, Now has a decision to make. 172 00:15:05,641 --> 00:15:10,279 Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists. 173 00:15:18,114 --> 00:15:19,872 Within a month of the terrorist attacks 174 00:15:19,881 --> 00:15:23,679 On the twin towers, the united states invaded afghanistan. 175 00:15:24,841 --> 00:15:27,792 And it wasn't just the taliban the u.S. Was hunting. 176 00:15:27,801 --> 00:15:32,879 They also vowed to bring those responsible For arming radical islamic groups to justice. 177 00:15:34,674 --> 00:15:40,679 That kind of put bout in the spotlight, Because the u.S. Government was so focused on al qaeda 178 00:15:40,754 --> 00:15:44,832 And the taliban and actually going after These people in afghanistan, 179 00:15:44,841 --> 00:15:47,719 And it was pretty apparent that viktor bout played a role. 180 00:15:49,001 --> 00:15:53,952 On February the 18th 2002, A red notice was issued for bout; 181 00:15:53,961 --> 00:15:57,759 A global arrest warrant, For weapons trafficking and money laundering. 182 00:15:59,561 --> 00:16:03,952 I think that when interpol red notice comes out, Then it's like uh oh, 183 00:16:03,961 --> 00:16:06,192 I could actually you know, get arrested. 184 00:16:06,201 --> 00:16:09,839 But by now, viktor bout Had retreated to russia. 185 00:16:12,034 --> 00:16:15,799 Former intelligence officer, vladimir putin was president. 186 00:16:15,874 --> 00:16:19,799 And putin prided himself on his loyalty To former intelligence comrades. 187 00:16:19,874 --> 00:16:21,799 He offered bout safe haven. 188 00:16:23,161 --> 00:16:27,399 The russian state was saying That they didn't know where viktor bout was, 189 00:16:27,474 --> 00:16:31,632 So that showed the level of complicity the russians Had decided to take or the level of defense 190 00:16:31,641 --> 00:16:33,479 They had decided to put over him. 191 00:16:33,554 --> 00:16:37,399 From the safety of moscow, Bout surprised everyone by embarking 192 00:16:37,474 --> 00:16:39,639 On a pr offensive to clear his name. 193 00:16:42,114 --> 00:16:47,399 And he took the pragmatic decision, That he had nothing to lose by going public 194 00:16:47,474 --> 00:16:50,999 And trying to win the public relations battle. 195 00:16:53,874 --> 00:17:00,199 He went out to clear his name, and to try to say, Look, I'm just a supplier of goods 196 00:17:00,274 --> 00:17:02,679 To people who have a need, that was his argument. 197 00:17:03,874 --> 00:17:06,999 But in may 2004, came a tipping point. 198 00:17:09,961 --> 00:17:12,039 In the initial chaos following the u.S. Led coalition's 199 00:17:12,114 --> 00:17:17,552 Invasion of iraq to overthrow saddam hussein, The pentagon used whatever freight companies 200 00:17:17,561 --> 00:17:21,712 Were on the ground, to deliver military supplies To their frontline troops. 201 00:17:24,514 --> 00:17:28,399 One of those companies could be traced back to viktor bout. 202 00:17:30,274 --> 00:17:34,599 Bout seemed to have pulled off the ultimate dodge, To move from hunted international 203 00:17:34,674 --> 00:17:39,839 Arms dealer to armaments Delivery man for the u.S. Department of defense. 204 00:17:41,481 --> 00:17:45,719 The world's most wanted arms dealer, Who was being hunted by interpol, 205 00:17:45,794 --> 00:17:49,399 Flying in supplies to some of the most top secret 206 00:17:49,474 --> 00:17:53,199 And secure air bases we had in any war zone of anywhere. 207 00:17:56,121 --> 00:18:02,519 Later, investigators would reveal that bout Had made an estimated $60 million from the pentagon, 208 00:18:02,594 --> 00:18:05,519 On top of the 50 million he'd made from arming the taliban. 209 00:18:07,394 --> 00:18:10,592 The u.S. Government's embarrassment Made them all the more 210 00:18:10,601 --> 00:18:12,799 Determined to bring the merchant of death to justice. 211 00:18:14,274 --> 00:18:19,039 And in the summer of 2007, They turned to the drug enforcement agency for help. 212 00:18:20,681 --> 00:18:25,119 Derek maltz was director of the dea's Special operations division at the time. 213 00:18:26,994 --> 00:18:30,752 We had a international bilateral investigative team 214 00:18:30,761 --> 00:18:36,752 At the special operations division that enabled us To go after the biggest and baddest threats 215 00:18:36,761 --> 00:18:40,519 To bring them into america to face the rule of law. 216 00:18:40,594 --> 00:18:45,072 And we were asked by the white house, To go after viktor bout. 217 00:18:45,081 --> 00:18:47,119 We obviously took it as a challenge. 218 00:18:48,434 --> 00:18:54,672 They needed a means to lure viktor bout Out of moscow and away from russia, 219 00:18:54,681 --> 00:18:59,639 Away from where he was safe, To somewhere that he could be hunted down and arrested. 220 00:19:01,714 --> 00:19:04,432 The dea knew only one thing would tempt bout 221 00:19:04,441 --> 00:19:08,992 To leave the safety of moscow; a lucrative arms deal. 222 00:19:09,001 --> 00:19:14,399 So they devised a top secret undercover sting, Code-named operation relentless. 223 00:19:16,754 --> 00:19:24,272 The sting idea put together by the dea, Was that the team should pose as if they were guerrillas, 224 00:19:24,281 --> 00:19:27,632 Fighters for the farc, terrorist organization in columbia. 225 00:19:27,641 --> 00:19:31,319 And the reason they chose the farc, Was because it was known, at the time, 226 00:19:31,394 --> 00:19:37,879 That the farc were actually seeking to buy Any number of surface - To-air missiles. 227 00:19:37,954 --> 00:19:43,719 The farc was a guerrilla army using money From drug trafficking, kidnapping and extortion 228 00:19:43,794 --> 00:19:46,359 To fund their war on the colombian government. 229 00:19:48,514 --> 00:19:51,552 Under u.S. Law, the unauthorized sale of surface-to-air 230 00:19:51,561 --> 00:19:55,199 Missiles carried an automatic 25 year jail term. 231 00:19:57,474 --> 00:20:03,159 The aim of operation relentless was to record bout Offering to supply them. 232 00:20:05,801 --> 00:20:12,432 To run the operation against bout, Derek maltz chose one of the dea's leading case agents, 233 00:20:12,441 --> 00:20:17,479 An ex-marine with two decades Of undercover experience, wim brown. 234 00:20:20,034 --> 00:20:23,152 He was a very articulate and smart individual. 235 00:20:23,161 --> 00:20:26,759 Very calculating, and you could see why he was very good 236 00:20:26,834 --> 00:20:29,079 At what he did, 'cause he's a people's person. 237 00:20:29,961 --> 00:20:35,559 Brown realized he would only get close to bout Through a complex chain of sources and informants. 238 00:20:37,401 --> 00:20:39,632 We did our research, we looked through our 239 00:20:39,641 --> 00:20:44,519 Dea intelligence systems to see if there was any reference To viktor bout, and there was. 240 00:20:44,594 --> 00:20:48,679 And we noted that the case agent there had an individual 241 00:20:48,754 --> 00:20:51,639 That had provided information specifically about viktor. 242 00:20:54,361 --> 00:20:59,159 Brown contacted this individual, A confidential source, who passed on the name of a man 243 00:20:59,234 --> 00:21:01,559 Who became the first crucial link in the chain. 244 00:21:04,281 --> 00:21:08,999 A man named mike snow, who's image cannot be revealed. 245 00:21:10,281 --> 00:21:16,592 Mike snow was a bush pilot back in the day, He was a former sas guy I believe 246 00:21:16,601 --> 00:21:24,159 With the british military, Very sharp witted, told it like it is And told it like it was. 247 00:21:25,394 --> 00:21:30,912 Crucially the dea learned that mike snow Met viktor bout in south africa in the '90s, 248 00:21:30,921 --> 00:21:33,639 And the two had remained in contact ever since. 249 00:21:34,681 --> 00:21:41,159 Mike snow spoke to viktor bout in a very blunt And unafraid tone. 250 00:21:41,234 --> 00:21:45,799 And bout being a russian, and being from the background He's from, rather respected that. 251 00:21:45,874 --> 00:21:48,519 So, they kind of had a mutual respect for each other. 252 00:21:49,721 --> 00:21:55,312 Realizing the importance of recruiting snow As an informant, in September 2007, 253 00:21:55,321 --> 00:21:58,359 Wim brown approached him, in a neutral location. 254 00:22:04,521 --> 00:22:07,872 We said "mike, you know, if you're not interested "in helping we totally understand," 255 00:22:07,881 --> 00:22:13,472 And then the next morning we met again and mike said "I already made a phone call and boris," 256 00:22:13,481 --> 00:22:17,719 Which was the nickname for viktor, "was still involved in the game." 257 00:22:17,794 --> 00:22:21,279 So, he showed a complete interest in doing this. 258 00:22:22,681 --> 00:22:25,879 He'd seen what weapons have done throughout africa. 259 00:22:25,954 --> 00:22:29,719 He knew that viktor had moved weapons in and out of africa 260 00:22:29,794 --> 00:22:33,999 And I think he felt a need and responsibility to help. 261 00:22:35,561 --> 00:22:37,319 But this was only the beginning. 262 00:22:37,394 --> 00:22:41,152 They still faced their most difficult challenge yet. 263 00:22:41,161 --> 00:22:45,399 How to lure viktor bout away From the protection of the kremlin. 264 00:22:48,354 --> 00:22:54,679 By now, dea investigators were one month Into an elaborate sting operation To catch notorious arms 265 00:22:54,754 --> 00:22:59,279 Dealer and former russian military Intelligence operative, viktor bout. 266 00:23:04,594 --> 00:23:10,039 Before they could set the op in motion, They had to get close to someone in bout's inner circle. 267 00:23:11,794 --> 00:23:15,632 The dea's informant, ex-sas pilot, mike snow, 268 00:23:15,641 --> 00:23:18,599 Put forward the name of someone who was very close to bout. 269 00:23:20,841 --> 00:23:25,319 If there was one person in the world, Kind of outside of russia and moscow, that bout trusted, 270 00:23:25,394 --> 00:23:27,559 Who wasn't a russian, it was andrew smulian. 271 00:23:28,521 --> 00:23:34,512 A british citizen raised in south africa, Andrew smulian helped to run bout's vast illegal arms 272 00:23:34,521 --> 00:23:37,079 Business in africa in the 1990s. 273 00:23:38,841 --> 00:23:44,832 Bout regarded smulian as a mentor, Swahili for grandfather. 274 00:23:44,841 --> 00:23:50,352 When viktor bout was running his airlines Out of south africa flying everything and anything 275 00:23:50,361 --> 00:23:55,792 All over africa to all different conflict zones, Andrew smulian was his second in command, 276 00:23:55,801 --> 00:23:57,392 Running the business. 277 00:23:57,401 --> 00:24:02,512 But smulian was now broke, Which made him desperate and vulnerable. 278 00:24:04,274 --> 00:24:11,199 So in November 2007, snow made contact with smulian, Telling him there was a deal to be had. 279 00:24:12,274 --> 00:24:17,199 Smulian took the bait and agreed to meet snow And his associates, face to face. 280 00:24:19,161 --> 00:24:21,632 Now the dea had to move fast. 281 00:24:21,641 --> 00:24:24,992 They realized they would have To put together a team, 282 00:24:25,001 --> 00:24:29,999 With the credentials to make bout believe that they were 283 00:24:30,834 --> 00:24:34,519 Working in that dark shadowy world in which he operated. 284 00:24:36,034 --> 00:24:38,679 You know, you use a thief to catch a thief. 285 00:24:38,754 --> 00:24:43,152 The dea, very pragmatically, Had taken any number of individuals 286 00:24:43,161 --> 00:24:46,919 Who had been former drugs dealers, Or arms dealers and cut deals with them. 287 00:24:48,674 --> 00:24:50,992 You may call them spies or whatever. 288 00:24:51,001 --> 00:24:53,792 We use them to go in and infiltrate into organizations. 289 00:24:53,801 --> 00:24:56,599 They could do things that agents can't do. 290 00:24:56,674 --> 00:24:58,599 We can put 'em in to high risk situations. 291 00:24:58,674 --> 00:24:59,839 It's their choice. 292 00:25:00,754 --> 00:25:03,079 Brown pinpointed the perfect undercover 293 00:25:03,154 --> 00:25:06,159 Operative to play the role of a weapons buyer for the farc. 294 00:25:08,121 --> 00:25:11,472 A man the dea codenamed carlos. 295 00:25:11,481 --> 00:25:17,079 Carlos became known as the king of sting, The go-to guy if you wanted someone to walk 296 00:25:17,154 --> 00:25:21,399 Into the fire posing as an arms dealer, Or drugs dealer, or a terrorist, 297 00:25:21,474 --> 00:25:24,479 And convince the bad guy that he was actually for real. 298 00:25:25,961 --> 00:25:28,119 Carlos had served in guatemalan military 299 00:25:28,194 --> 00:25:31,439 Intelligence before becoming embroiled in drug trafficking. 300 00:25:33,721 --> 00:25:35,719 But he decided to switch sides. 301 00:25:37,954 --> 00:25:42,119 He went to dea in guatemala and just said, "listen, this is what I've been involved in 302 00:25:42,194 --> 00:25:43,872 "and I wanna get out of it." 303 00:25:43,881 --> 00:25:49,632 We created a relationship over the years, And phenomenal hard worker who really 304 00:25:49,641 --> 00:25:51,679 Did it for the right reasons. 305 00:25:56,194 --> 00:26:03,319 In January 2008, carlos was sent by the dea To meet with andrew smulian for the first time, 306 00:26:03,394 --> 00:26:09,072 At a restaurant on the island of curacao, Off the venezuelan coast. 307 00:26:09,081 --> 00:26:12,672 It was to introduce carlos To andrew smulian to sell this, 308 00:26:12,681 --> 00:26:15,712 To say, "look it, these guys are for real." 309 00:26:15,721 --> 00:26:21,959 Carlos agreed to be interviewed For this documentary, but his identity remains protected, 310 00:26:22,034 --> 00:26:24,479 So you will hear his voice, but not see his face. 311 00:26:44,761 --> 00:26:49,712 Carlos' mission was to persuade andrew smulian To arrange a face to face meeting 312 00:26:49,721 --> 00:26:52,439 With viktor bout himself, outside of russia. 313 00:27:32,034 --> 00:27:37,799 Andrew got on the phone immediately To viktor bout, that he had something very important 314 00:27:37,874 --> 00:27:40,559 To tell him and that this was a great deal. 315 00:27:42,201 --> 00:27:46,239 For 11 days, carlos and the dea Heard nothing back from bout. 316 00:27:47,161 --> 00:27:49,879 Then, smulian made contact. 317 00:27:49,954 --> 00:27:53,759 He confirmed that bout would agree To a face to face meeting with carlos. 318 00:27:55,881 --> 00:28:00,992 The two sides arranged to meet in romania, A former soviet bloc state, 319 00:28:01,001 --> 00:28:03,519 Where the dea believed bout would feel safe. 320 00:28:07,474 --> 00:28:12,272 What he didn't know was that romania Was the perfect place for the dea 321 00:28:12,281 --> 00:28:14,159 To conduct an undercover sting. 322 00:28:19,241 --> 00:28:24,839 We thought that we can get viktor bout To come into romania that would solve all our problems. 323 00:28:24,914 --> 00:28:28,592 Their extradition process was very efficient and short. 324 00:28:28,601 --> 00:28:30,992 And if we were able to arrest viktor in romania, 325 00:28:31,001 --> 00:28:35,119 We knew that the process was a maximum of roughly 45 days. 326 00:28:36,434 --> 00:28:41,799 The operation relentless team Flew to bucharest, set up a surveillance station, 327 00:28:41,874 --> 00:28:43,679 And waited for viktor bout's arrival 328 00:28:45,321 --> 00:28:48,199 But almost immediately, a problem emerged. 329 00:28:49,641 --> 00:28:54,119 Viktor said there's a problem for me to go to romania. 330 00:28:54,194 --> 00:28:56,919 Russian citizens need a visa to enter romania 331 00:28:57,954 --> 00:29:00,519 And bout had an interpol arrest warrant to his name. 332 00:29:02,601 --> 00:29:06,592 Days were going past where viktor was trying To get his visa to come in. 333 00:29:06,601 --> 00:29:11,399 Viktor was on the phone with andrew discussing His problems about getting a visa, 334 00:29:11,474 --> 00:29:17,952 And for us that was our tipping point to say, It's possible that this case is going down. 335 00:29:17,961 --> 00:29:22,519 Carlos knew at this point, A genuine illegal arms buyer would play hard ball. 336 00:29:23,954 --> 00:29:27,479 So he pretended to run out of patience, and pulled the plug. 337 00:29:41,801 --> 00:29:45,559 So, we had to regroup and say, "okay we're pulling outta romania, 338 00:29:45,634 --> 00:29:48,112 "we're gonna pull outta this deal." 339 00:29:48,121 --> 00:29:52,752 Now, they'd have to sit and wait To see if bout would try to resurrect the deal. 340 00:30:02,274 --> 00:30:07,479 Just six days later, Bout sent an email directly to carlos's undercover account. 341 00:30:09,314 --> 00:30:12,199 When we got the email, to me it was like a home run, 342 00:30:12,274 --> 00:30:17,552 It was like this is insane that viktor bout actually Sent an email back to the source. 343 00:30:17,561 --> 00:30:21,159 The agents were like, "I can't believe that this guy actually used 344 00:30:21,234 --> 00:30:25,152 "his real name to open up a g-mail account." 345 00:30:25,161 --> 00:30:27,319 I think he believed that he was untouchable. 346 00:30:28,754 --> 00:30:33,159 Soon after, viktor bout called carlos To set up another meeting, 347 00:30:33,234 --> 00:30:37,039 In a location that didn't require a visa; bangkok. 348 00:30:38,754 --> 00:30:42,519 This is a recording of that conversation, In spanish, taped by carlos. 349 00:31:06,594 --> 00:31:10,439 The meeting was to be in a bangkok hotel, In just a few days time. 350 00:31:12,594 --> 00:31:16,112 The dea went over the thailand, And my agents went over there, 351 00:31:16,121 --> 00:31:20,279 They formed an unbelievable powerful team With the guys on the ground and made sure 352 00:31:20,354 --> 00:31:22,919 That the thai police had all the information. 353 00:31:27,161 --> 00:31:30,592 Bout, it seemed, Was looking forward to leaving moscow. 354 00:31:30,601 --> 00:31:34,199 He had been sanctioned and he had been sitting In mother russia for a long time 355 00:31:34,274 --> 00:31:36,439 And he wanted to get out and play I think. 356 00:31:40,114 --> 00:31:45,712 Shortly after 10:00 a.M. On March the 6th, The world's most notorious arms dealer touched down 357 00:31:45,721 --> 00:31:47,479 At bangkok international airport. 358 00:31:48,761 --> 00:31:51,399 He was being watched from the moment he landed. 359 00:31:51,474 --> 00:31:54,759 They had to do very covert type of surveillance. 360 00:31:54,834 --> 00:31:58,592 They had somebody in a toll booth, They had another guy on the side of the road 361 00:31:58,601 --> 00:32:01,079 Making like his car was like broken down. 362 00:32:01,154 --> 00:32:03,999 We were so close, we didn't want viktor bout to get away. 363 00:32:05,234 --> 00:32:09,039 Bout headed to the hotel where carlos And his dea team were waiting. 364 00:32:22,114 --> 00:32:26,432 The dea had stationed personnel Throughout the hotel, and converted a room 365 00:32:26,441 --> 00:32:28,919 On the 20th floor into a command center. 366 00:32:30,594 --> 00:32:33,399 The thai police placed an armed unit on standby. 367 00:32:35,161 --> 00:32:39,439 We had carlos in place, I said okay it's game time, Let's make it happen. 368 00:32:46,514 --> 00:32:50,839 At just after 11:30, Viktor bout walked into the hotel lobby. 369 00:32:52,914 --> 00:32:56,639 He believed he was about to shake hands On a massive arms deal. 370 00:32:58,354 --> 00:33:01,152 This was it. 371 00:33:01,161 --> 00:33:05,719 It was make or break time for one of the biggest Stings in the dea's history. 372 00:33:13,001 --> 00:33:17,152 To build a watertight case against Notorious arms dealer viktor bout, 373 00:33:17,161 --> 00:33:21,159 Dea undercover operative carlos, had a clear objective. 374 00:33:22,041 --> 00:33:27,479 To record, via the wire he was wearing, Evidence which could be placed before a us court. 375 00:33:59,961 --> 00:34:05,799 He was very proud in the hotel room to mention how The u.S. Is an enemy of his as well, 376 00:34:05,874 --> 00:34:12,359 So he was very happy to know that these weapons Were gonna take out helicopters of u.S. Pilots. 377 00:34:12,434 --> 00:34:16,999 Bout was recorded offering to supply Carlos with a staggering array of weapons. 378 00:34:18,521 --> 00:34:27,279 We're talking about 5,000 ak-47s, We're talking about russian like gun and rifle parts, 379 00:34:27,554 --> 00:34:31,079 We're talking about unmanned aircraft, We're talking about manpads, 380 00:34:31,154 --> 00:34:34,112 We're talking about three million rounds of ammunition. 381 00:34:34,121 --> 00:34:35,399 This was a big deal. 382 00:34:35,474 --> 00:34:37,559 $20 million, 15, $20 million. 383 00:34:55,474 --> 00:34:59,079 But carlos needed bout To offer something specific. 384 00:34:59,154 --> 00:35:04,279 One of the list of armaments strictly prohibited From international trading or exchange. 385 00:35:04,354 --> 00:35:11,072 The sale of surface-to-air missiles Is a 25 year minimum Mandatory sentence all in its own. 386 00:35:11,081 --> 00:35:16,352 So, it was important for viktor to say I'm providing surface - To-air missiles. 387 00:35:16,361 --> 00:35:21,159 At the meeting, bout claimed he could Supply around 700 missiles, 388 00:35:21,234 --> 00:35:24,839 At a cost in excess of $120,000, each. 389 00:35:27,154 --> 00:35:29,472 15 to $20 million to start off. 390 00:35:29,481 --> 00:35:33,559 Bout even boasted to carlos Of his close links to the russian government. 391 00:35:43,641 --> 00:35:47,159 He talked about getting ministers To sign off on paperwork. 392 00:35:47,234 --> 00:35:50,439 What does a minister have to do with signing paperwork? 393 00:35:50,514 --> 00:35:55,479 Recorded through his wire, Carlos now had all the evidence the dea needed. 394 00:35:56,354 --> 00:35:58,039 It was time to take bout down. 395 00:35:59,634 --> 00:36:05,072 But when carlos gave the pre-agreed signal To the listening agents to move in, a phone call, 396 00:36:05,081 --> 00:36:07,239 There was immediately a problem. 397 00:36:07,314 --> 00:36:11,639 We knew that they went up to reserve conference room On the 27th floor. 398 00:36:11,714 --> 00:36:13,712 We just had no idea what room it was. 399 00:36:13,721 --> 00:36:16,679 So it was a moment of like, where are these guys? 400 00:36:16,754 --> 00:36:19,632 Do we have the right floor, are we in the right area? 401 00:36:28,754 --> 00:36:30,439 Carlos played for time. 402 00:36:47,234 --> 00:36:48,679 Everybody was concerned. 403 00:36:48,754 --> 00:36:50,992 Did we lose this, had they changed their mind, 404 00:36:51,001 --> 00:36:53,232 Are we up too late, are we there too late or whatever? 405 00:36:55,401 --> 00:36:58,592 That's it, let's go. 406 00:36:58,601 --> 00:36:59,599 Hands up, hands up! 407 00:37:28,194 --> 00:37:33,759 So convinced was bout that the weapons deal Was genuine, He hadn't even bothered to arm himself. 408 00:37:34,994 --> 00:37:37,519 Bout was taken into custody by the thai police. 409 00:37:39,881 --> 00:37:43,392 After almost two decades of global weapons trafficking, 410 00:37:43,401 --> 00:37:46,759 The man known as the merchant of death came face to face 411 00:37:46,834 --> 00:37:50,079 With the dea team dedicated to bringing him to justice. 412 00:37:51,161 --> 00:37:56,279 The agents and myself said okay, Viktor just so you're aware the individuals 413 00:37:56,354 --> 00:37:59,879 That you've been meeting with, That andrew's been meeting with over the last three months 414 00:37:59,954 --> 00:38:02,599 Are all sources that work for dea. 415 00:38:02,674 --> 00:38:04,119 All of it's been recorded. 416 00:38:05,161 --> 00:38:09,632 And viktor looked matter of fact and he said, "I guess you hold all the cards." 417 00:38:09,641 --> 00:38:13,919 And it was a moment of okay, viktor knew that he was done. 418 00:38:15,401 --> 00:38:18,352 Now the dea had one final challenge. 419 00:38:18,361 --> 00:38:21,479 Getting bout back to the united states to face charges. 420 00:38:28,441 --> 00:38:32,992 And that's when viktor bout's powerful friends In the kremlin stepped in. 421 00:38:33,001 --> 00:38:37,239 And the one-time intelligence agent Became a pawn in a bigger battle. 422 00:38:39,481 --> 00:38:44,512 It was like a power struggle Going on between the thais, The russians, the united states. 423 00:38:44,521 --> 00:38:47,239 And, of course, it became very political. 424 00:38:47,314 --> 00:38:50,439 It was outrageous that they were Blocking his extradition 425 00:38:50,514 --> 00:38:58,519 When it was absolutely clear cut that this guy Was a murderous applier and trader in blood. 426 00:39:02,201 --> 00:39:08,039 I guess their biggest fear is viktor bout Potentially cooperating in america. 427 00:39:08,114 --> 00:39:11,039 What could this guy disclose to save his own butt? 428 00:39:11,881 --> 00:39:16,039 Sources told the dea of bout's Clandestine meetings in the prison, 429 00:39:16,114 --> 00:39:17,999 With undisclosed russian officials. 430 00:39:20,114 --> 00:39:25,712 This was clearly not the consulate visit, This was much higher and this was at I believe 431 00:39:25,721 --> 00:39:28,752 At high levels within the russian government. 432 00:39:28,761 --> 00:39:32,199 And I think they were doing everything in their mind, 433 00:39:32,274 --> 00:39:34,919 To protect him but also to protect themselves. 434 00:39:35,801 --> 00:39:41,399 For more than two years, Russian and american authorities fought over bout's fate. 435 00:39:41,474 --> 00:39:44,199 All the while, viktor bout revealed nothing. 436 00:39:46,114 --> 00:39:48,919 We tried to get viktor to cooperate at the time. 437 00:39:48,994 --> 00:39:54,839 It was more entrenched in him not to cooperate, Especially with the united states 438 00:39:54,914 --> 00:39:57,079 Because of the cold war for all those years. 439 00:39:58,361 --> 00:40:03,599 Finally, in 2010, the thai authorities Agreed to bout's extradition to the u. S.. 440 00:40:05,234 --> 00:40:09,999 On November the 15th, A team of dea agents arrived in bangkok. 441 00:40:11,161 --> 00:40:16,119 The following day, so concerned there could Be interference from russian interests, 442 00:40:16,194 --> 00:40:19,999 The dea gave him bulletproof clothing To wear on his way to the airport. 443 00:40:21,074 --> 00:40:24,192 We got viktor successfully onto the plane. 444 00:40:24,201 --> 00:40:26,912 And I remember viktor sitting in there in the corner, 445 00:40:26,921 --> 00:40:30,399 And he had earphones on, and listening to music. 446 00:40:34,114 --> 00:40:38,672 You got the guy out of thailand, You fought through this extradition process, 447 00:40:38,681 --> 00:40:43,439 You got him on the plane, now he's on the turf Of the united states, that was a great feeling. 448 00:40:47,241 --> 00:40:54,199 In court in new york, Bout faced four terrorism offenses, Including conspiring to kill americans 449 00:40:54,274 --> 00:40:56,879 And conspiring to sell surface-to-air missiles. 450 00:41:00,034 --> 00:41:03,239 His old friend and business associate andrew smulian 451 00:41:03,314 --> 00:41:06,432 Testified against him, in exchange for a lighter sentence, 452 00:41:06,441 --> 00:41:09,239 And the hope of a place on a witness protection program. 453 00:41:12,194 --> 00:41:14,559 Throughout, bout remained silent. 454 00:41:17,154 --> 00:41:21,959 He didn't say a word in his defense at trial, He didn't call a single witness. 455 00:41:22,034 --> 00:41:24,519 And you have to ask yourself, why? 456 00:41:24,594 --> 00:41:27,952 That would have risked revealing some of the secrets 457 00:41:27,961 --> 00:41:32,832 Of the russian state, which viktor bout and his compatriots 458 00:41:32,841 --> 00:41:36,439 Knew that they were not at liberty to reveal. 459 00:41:36,514 --> 00:41:42,519 Because if you do that, if you do step out of line, As far as moscow's concerned, 460 00:41:42,594 --> 00:41:45,199 You have no route back to russia ever. 461 00:41:46,274 --> 00:41:52,919 On April the 5th 2012, Viktor bout was sentenced to 25 years in prison. 462 00:41:52,994 --> 00:41:56,999 Guilty of the illegal supply of arms To enemies of the united states. 463 00:41:58,441 --> 00:42:00,992 It was the final act in one of the most successful sting 464 00:42:01,001 --> 00:42:04,359 Operations in recent american intelligence history. 465 00:42:06,434 --> 00:42:12,039 The dea and our counterparts around the world Were successful in taking him off 466 00:42:12,114 --> 00:42:14,759 The playing field and putting him in a can. 467 00:42:14,834 --> 00:42:19,319 I had seen some of the destruction that was involved With the weapons that he provided. 468 00:42:19,394 --> 00:42:24,279 So, for me it was a great satisfaction To know that a guy like that was behind bars. 469 00:42:24,354 --> 00:42:29,799 This was a man, the merchant of death, Who needed to be put behind bars 470 00:42:29,874 --> 00:42:33,799 And needed to be made an example of for others. 471 00:42:35,321 --> 00:42:41,072 Today, viktor bout resides In the united states penitentiary In marion, illinois. 472 00:42:41,081 --> 00:42:45,152 He is not eligible for release until January 2030, 473 00:42:45,161 --> 00:42:50,319 And is yet to reveal anything to the american authorities About his kremlin backers. 474 00:42:51,394 --> 00:43:00,119 Like a classic russian intelligence agent, Like a classic spy, viktor bout went to his jail cell 475 00:43:02,121 --> 00:43:04,479 Defiantly and in silence. 476 00:43:08,114 --> 00:43:13,232 The russian foreign ministry vowed it will make All necessary efforts to return viktor bout 477 00:43:13,241 --> 00:43:17,159 To the motherland, at the first available opportunity. 478 00:43:17,209 --> 00:43:21,759 Repair and Synchronization by Easy Subtitles Synchronizer 1.0.0.0 48743

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