Russian arms dealer extradited

Alleged Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout has been extradited from Thailand to the United States to face charges of conspiring to sell weapons.



He was flown out of Bangkok after the Thai cabinet backed the US extradition request after months of legal wrangling.



Bout was arrested in Bangkok in 2008 after allegedly trying to sell weapons to agents posing as Colombian rebels.



Russia's foreign minister has described the extradition as a glaring injustice.



Bout, who is 43-years-old, allegedly spent more than 15 years running guns to African warlords and Islamic militants.



However, he denies being, or ever having been, an arms dealer and Moscow has also insisted that he’s innocent.



If convicted, the alleged arms dealer faces a maximum penalty of life in prison.