Who Is Viktor Bout? Age, Wife, Children & More: – Viktor Bout, officially known as Viktor Anatolyevich Bout was born on January 13, 1967, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

According to a South African Intelligence file, Viktor is a Ukrainian by ethnicity and became a Russian citizen following the 1991 Dissolution of the Soviet Union. Viktor Bout is an actor and an entrepreneur (Russian arms dealer) and also a former Soviet military translator.

Viktor Bout Biography

Viktor Bout was born on January 13, 1967, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. He’s mainly known for smuggling weapons from Eastern Europe to the Middle East and Africa during the 1990-2000 period. 

Viktor Bout carried out his smuggling activities through his multiple air transport companies. He was arrested in March 2008 in Thailand and was charged with terrorism by the Royal Thai Police in cooperation with Interpol and American authorities.

On July 27, 2022, it was reported that Viktor Bout will be exchanged for Brittney Griner (a Women’s NBA player) who was arrested by the Federal Security Service officers in Sheremetyevo International Airport for smuggling illegal drugs for which she faced 5–10 years in prison 

Viktor Bout Age 

Viktor Bout was born on January 13, 1967. He celebrated his 55th birthday on Thursday, January 13, 2022.

What Did Viktor Bout Sell?

Viktor Bout sold arms to warlords and rogue governments, becoming one of the world’s most wanted men.

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He was nicknamed the Merchant of Death and Sanctions Buster for gun-running in the years after the fall of the Soviet Union

When Was Viktor Bout Arrested?

Viktor Bout was arrested on Thursday, March 6 2008 in Thailand on terrorism charges by the Royal Thai Police in cooperation with American authorities and Interpol

Viktor Bout Wife

Viktor Bout is married to Alla Bout. The couple has been married since 1992. Viktor married Alla before becoming Russia’s most well-known arms dealer.

Viktor Bout Children

Viktor Bout and his wife, Alla Bout have been blessed with a daughter called Elizaveta Bout. She was born in 1994  and celebrated her 28th birthday in 2022. 

Viktor Bout Net Worth

As of October 2022, Viktor Bout had an estimated net worth of about $50 million

Viktor Bout Release Date 

Viktor Bout was sentenced to a minimum of 25 years imprisonment. From June 2012 until 8th December 2022, he was held at the United States Penitentiary, Marion, before being released in a prisoner exchange for U.S. Basketball player Brittney Griner, who was arrested in February 2022 at a Moscow Airport for possessing hashish oil.

Viktor Bout Trade

Viktor Bout was released in December 2022  in a prisoner exchange for U.S. Basketball player Brittney Griner, who was arrested in February 2022 at a Moscow Airport for possessing hashish oil.

Viktor Bout Brother

Viktor Bout grew up with Sergei Bout. Unfortunately, there’s not much information about him. He lived his life out of the public eye.

Source: GhGossip.com

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