Viktor Bout in custody Prosecutors said Bout was trying to be a "one-stop shop" for weapons supplies to the Farc
A former Soviet military officer has been found guilty in a New York court of attempting to sell heavy weapons to a Colombian terror group.
Prosecutors said Viktor Bout, 44, who has been called the Merchant of Death, stood to make millions from supplying weapons to the group.
The defence argued Bout had only wanted to sell two cargo planes.
He was arrested in Bangkok in 2008 after a sting operation in which US informants posed as Colombian rebels.
He remained in custody in Thailand for two years, before being extradited to the US to face trial, where prosecutors alleged that he had tried to sell weapons to Colombia's leftist rebel group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc).
Conspiracy charges
During his trial, which began on 12 October, prosecutors said the weapons were intended to arm the group against what Bout had called a common enemy: US forces supporting the Colombian government.
Bout was convicted of conspiracy to kill US citizens and officials deliver anti-aircraft missiles and provide aid to a terrorist organization, the Associated Press reported.
His will be sentenced on 8 February 2012 and could face a maximum term of life in prison.
The defence has already said that Bout will appeal against the verdict.
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