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Gunning for the gunrunners

The arrest of three men who are allegedly the world's most notorious arms dealers may shed some light on their murky demi-monde in the Middle East. By Ed Blanche

THREE MEN - an Israeli, a Russian and a Syrian - are behind bars in Moscow, Madrid and Bangkok. All are known as leading figures in the murky world of arms trafficking. All face judicial proceedings, including extradition, that could lift the veil on their deadly business and its links to the Middle East and the Latin American narcotics trade.

The investigations into the activities of these three men could illuminate the dark relationship between many intelligence communities and the criminal syndicates that run the arms-for-drugs ...

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