Interpol Red Notice Helps Australia Arrest Russian Arms Dealer Wanted by the U.S.

On January 10, 2013, Australian authorities, with the assistance of an Interpol Red Notice issued at the request of U.S. authorities, arrested Richard Ammar Chichakli, an alleged associate of Russian arms dealer Victor Bout.  Chichakli is charged in the U.S. with separate offenses:  conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA); money laundering conspiracy; wire fraud conspiracy; and six counts of wire fraud.[1]