AN international fugitive once allegedly in business with an arms dealer has reportedly been arrested in Melbourne after a failed application to become a protective services officer (PSO).
Richard Chichakli, 53, was arrested on Thursday after he was caught in the PSO screening process, but he had not been offered a job, Fairfax reports.
The US had sought Chichakli's extradition over charges linked to weapons shipped to African war criminal Charles Taylor, the report says.
Fairfax says US officials allege Chichakli aided convicted arms trafficker Viktor Bout to illegally buy planes in the US.
Chichakli allegedly helped Bout sell arms to Taylor, fuelling African conflicts, according to the report.
Bout was depicted in the 2005 film Lord of War.
US citizen Chichakli has been on the run from authorities since 2005.
Fairfax reports Bout was sentenced to 25 years' jail on charges of conspiracy to kill Americans and to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organisation last year.
Chichakli did not apply for bail in a brief appearance in Melbourne Magistrates Court on Thursday.
He was remanded in custody until next Thursday to allow a US government lawyer to finalise extradition proceedings, the report says.
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