The hearing lasted about 10 minutes . NEW : Viktor Bout pleaded not guilty in court Wednesday . He is accused of being a middleman for the Russian mafia and has been on the run since 2006 after he was indicted by U.S. authorities as part of an international drug trafficking investigation. The charges allege his involvement with the FARC .
NEW : Viktor Bout pleaded not guilty in court Wednesday . He is accused of being a middleman for the Russian mafia and has been on the run since 2006 after he was indicted by U.S. authorities as part of an international drug trafficking investigation. The charges allege his involvement with the FARC .