But, and this is A big but here, all of this can be purchased out on the black market.
OR
But, and this is THE big but here, all of this can be purchased out on the black market.
After I google, there seems to be more results for "this is A big but…".
Best Answer
There could be more than one "but", either earlier in conversation or later.
There isn't going to be any bigger "but" than this one in this sentence.