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How Baktash took over drugs trade from father

Baktash Akasha (left) and his brother Ibrahim Akasha when they appeared before Mombasa Law Courts for their extradition case on January 2, 2017. [File, Standard]

Before drug baron Ibrahim Akasha Abdallah was shot dead in May 2000 at red light district in Amsterdam he had established a sizeable drug network in various parts of the World.

He arrived in Kenya from Pakistan through Ethiopia shortly after independence initially engaging in motor vehicle spare parts business.

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