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Ibrahim Akasha to be sentenced in US

Baktash Akasha and his brother Ibrahim Akasha when they appeared before a Mombasa court on January 2, 2017 ahead of their extradition to the US. [File, Standard]

Kenyan Ibrahim Akasha is expected to be sentenced today by a US court that found him guilty of drug trafficking three months ago.

His sentencing follows that of his elder brother Baktash Akasha, who was handed a 25-year jail term and a fine of Sh10 million by Presiding Judge Victor Marrero at the US district court in New York.

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