Confessions of younger Akasha in remorse letter to American judge

Baktash Akasha (left) and his brother Ibrahim Akasha (right) when they appeared in a Mombasa court for their extradition case.

“I regret the many that I hurt, my past, my ignorance, my immaturity is no excuse for the crimes I committed. For a long time, I was bitter and in denial but a phone call to my daughter triggered something inside me, I hurt people. Because of my actions, someone somewhere is facing their own trauma. To them I say sorry.”

These are the words that drug lord Ibrahim Akasha, who personally penned a letter to the US District Judge Victor Marrero expressing his regret for the years he used and sold drugs.