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Kenya:
Investigators - Akasha Drugs Ring Smuggled Ivory
Nation, 12 February 2017
The four suspects being held in New York on drug-trafficking charges after extradition from Kenya are also thought to be heavily involved in the ivory trade, according to US-based… Read more »
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Kenya:
Four Drug Suspects Arrested
East African, 11 February 2017
Police in Kenya's coastal city of Mombasa are holding four foreigners in connection with drug trafficking as the government intensifies the war on narcotics. Read more »
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Kenya:
Shahbal to Introduce Tough Laws to Curb Drug Abuse
Nation, 10 February 2017
Businessman Suleiman Shahbal told Governor Hassan Joho to stop politicising the war on drugs. Read more »
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Kenya:
Murgor - Drug Lords Have Infiltrated Executive and Judiciary
Nation, 9 February 2017
Former Director of Public Prosecutions Philip Murgor has said drug barons had infiltrated the country's Executive, Judiciary and security agencies. Read more »
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Kenya:
Arrest me, Mombasa Governor Dares Kenyatta
Nation, 8 February 2017
Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho has dared President Uhuru Kenyatta to arrest and prosecute him if he had any evidence linking him to the narcotics trade. Read more »
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Kenya:
MPs Tell Govt to Take Action Against Drug Barons
Nation, 7 February 2017
Four Members of Parliament (MPs) from Mombasa have told the government to take action against drug barons if there is evidence. Read more »
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Kenya:
Time Running Out for Drug Lords, Cops Who Aid Them - DP Ruto
Capital FM, 6 February 2017
Security officers who drop the ball on the war against drug trafficking and terrorism will be dealt with firmly, Deputy President William Ruto has said. Read more »
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Kenya:
Akashas Bribed a Judiciary Official to Drag Out Case
Nation, 6 February 2017
The Akasha brothers gave a middleman Sh4 million to bribe a Judiciary official to drag out their extradition case, according to documents seen by the Daily Nation. Read more »
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Kenya:
How Mighty Akasha Drug Barons Have Fallen
Nation, 1 February 2017
Until their arrest and extradition to the United States to face drug trafficking charges, the Akasha brothers Baktash and Ibrahim were virtually untouchable, thanks to their… Read more »
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Kenya:
More Drug Barons Will Be Prosecuted - Kenyatta
Nation, 1 February 2017
President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday warned that more drug barons will be arrested and prosecuted, giving the clearest indication yet that the government was involved in the… Read more »
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Kenya:
Akasha Sons, 2 Others Extradited to U.S. in Drugs Case
Capital FM, 31 January 2017
Kenya on Tuesday extradited two sons of slain drug baron Ibrahim Akasha to the United States, where they are wanted for drug trafficking. Read more »