Akasha brothers extradited to US to face drug-related charges

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January 31, 2017
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Akasha brothers extradited to US to face drug-related charges
The government has extradited two sons of slain drug baron Ibrahim Akasha and two foreigners to the US to face drug-related charges for directing a heroin trafficking ring from Mombasa.

Sources indicate that Baktash Akasha and his brother Ibrahim, together with Gulam Hussein and Vijaygiri Goswami have been flown to the US after they were arrested on Saturday in Nyali, Mombasa County by anti-terror police officers.

Source: KTN News Kenya
The suspects were out on bail after being charged with engaging in a fight at a popular club in Nyali three weeks ago.

The US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) spent years infiltrating the “Akasha organisation,” which it alleges is a major smuggling operation connecting the poppy fields of Afghanistan to the cities of Europe and the United States.

This is after the extradition proceedings against the two sons Ibrahim Abdalah Akasha and their two accomplices becgan on May 26th, 2016.

Mombasa Chief Magistrate Julius Nang’ea issued the orders after defence lawyers and Assistant Director of Public Prosecution Alex Muteti agreed on the date.

This has been delayed by numerous applications by the defence, including more than 10 adjournments since the suspects were arraigned in court two years ago.

In 2014, Baktash and Abdalla Akasha were among four suspects arrested in Nyali over their alleged involvement in the trafficking of 98 heroin packets in a house in Nairobi.

The court heard that the US had issued a warrant of arrest against them.

A state counsel, Alexander Mutei, told the court that the suspects were in Interpol’s watch list and wanted them remanded for 21 days to allow the extradition process to be completed.

But defence lawyers Cliff Ombeta and Gikandi Ngibuini opposed the call arguing that Interpol must produce evidence that their clients were indeed involved in the international narcotics trade.

Source: https://citizentv.co.ke/news/akasha-brothers-extradited-to-us-to-face-drug-related-charges-156392/
 
January 31, 2017
Department of Justice
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Southern District of New York


Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Arrival Of Four Defendants From Kenya Charged With Trafficking In Massive Quantities Of Heroin And Methamphetamine

Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Raymond Donovan, the Special Agent in Charge of the Special Operations Division of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”), today announced that four individuals charged with participating in a narcotics importation conspiracy arrived in New York from Kenya.

BAKTASH AKASHA ABDALLA, a/k/a “Baktash Akasha,” IBRAHIM AKASHA ABDALLA, a/k/a “Ibrahim Akasha,” GULAM HUSSEIN, a/k/a “Hussein Shabakhash,” a/k/a “Hadji Hussein,” a/k/a “Old Man,” and VIJAYGIRI ANANDGIRI GOSWAMI, a/k/a “Vijay Goswami,” a/k/a “Vicky Goswami,” were arrested in Mombasa, Kenya, on November 9, 2014, pursuant to a United States request, based on charges filed in the Southern District of New York arising out of their participation in a conspiracy to import kilogram quantities of heroin and methamphetamine into the United States. On November 10, 2014, a superseding Indictment was returned also charging the defendants with narcotics importation offenses based on their delivery of 99 kilograms of heroin and two kilograms of methamphetamine in Kenya, which they intended would be imported into the United States. The four defendants will be presented and arraigned in Magistrate Court later today.

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said: “As alleged, the four defendants who arrived yesterday in New York ran a Kenyan drug trafficking organization with global ambitions. For their alleged distribution of literally tons of narcotics – heroin and methamphetamine – around the globe, including to America, they will now face justice in a New York federal court.”

DEA Special Operations Division Special Agent in Charge Raymond Donovan said: “DEA pursues the most dangerous global drug traffickers who pose a direct threat to safety and stability around the world. We are relentlessly pursuing these criminal groups and their facilitators at every level with our law enforcement partners and we value and appreciate the work of our Kenyan counterparts. It is critical that we attack these dangerous networks before they can do even more damage worldwide and threaten innocent lives.”

According to the allegations in the superseding Indictment[1]:

From in or about March 2014 through the date of their arrests, BAKTASH AKASHA, IBRAHIM AKASHA, HUSSEIN, and GOSWAMI conspired to import kilogram-quantities of heroin into the United States. During the same period, BAKTASH AKASHA, IBRAHIM AKASHA, and GOSWAMI conspired to import kilogram quantities of methamphetamine into the United States.

BAKTASH AKASHA is the leader of an organized crime family in Kenya (the “Akasha Organization”) responsible for the production and distribution of ton quantities of narcotics within Kenya and throughout Africa. Moreover, the Akasha Organization’s distribution network extends beyond the African continent to include the distribution of narcotics for importation into the United States. IBRAHIM AKASHA is the brother and deputy of BAKTASH AKASHA. GOSWAMI manages the Akasha Organization’s drug business, including the production and distribution of methamphetamine and the procurement and distribution of heroin. HUSSEIN – a resident of Pakistan and a long-time associate of GOSWAMI – heads a transportation network that distributes massive quantities of narcotics throughout the Middle East and Africa, and has acknowledged responsibility for transporting tons of kilograms of heroin by sea.

Over the course of several months, during telephone calls and meetings in Nairobi and Mombasa, Kenya, the defendants agreed to supply, and in fact did supply, multi-kilogram quantities of heroin and methamphetamine to individuals they believed to be representatives of a South American drug-trafficking organization, but who were in fact confidential sources (the “CSes”) working at the direction and under the supervision of the DEA. BAKTASH AKASHA, IBRAHIM AKASHA, and GOSWAMI negotiated on behalf of the Akasha Organization to procure and distribute hundreds of kilograms of heroin from suppliers in the Afghanistan/Pakistan region and to produce and distribute hundreds of kilograms of methamphetamine, which they understood would ultimately be imported into the United States. At the same time, HUSSEIN agreed to transport heroin from the Akasha Organization’s supplier in the Afghanistan/Pakistan region to East Africa, so that it could be delivered to the CSes.

During a meeting in Mombasa, Kenya, in April 2014, BAKTASH AKASHA introduced a CS via Skype to one of his heroin suppliers in Pakistan, who said he could provide 420 kilograms of 100 percent pure heroin – which he called “diamond” quality – for distribution in the United States. Thereafter, in June 2014, GOSWAMI began discussing with the CSes his ability to procure methamphetamine precursor chemicals and to establish labs to produce methamphetamine for importation to the United States. In a meeting in Mombasa in September 2014, BAKTASH AKASHA introduced HUSSEIN as a narcotics transporter from Afghanistan who moves ton quantities of narcotics using ships. BAKTASH AKASHA and GOSWAMI described the supplier of heroin for their deal with the CSes, to whom they referred as “the Sultan,” as the top supplier of white heroin in the world.

In September and October 2014, IBRAHIM AKASHA personally delivered one-kilogram samples of methamphetamine and heroin to the CSes in Nairobi on behalf of the Akasha Organization. Thereafter, during a telephone call in October 2014 between BAKTASH AKASHA, GOSWAMI, and one of the CSes, GOSWAMI reported that 98 “chickens” had arrived, referring to 98 kilograms of heroin. GOSWAMI said that the South American drug organization would only need to pay for half of the 98 kilograms of heroin because the Akasha Organization would cover the cost of remaining kilograms. Then, in early November, IBRAHIM AKASHA personally delivered 98 kilograms of heroin to the CSes in Nairobi on behalf of the Akasha Organization. A few days later, IBRAHIM AKASHA also delivered another kilogram of methamphetamine.

In the course these negotiations, the Akasha Organization provided a total of 99 kilograms of heroin and two kilograms of methamphetamine to the confidential sources, and agreed to provide hundreds of kilograms more of each. The defendants were arrested on November 9, 2014, in Mombasa, Kenya, prior to another planned meeting with the CSes.
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BAKTASH AKASHA, 40, is a Kenyan national and a resident of Kenya. IBRAHIM AKASHA, 28, is also a Kenyan national and a resident of Kenya. HUSSEIN, 61, is a Pakistani national and a resident of Pakistan. GOSWAMI, 55, is an Indian national and a resident of Kenya. The defendants are charged with conspiring to import heroin into the United States (Count One), conspiring to import methamphetamine into the United States (Count Two), distributing heroin for unlawful importation into the United States (Count Three), and distributing methamphetamine for unlawful importation in the United States (Count Four). Each count carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in prison and a maximum sentence of life in prison. The minimum and maximum potential sentences in this case are prescribed by Congress and are provided here for informational purposes only, as any sentencing of the defendants will be determined by the judge.
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From left, Ibrahim Akasha Abdalla, Gulam Hussein, Vijaygiri Anandgiri Goswami and Baktash Akasha Abdalla follow proceedings in their case on December 13, 2016. Reuters reports that the four have been extradited to the US. FILE PHOTO | WACHIRA MWANGI | NATION MEDIA GROUP

Mr. Bharara praised the outstanding efforts of the DEA’s Special Operations Division’s Bilateral Investigations Unit. The Department of Justice’s Office of International Affairs also provided assistance in bringing the defendants to the United States to face charges. Mr. Bharara also thanked the DEA’s Nairobi Country Office, the Government of the Republic of Kenya, the Kenyan National Police Services Anti-Narcotics Unit, and members of the Kenyan DEA Formal Vetted Unit.

This case is being handled by the Office’s Terrorism and International Narcotics Unit. Assistant United States Attorneys Michael D. Lockard and Emil J. Bove III are in charge of the prosecution.

The charges contained in the Indictment are merely accusations and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

[1] As the introductory phrase signifies, the entirety of the text of the superseding Indictment, and the description of the superseding Indictment set forth herein, constitute only allegations, and every fact described should be treated as an allegation.

Source: Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Arrival Of Four Defendants From Kenya Charged With Trafficking In Massive Quantities Of Heroin And Methamphetamine
 
Kuna mtu anaitwa Nurdin Akasha aliwahi kukamatwa Tanzania kuhusu mambo ya dawa za kulevya miaka ya 1990, nadhani ana undugu na hawa.
 
January 30, 2017
Mombasa, Kenya
Earlier reports
The missing Akashas: Court orders I.G to produce Akasha sons, 2 foreigners
The Mombasa High Court has directed the Inspector General of Police and the Director of Criminal Investigations to appear before it on Tuesday to explain the whereabouts, as well as produce two sons of slain drug baron Ibrahim Akasha and two foreigners.

The four suspects are facing extradition to the US over drug related charges, and the court was told they were arrested and taken to an unknown destination.


Source: Kenya NTV
 
His brother one Nirdin Akasha was also charged in Tanzania in late 90's for drug dealing and later died
 
February 5, 2017

Nyayo Za Akasha: Video ya jinsi vijana wa Akasha walivyotiwa mtegoni
Katika taarifa yetu ya upekuzi tumepata picha za kipekee zinazoonyesha namna vijana wa Akasha walivyotiwa mtegoni na kikosi maalum cha Marekani kinachopambana na ulanguzi wa dawa za kulevya wakishirikiana na kikosi maalum cha maafisa wa ujasusi wa taifa la Kenya, hadi wakakamatwa. Baadhi ya bidhaa walizopatikana nazo zitatumiwa kama ushahidi katika kesi inayowakabili huko Marekani ya kujihusisha na mihadarati. Mwanahabari Hussein Mohamed amefuatilia taarifa hiyo kabla na baada ya washukiwa hao wanne kukamatwa na kupelekwa Marekani.


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Source: KTN News Kenya
 
Safi sana, mtandao wote uumbuliwe.
Naskia Tanzania mumemtia ndani Wema Sepetu, hivi kweli ni visasi au mnauhakika na tuhuma zenyewe. Hilo jambo hata Nape Nnauye amelitolea tamko.
 
Huyo mama anajililisha nini sasa, wakati familia yake ikifadika na pesa nyingi na kusihi maisha ya anasa wamama wengine wengi sana wanalia kwa sababu familia zao zinateketea na madawa ya kulevya.

Wapelekwe tu hukumu huko huko, mahakama za huku zinawalea na kuwaacha wakiendelea na maisha kama kawa.
 
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