Just listened to a hekaya of how those pharmacists were nabbed by agents of murica and it was like a James Bond movie. Ombeta hadi sahii bado anasiangaa. Hekaya coming in a while
An Italian man who runs several companies in
Mombasa and Kilifi has been termed key to the
arrest of the four suspected drug barons
extradited to the US.
A US drugs enforcement agency officer said
businessman Paolo Basta informed police of the
whereabouts of the suspects after he was told
he risked being linked to drug trafficking
syndicate.
He then took part in an operation that led to the
arrest of Baktash and Ibrahim Akasha, who are
the sons of slain drug baron Ibrahim Akasha, and
foreigners Vijay Goswami and Gulam Hussein.
Investigations by the Star have established that
Basta pretended to have been briefing Baktash
on business details before the arrest. He was
later released without the suspectâs knowledge.
âHe was Baktashâs trusted man. He transferred
arms for him some years back from Lamu. He
also stored large quantities of drugs for Baktash
in his house,â said the officer.
âWe have gathered a lot from him. It is now upon
Kenyan agencies to take action against him. We
were only interested in these individuals.â
The source added that the businessmanâs sister-
in-law, identified as Patel, was Baktashâs
mistress in 2014/5 when they were caught by
the DEA at the voyager house.
Basta took food to Baktash when he was
remanded at Port police station, prompting police
to track him down and establish his motives.
âWe have shared a lot with the Kenyan
authorities. We hope they will get a good lead on
this soon,â said the officer.
President Uhuru Kenyatta said on Tuesday that
his government will eliminate drug barons who
have wiped out the Coast population.
Uhuru noted that the county has been turned
into a drugs capital so immediate action must be
taken.
The agent added that a man identified as Faisal
Akasha was also part of the drug trafficking
syndicate.
âWe went to Baktashâs house in 2014 to arrest
him but he escaped. He is in the syndicate. He
was secretly being sheltered by Basta at his
brother-in-law Thiku Patelâs house (brother of
Baktash mistress) for more than two months,â he
said.