Redux: Africa's Pablo Escobar: Ibrahim Akasha

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Jun 16, 202659:24Society & Culture

Ibrahim Akasha was the kingpin of East Africa’s heroin highway, setting up a massive tracking empire that stretched from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran to Kenya, South Africa and Europe. When he was gunned down in 2000,...

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