Mexican judge arrested in Colombia, accused of taking $2 million bribe to release drug suspect tied to Ryan Wedding network
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Mexican judge arrested in Colombia, accused of taking $2 million bribe to release drug suspect tied to Ryan Wedding network

U.S. officials said Mexican judge Luiz Benítez Alcántara, 49, was arrested in Colombia on Sunday and faces a nine-count U.S. grand jury indictment charging him as an accessory after the fact. He is accused of accepting a $2 million bribe to release Canadian citizen Andrew Clark from custody in 2025 during extradition proceedings; Clark was later arrested and taken to the U.S. The case is part of the U.S. investigation into a drug trafficking network allegedly headed by former Canadian Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding.

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Mexican judge accused of accepting bribes in drug case linked to former Olympian Ryan Wedding
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Olympic snowboarder turned drug kingpin linked to Mexican judge in $2M bribe scandal: cops
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CNNCNNLEFT9h ago

“Mexican judge accused of accepting bribes in drug case linked to former Olympian Ryan Wedding”

NYPNY PostRIGHT1h ago

“Olympic snowboarder turned drug kingpin linked to Mexican judge in $2M bribe scandal: cops”

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Clark was arrested days later and taken to the United States, where he faces drug trafficking and murder charges
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