Mexican Judge Accused Of Accepting Bribes In Drug Case Linked To Former Olympian Ryan Wedding

Mexican judge Luiz Benítez Alcántara, 49, was arrested in Colombia on Sunday and now faces a nine-count U.S. indictment, American officials said Thursday, November 5, 2026. Prosecutors accuse him of accepting a $2 million bribe to free Canadian Andrew Clark from custody in 2025 while he was overseeing Clark's extradition case. Clark is described as the second-in-command of a cocaine trafficking network allegedly headed by former Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding. Clark was later arrested and taken to the United States. Washington will now seek Benítez's extradition from Colombia. Source: CNN, November 5, 2026. Original article: https://www.cnn.com/2026/11/05/us/mexican-judge-bribe-drug-trafficking

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