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US agents arrested a Mexican judge in Colombia on charges he accepted a $2 million bribe to secure the release of an alleged Canadian drug trafficker.

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The judge oversaw extradition proceedings in Mexico for a Canadian citizen allegedly helping Ryan Wedding A Mexican judge has been arrested and accused of accepting $2m in bribes in exchange for releasing a suspected Canadian drug trafficker from custody, US officials said Thursday. Luis Benítez Alcántara was overseeing extradition proceedings in Mexico in 2024 for Canadian citizen Andrew Clark, who was charged in the US with helping to run a billion dollar drug trafficking group allegedly heade

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Bloomberg center
US agents arrested a Mexican judge in Colombia on charges he accepted a $2 million bribe to secure the release of an alleged Canadian drug trafficker.

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Colombian police arrested a Mexican judge wanted by the U.S. on charges of taking a $2 million bribe to release a Canadian drug boss who served as the right-hand man of a former Olympic snowboarder accused of leading a criminal drug organization. on.wsj.com/4iHI1M9

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US says Mexican judge arrested in Colombia over $2 million bribe to free accused Canadian drug trafficker reut.rs/4j0uali