Cash seized during the investigation. Meth seized during traffic stop. EUGENE, Ore.— A Mexican national unlawfully residing in the United States has been charged with laundering purported drug proceeds and being an alien in possession of a firearm. Court documents…
A district judge in Mexico has been arrested for allegedly accepting a $2 million payment to let the right-hand man of the ex-Olympic snowboarder turned alleged drug kingpin, Ryan Wedding, go free. Luis Benítez Alcántara, 49, of Mexico City, was arrested on…
Colombian authorities have arrested Mexican judge Luis Benítez, a figure wanted by the United States over allegations that he took a $2 million bribe to free one of Canada’s most powerful drug traffickers. The case puts a spotlight on the overlap…
(CNN) — A Mexican judge is accused of taking a $2 million bribe in exchange for releasing a suspected Canadian drug trafficker from custody in an investigation into a billion-dollar drug trafficking ring, U.S. officials said Thursday. Luiz Benítez Alcántara, 49, was arrested…
The charges stem from Andrew Clark's extradition proceedings, the DOJ said. A Mexican judge is accused of accepting a $2 million bribe from a top associate of Ryan Wedding, a former Olympian snowboarder turned alleged drug kingpin, according to the Department…
A Mexican judge is accused of taking a $2 million bribe in exchange for releasing a suspected Canadian drug trafficker from custody in an investigation into a billion-dollar drug trafficking ring, U.S. officials said Thursday. Luiz Benítez Alcántara, 49, was arrested in Colombia…
Luis Benítez Alcántara was arrested in Colombia on Sunday accused of ordering the release of a Canadian lieutenant to accused drug lord Ryan Wedding The October 2024 arrest of Andrew Clark – the alleged second-in-command to a sprawling and murderous international narcotics…
WASHINGTON: A Mexican judge is accused of taking a $2 million bribe in exchange for releasing a suspected Canadian drug trafficker from custody in an investigation into a billion-dollar drug trafficking ring, US officials said Thursday. Luiz Benítez Alcántara, 49, was arrested…
Luis Benítez was taken into custody in Colombia on Sunday and faces nine charges in the US, including assisting the accused drug trafficker U.S. agents arrested a Mexican judge on charges he accepted a $2 million bribe to free an…
Bill Essayli, first assistant U.S. attorney for the Central District of California, has unsealed an indictment against a Mexican judge accused of taking millions of dollars in bribes to prevent extraditions to the United States. Attorney General Todd Blanche and Essayli…
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