‘Crooked public officials…’: Mexican Judge arrested in US drug network probe tied to Ryan Wedding
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced the arrest of Luis Benítez Alcántara, a 49-year-old Mexican judge, accused of accepting a $2 million bribe from a Canadian drug trafficker in exchange for releasing him from Mexican custody. The case is connected to the alleged international cocaine trafficking empire of former Canadian Olympic snowboarder turned accused drug kingpin Ryan Wedding.