International News: Mexican Judge arrested over alleged $2 million bribe to release Canadian drug trafficker
By Zoila Palma: A Mexican federal judge has been arrested and charged with allegedly accepting US$2 million in bribes to secure the release of a suspected Canadian drug trafficker from custody, according to U.S. authorities. The judge, identified as Luiz Benítez Alcántara, was overseeing extradition proceedings involving Canadian national Andrew Clark in 2024. According to…breakingbelizenews.com.
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[Claude] Report 2 covers the same Mexican judge bribery case, adding follow-up details on the arrest in Colombia and extradition, and nothing it states contradicts Report 1.
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