# US says Mexican judge arrested in Colombia over $2 million bribe to free accused Canadian drug trafficker

https://mins.news/en/item/131206

- Reuters, 2026-11-05 18:15 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/us-says-mexican-judge-arrested-colombia-over-2-million-bribe-free-accused-2026-11-05/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aecc7b22a145b00011d71cc

> The US Justice Department said a Mexican judge was arrested in Colombia on Thursday on charges of accepting a $2 million bribe to release Andrew Clark, an alleged Canadian drug trafficker charged in a US cocaine trafficking and murder case. Clark is described as the second-in-command to former Canadian Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding.

## Related coverage

- [Mexican judge arrested over alleged $2M bribe to free Ryan Wedding’s second-in-command](https://mins.news/en/item/131217) — CBC News, 2026-11-05