# 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 18:18 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/mexican-judge-bribe-ryan-wedding-9.7410789?cmp=rss

> American officials said Thursday that a Mexican judge was arrested on allegations of taking a US$2-million bribe to grant bail to a man accused of serving as Ryan Wedding’s second-in-command. Wedding, a former Canadian Olympic snowboarder, is alleged to be a drug kingpin.

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