Homeland Security Task Force Investigation Leads to Mexican Federal Judge’s Arrest on U.S. Charges of Accepting $2 Million Bribe to Free Canadian Drug Trafficker

What happened

A Mexican judge has been arrested on a nine-count federal indictment charging him with accepting a $2 million bribe in exchange for granting bond to and ordering the release of a Canadian drug trafficker who was the second-in-command to a former Olympic snowboarder charged with leading a transnational cocaine trafficking operation and with murder and attempted murder, the Justice Department announced today.

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2 reports · 1 original report · 1 independent

1. U.S. Department of JusticePrimary source · Supports · EN · 100%
   Homeland Security Task Force Investigation Leads to Mexican Federal Judge’s Arrest on U.S. Charges of Accepting $2 Million Bribe to Free Canadian Drug Trafficker ↗Nov 5, 2026, 7:00 AM
2. U.S. Department of JusticePrimary source · Supports · EN · 72%
   Homeland Security Task Force Investigation Leads to Mexican Federal Judge’s Arrest on U.S. Charges of Accepting $2 Million Bribe to Free Canadian Drug Trafficker Charged with Ryan Wedding ↗Nov 5, 2026, 7:00 AM

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• Homeland Security Task Force Investigation Leads to Mexican Federal Judge’s Arrest on U.S. Charges of Accepting $2 Million Bribe to Free Canadian Drug Trafficker Observed

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1. November 5, 2026 at 7:00 AMFirst reported

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