{
  "id": 18635517,
  "title": "Mexican Judge Accused of Accepting a $2 Million Bribe Arrested in Colombia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/mexican-judge-accused-of-accepting-a-2-million-bribe-arrested-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-07T04:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Colombia One",
    "slug": "colombia-one",
    "url": "https://colombiaone.com/2026/11/06/mexican-judge-accused-of-accepting-a-2-million-bribe-arrested-in-colombia/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Mexican judge Luis Benitez Alcantara has been arrested in Bogota, Colombia, after being indicted for accepting a US$2 million bribe in exchange for granting bail and releasing a Canadian drug trafficker. The 49-year-old, who is currently being sought for extradition by the United States, helped facilitate the release of Ryan Wedding Clark, who was the second-in-command of a transnational cocaine trafficking organization. Benitez Alcantara's arrest comes after he received the full bribe payment in November 2024 and subsequently granted Clark's bail, allowing him to be arrested again and extradited to the United States. If convicted, Benitez Alcantara could face a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}