The US Justice Department announced the arrest of Mexican judge Luis Benítez Alcántara in Colombia on charges of accepting a $2 million bribe to release an alleged Canadian drug trafficker linked to a billion-dollar network run by former Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding.
The U.S. government announced Thursday it would fully restart operations in Mexico's western state of Michoacan after security concerns had disrupted inspections needed to export the region's avocados. The suspension, which began following a non-specific threat to U.S. interests, had prompted warnings from local producers about ongoing insecurity and extortion.
The United States suspended avocado inspections in Michoacán, Mexico's primary avocado-producing state, citing a threat to U.S. interests. In response, Mexico deployed 1,500 additional troops to the region and requested meetings with U.S. agriculture authorities to resume exports.
