Luis Benítez Alcántara

A U.S. grand jury in the Central District of California returned a first superseding indictment in United States v. Ryan James Wedding, et al., charging Andrew Clark with narcotics and violence-related offenses; those charges are allegations.

The second superseding indictment says Andrew Clark was provisionally arrested in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, on the Wedding, et al. indictment.

The second superseding indictment says Andrew Clark appeared in Mexican federal court and was ordered detained pending extradition to the United States.

The second superseding indictment says the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California formally requested Andrew Clark's extradition from Mexico to the United States.

AP, citing Colombian police, reported that Benítez was detained at Bogotá's airport while trying to board a flight back to Mexico City.

The Justice Department stated that an indictment contains allegations and that every defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in court.

AP reported that U.S. officials said Benítez was in Colombia for personal reasons, citing Ciaran McEvoy, a spokesperson for the U.S. attorney's office in Los Angeles.

AP, via the Los Angeles Times, reported that defense lawyer Miguel González Sánchez asked that any responsibility by Benítez be determined in Mexico rather than in the United States.

AP, via the Los Angeles Times, reported that González Sánchez denied the allegation that Benítez ordered Andrew Clark's release to evade justice and said the defense would respond to authorities with due process and presumption of innocence.