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Andrew Clark

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Andrew Clark
Born1990 (age 34–35)
NationalityCanada
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  • The Dictator
  • Mero Wero
  • El Niño problemático
Occupation elevator mechanic, landlord, drug-smuggler
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Andrew Clark is a Canadian who was extradited from Mexico to the United States to face charges he helped lead a drug-smuggling gang that has murdered people.[1] Authorities claim his drug gang smuggled more than a billion dollars worth of cocaine.[2] He was arrested by heavily armed Mexican troops in October 2024.[3][4]

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  1. Calvi Leon (2025-03-27). "'Second-in-command' to Canadian Olympian turned alleged drug lord pleads not guilty to charges including four Ontario murders". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 2025-04-08. Retrieved 2025-04-08. The U.S. Attorney’s Office has charged Clark with 11 offences, including conspiracy to possess, export and distribute cocaine, as well as four counts of murder and one of attempted murder in furtherance of a continuing criminal enterprise.
  2. "Co-Leader of Transnational Drug Trafficking Organization Arrives in the U.S. to Face Federal Narcotics and Murder Charges". United States Department of Justice. 2025-02-28. Archived from the original on 2025-03-01. Retrieved 2025-04-08. Alongside Wedding, Clark allegedly controlled a billion-dollar drug enterprise with supply routes that transported ton-quantities of cocaine from Colombia to Canada by way of Mexico and Southern California.
  3. Thomas Daigle (2025-03-11). "Canadian fugitive Ryan Wedding's lieutenant to plead not guilty to murder, drug charges: lawyer". CBC News. Archived from the original on 2025-03-11. Retrieved 2025-04-08. Clark, 34, was transferred to U.S. custody last month in an unprecedented Mexican extradition operation targeting cartel-linked figures. Heavily armed troops in pickup trucks descended on a shopping mall restaurant in the Guadalajara area for Clark's arrest in October, according to social media video verified by CBC News.
  4. Chris Fox (2025-02-28). "Canadian alleged to be 'second in command' of drug trafficking ring tied to ex-Olympian extradited to U.S." CTV News. Archived from the original on 2025-02-28. Retrieved 2025-04-08. A Canadian man who has been described in court documents as the “second in command” of a major transnational drug trafficking ring run by former Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding has been extradited from Mexico to the United States.