Andrew Clark is in custody in Los Angeles, where he is charged with drug trafficking and conspiracy to commit murder

Mr. Clark was arrested in Mexico after a cross-border investigation involving the FBI and the RCMP. In February, he was among 29 suspects who were handed over to face U.S. criminal charges, according to a statement from Attorney-General Pamela Bondi. Mr. Clark is among six who could face “death or life imprisonment” after U.S. federal prosecutors evaluate “whether capital punishment is available” in these cases, the statement said.

Ms. Bondi is acting on executive orders that were signed by President Donald Trump as he took office in January, including one that seeks to restore the death penalty as “an essential tool for deterring and punishing those who would commit the most heinous crimes.”

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    Andrew Clark is in custody in Los Angeles, where he is charged with drug trafficking and conspiracy to commit murder, stemming from his alleged role as the second-in-command to Canadian Olympic snowboarder and fugitive Ryan Wedding. Mr. Wedding is alleged to be the head of a cocaine-trafficking organization sheltered by the Sinaloa crime cartel in Mexico.