Canadian man linked to ex-Olympian’s crime ring extradited to U.S. from Mexico [Video]

The Toronto man known as “The Dictator”— accused of orchestrating multiple murders on behalf of the transnational drug-trafficking ring led by a former Olympic snowboarder — has been extradited to the U.S.

Andrew Clark was among 29 cartel-linked defendants taken into U.S. custody from Mexico on Thursday, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. 

“I can confirm Clark is in the United States and in federal custody,” Ciaran McEvoy, a spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney’s office in Los Angeles told CBC News in an email Thursday night. He did not specify where Clark is being held. 

Clark, 34, faces charges murder and drug-related felony charges in California. A federal grand jury there last year indicted Clark and nine other Canadians in a cocaine-smuggling network allegedly led by Ryan Wedding, a former Team Canada Olympian. The group was also linked to Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel. 

The Thunder Bay, Ont.-born Wedding is listed as one of the …