US EditionRyan Wedding, ex-Olympic snowboarder accused of being a drug kingpin, is arrested
- On Friday, Ryan Wedding, the former Olympic snowboarder, was arrested as the alleged leader of a violent drug-trafficking organization, the FBI says, releasing a photo taken this summer in Mexico.
- Attorney General Pam Bondi said Wedding, 44, was wanted for allegedly running a transnational drug trafficking network importing about 60 metric tons of cocaine a year into Los Angeles via semitrucks from Mexico, and he was charged with attempted murder and other counts.
- A grand jury indictment alleges Ryan Wedding oversaw a criminal enterprise, engaging in witness intimidation and enriching himself, while a federal witness was fatally shot after authorities said Wedding `placed a bounty` using a Canadian website.
- Authorities will announce more details at a Friday morning news conference, but details about what led to the arrest were not immediately available.
- The FBI had placed Wedding on its list of ten most wanted fugitives, offering a $15 million reward as FBI Director Kash Patel compared him to Pablo Escobar and Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán.
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Ryan Wedding, once an Olympic snowboarder for Canada, was arrested by the FBI and accused of leading a violent drug organization.
The 44-year-old Canadian former athlete Ryan Wedding was arrested in Mexico and transferred to the United States. Since last March, he has been on the list of the ten most wanted fugitives by the FBI. The one who had participated in the Winter Games in Salt Lake City in 2002 would be part of a large-scale traffic from South America. - Narcotrafic: a former Canadian Olympic snowboarder arrested in Mexico (International).
Los Angeles, United States. Former Canadian Olympic athlete Ryan Wedding, accused by the United States of having become a drug lord, was arrested in Mexico and handed over to the FBI, authorities from both countries reported on Friday.Wedding, 44, is one of the FBI's 10 most wanted, offering $15 million for information leading to his capture.It is pointed out by this U.S. agency that he has directed cocaine trafficking operations from Colombia t…
Olympic snowboarder who allegedly became billion-dollar drug trafficker arrested in Mexico
Ryan Wedding, a former Canadian Olympic snowboarder who allegedly became the head of a billion-dollar drug trafficking organization, has been apprehended by authorities in Mexico, U.S. officials announced Friday.
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