US EditionFormer Olympian Ryan Wedding Arrested in Major Drug‑trafficking Probe
Ryan Wedding led a drug ring moving 60 metric tons of cocaine and ordering murders; 36 arrests were made in the multinational operation, officials said.
- On Friday, FBI Director Kash Patel announced Ryan Wedding, former Olympic athlete, is in custody after a joint operation with US authorities and Mexican law enforcement in Mexico.
- Placed on the Ten Most Wanted list, Wedding drew an intense manhunt that included a $15 million reward and a photo released last month.
- Authorities say Ryan Wedding faces charges for running a multinational drug operation and orchestrating violence, investigators arrested 36 people linked to the ring and seized millions in luxury assets.
- He will remain in custody and make his first court appearance on Monday as officials caution the ongoing investigation continues; another Top 10 fugitive apprehended in Mexico faces East Coast transfer plans.
- After more than a year of tracking, FBI Director Kash Patel hailed the capture of Ryan Wedding as a historic victory, crediting Mexican government and US partnerships for the arrest in Mexico.
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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.
Olympic snowboarder turned ‘Most Wanted’ fugitive Ryan Wedding arrested
Ryan Wedding, a former Olympic snowboarder turned alleged drug kingpin and FBI “Most Wanted” fugitive, was arrested in Mexico after eluding capture for more than a decade, U.S. authorities announced Friday. Officials have likened the 44-year-old Canadian, who competed in the 2002 Salt Lake City games, to a “modern-day iteration” of notorious drug smugglers Pablo Escobar and Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman and have accused him of playing a role in mult…
Former snowboarder Ryan Wedding, who represented Canada at the Winter Olympics in 2002, was arrested in Mexico on charges of drug trafficking, and reported to the head of the FBI, Cash Patel.
Feds Nab Canadian Olympian and Accused Drug Kingpin Ryan Wedding
Accused drug lord Ryan Wedding, a former Canadian Olympic snowboarder who was on the run, has been arrested by the FBI, officials announced Friday. FBI Director Kash Patel posted on X that Wedding, 44, who was on the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted List, was taken into custody in Mexico City on Thursday night. He was flown to the Los Angeles area on Friday to face federal charges. There had been a $15 million reward offered for information leading to his c…
Ryan Wedding’s arrest marks FBI’s 6th most wanted fugitive captured by Trump admin — capping off ‘historic’ year for the agency: Patel
The FBI’s arrest of long-hunted drug kingpin and former Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding marks the 6th top-ten most wanted fugitive captured by the agency under President Trump — capping a “historic” year at the agency, director Kash Patel announced.
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