US Edition$13 Million Mercedes Roadster Seized by LA FBI as Part of Drug Probe
- This week, the FBI's Los Angeles division seized a 2002 Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR Roadster valued at $13 million as part of an investigation into Ryan James Wedding.
- U.S. authorities unsealed an indictment Wednesday linking Ryan James Wedding's group to a January 31 murder and alleging collaboration with Mexican drug cartels to move hundreds of kilograms of cocaine.
- Only 28 CLK GTR road cars were built, including six roadsters, and the seized Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR Roadster has a 6.0-liter V-12 engine ; similar models sold for $10–$13 million at the 2023 RM Sotheby’s Las Vegas auction.
- Authorities will likely hold the seized CLK GTR as evidence until the case concludes, then auctioned, while the FBI did not specify seizure location or link to the Wedding criminal organization.
- A $15 million reward now tops the notices for Ryan James Wedding, who is believed to be hiding in Mexico and faces charges including murder and drug trafficking.
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Los Angeles Times
DNyuzLos Angeles FBI seizes rare Mercedes in connection with alleged drug kingpin
A silver Mercedes Roadster valued at $13 million was seized by the FBI as part of an investigation into a criminal network allegedly run by a former Olympic snowboarder.
San Bernardino Sun
$13 million Mercedes Roadster seized by LA FBI as part of drug probe
A rare, 2002 Mercedes CLK-GTR Roadster said to be valued at $13 million has been seized by the FBI’s Los Angeles unit as part of its probe into former Olympian and fugitive Ryan James Wedding and his associates, officials announced this week. The car is one of only six roadsters ever built, Autoblog reported. Wedding, a former Canadian Olympic snowboarder, went on to become a transnational narcotics trafficker, authorities said. He is accused of…
Inside ex-Olympian Ryan Wedding’s drug empire: The hidden story of Indo-Canadians in smuggling ring - The Tribune
Ranjit Singh Rowal, 65, is the first Canadian resident convicted in the two-year FBI-led investigation targeting Wedding and his associates—a sprawling, international operation that resulted in 11 additional arrests last week.
FBI seizes ‘exceptionally rare’ US$13-million Mercedes-Benz allegedly linked to Ryan Wedding
A US$13-million Mercedes-Benz hypercar allegedly linked to Ryan Wedding, the Canadian former Olympian accused of running a billion-dollar-a-year international drug empire, has been seized.
US federal authorities have seized a 2002 Mercedes-Benz CLK-GTR, worth $13 million (€11.2 million), one of the rarest production sports cars, as part of an expanded investigation into fugitive Ryan Wedding and his criminal network.
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