US EditionOntario lawyer arrested in Ryan Wedding case granted bail
Ontario Superior Court judge approved Deepak Paradkar's $5 million bail plan with strict house arrest and GPS monitoring while he contests U.S. extradition for alleged drug and murder conspiracy.
- In a report published Dec. 23, 2025, U.S. District Court Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett found Ranjit Rowal moved drugs under threat and fear, accepting he likely knew but was afraid during the FBI and RCMP joint probe into Ryan Wedding.
- The sentencing transcript shows coercion was central, detailing how drivers conscripted under threat faced intimidation at a Canadian truckyard, including threats to Rowal's wife, probation officer found.
- Customs inspection at the Ontario, Calif. truck stop revealed a hidden compartment, leading to seizures of 5 kgs of cocaine and 20 kgs of heroin after a failed 350-kilogram plot involving the maroon 2013 Volvo VN truck.
- Last month, Ranjit Rowal was sentenced to 37 months in U.S. federal prison, with Canadian authorities likely to revoke his residency and deport him, court documents show.
- Amid a sprawling FBI and RCMP probe, Ryan Wedding, former Canadian Olympic snowboarder , is allegedly sheltered by the Sinaloa cartel in Mexico with a US$15-million reward, while around 30 alleged associates face arrests or extradition fights.
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Ontario Lawyer Linked to Alleged Ryan Wedding Drug Ring Granted Bail
An Ontario lawyer accused of advising former Canadian Olympian-turned-alleged cocaine trafficker Ryan Wedding on the murder of a federal witness has been granted bail ahead of his extradition hearing. Deepak Paradkar, 62, of Thornhill, Ont., was granted bail in a Toronto courtroom on Dec. 23 after being arrested last month for extradition to the United States as part of an investigation targeting Wedding, who tops the FBI’s most wanted list. Par…
An Ontario judge decided to release counsel Deepak Paradkar on bail, which the U.S. court is claiming for his alleged relationship with Ryan Wedding.
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A Canadian lawyer linked to a former Olympic snowboarder accused of drug trafficking gets bail
A Canadian lawyer accused of playing a key role in an international drug smuggling network involving a former Olympic snowboarder has been granted bail ahead of his extradition hearing to the United States.
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WellandTribune.ca‘Cocaine lawyer’ accused of counselling Ryan Wedding to kill an FBI witness granted bail
Deepak Paradkar, 62, was arrested in November on an extradition request from the U.S., where prosecutors are seeking multiple life sentences for his alleged role in Wedding's alleged cross-border drug
Ontario lawyer arrested in Ryan Wedding case granted bail
An Ontario lawyer accused of playing a key role in an international drug smuggling network has been granted bail ahead of his extradition hearing. Deepak Paradkar, 62, is one of several Canadians arrested last month for extradition to the U.S. as part of an FBI investigation targeting the former Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding, now accused […]
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