US EditionRyan Wedding, ex-Olympic snowboarder accused of being a drug kingpin, is arrested
Ryan Wedding led a drug ring generating over $1 billion annually and faced a $15 million FBI reward before his capture ended a years-long international manhunt.
- 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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Federal Authorities Arrest Former Olympian Who Was On FBI’s Top Ten Most Wanted List
Federal authorities arrested former Olympian Ryan Wedding, who was on the FBI’s Top Ten Most Wanted List for allegedly leading a transnational drug trafficking operation. The 44-year-old Canadian was taken into custody on Thursday night in Mexico and transported to Ontario International Airport in San Bernardino County, California. “One of FBI’s most wanted – Ryan Wedding arriving at the Ontario International Airport in handcuffs. The former Oly…
Ex Canadian Olympian Arrested On Drug Trafficking Charges
Imagine swapping Olympic slopes for the underworld. Sounds like a movie plot, right? US authorities say that’s exactly what Ryan Wedding did.The 44-year-old Canadian, once an Olympic snowboarder, was arrested in Mexico on Thursday. He was flown to the United States to face charges of cocaine trafficking and murder.Wedding had been hiding in plain sight for years and was recently placed on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list. A staggering $15m reward …
He is a former Canadian Olympic snowboarder who is also accused of drug trafficking and commissioning murders. Ryan Wedding, was arrested in Mexico and returned to the United States this Friday, announced the US judicial authorities.
From a successful snowboarder to one of the most wanted criminals in the FBI: Ryan Wedding is said to have ordered murders and smuggled hundreds of kilos of cocaine.
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