US EditionRyan Wedding, ex-Olympic snowboarder accused of being a drug kingpin, is arrested
Ryan Wedding, once an Olympic athlete, is charged with drug trafficking and multiple murders, linked to a $15 million FBI reward and a cocaine pipeline spanning North America.
- 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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FBI nabs Canadian ex-Olympian-turned drug kingpin Ryan Wedding to face narco, murder charges in the US
LOS ANGELES, Jan 24 — Ryan Wedding, a Canadian former Olympic snowboarder turned alleged drug kingpin, has been arrested in Mexico and brought to the United States to face cocaine trafficking and murder charges, FBI chief Kash Patel announced Friday.Wedding, 44, has been on the FBI’s “Ten Most Wanted Fugitives” list, and the US State Department recently offered a US$15 million (RM60.08 million) reward for information leading to his capture.“Just…
Former Olympic snowboarder, wanted in US for trafficking, arrested in Mexico
Former Canadian Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding, a reputed cartel-linked drug boss accused of overseeing a vast cocaine pipeline and dozens of murders, has turned himself in to authorities in Mexico. After more than a decade on the run, Wedding, 44, was arrested Thursday night in Mexico City and flown to California, U.S. officials said. Mexico Security Minister Omar García Harfuch stands with U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ronald Johnson and U.S. FB…
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