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Ryan Wedding, ex-Olympic snowboarder accused of being a drug kingpin, is arrested
- 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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Former Olympic snowboarder on FBI's most-wanted list is arrested in Mexico, faces drug charges
Authorities say they have arrested Ryan Wedding, a former Canadian Olympic snowboarder facing charges related to drug trafficking and the killing of a federal witness. U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel on Friday confirmed Wedding's arrest.…
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U.S. authorities announced Friday the arrest of former Canadian Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding, who was on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list. The agency says he led a violent drug trafficking ring.
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