"Ryan Wedding, a former Canadian Olympic snowboarder who allegedly became the head of a billion-dollar drug trafficking organization, has been apprehended by authorities, two sources told the Times. Authorities said Wedding, who is on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list, become a major trafficker of cocaine into Canada and the United States, a ruthless leader of a criminal drug enterprise who allegedly issued an order to kill a witness in a 2024 federal narcotics case against him."
"Wedding's arrest is slated to be announced at a news conference in Ontario with FBI Director Kash Patel and other officials on Friday morning. On Friday, Mexican Security Minister Omar García Harfuch posted on X that Patel was returning to the U.S. with two priority targets: "a non-U.S. person who was detained by Mexican authorities among the FBI's 10 most wanted and a Canadian citizen who voluntarily surrendered" at the United States Embassy."
Ryan Wedding, a former Canadian Olympic snowboarder, allegedly became head of a billion-dollar drug trafficking organization and was apprehended by authorities. He is on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list and is accused of trafficking large quantities of cocaine into Canada and the United States. Prosecutors say he ordered the killing of a witness in a 2024 federal narcotics case, resulting in a January 2025 restaurant murder in Medellín, Colombia. Authorities plan to announce the arrest in Ontario with FBI Director Kash Patel. Mexican officials said Patel returned to the U.S. with two priority targets, and 37 cartel suspects were transferred for prosecution.
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