""He's the modern-day El Chapo. He is the modern-day Pablo Escobar," Patel told a news conference in California, comparing him to the legendary former Sinaloa cartel kingpin Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, who is imprisoned in the U.S. after pleading guilty to drug trafficking charges."
""When you go after a guy like Ryan Wedding, it takes a united front, and that's what you're seeing here," said Patel, who declined to give details about the arrest."
"Officials say he orchestrated several killings and used semitrucks to move cocaine between Colombia, Mexico, Southern California and Canada. Authorities said his aliases included "El Jefe," "Public Enemy" and "James Conrad Kin.""
Ryan Wedding, a 44-year-old former Canadian Olympic snowboarder, was arrested in Mexico City and flown to the United States to face federal charges alleging he ran a multinational cocaine trafficking ring and ordered killings, including of a federal witness. Wedding previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute cocaine and served a U.S. prison sentence in 2010. Federal prosecutors allege he rebuilt criminal operations after release and operated with protection from the Sinaloa Cartel, using semitrucks to move cocaine between Colombia, Mexico, Southern California, and Canada. The capture resulted from a coordinated international manhunt led by the FBI and partner nations.
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