"The United States State Department has raised its reward for information leading to the arrest of a former Olympic snowboarder turned alleged drug kingpin, as Canadian authorities announced seven people linked to the fugitive have been arrested. Speaking at a news conference in Washington on Wednesday, FBI Director Kash Patel described Ryan Wedding as a modern-day iteration of Pablo Escobar referring to the notorious Colombian drug lord who died in 1993."
"At Wednesday's news conference, Attorney General Pam Bondi said Wedding is Canada's largest cocaine distributor and is behind the trafficking of $1bn worth of drugs each year. Bondi said Wedding works closely with Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel, transporting about 60 metric tonnes of cocaine annually into Los Angeles in trucks across the southern border. We will find you, and you will be accountable and held to justice for your crimes, Bondi said. It's [drugs] killing our kids. It's killing our friends. It's killing our relatives."
FBI Director Kash Patel described Ryan Wedding as a modern-day iteration of Pablo Escobar. The United States State Department raised its reward for information leading to Wedding’s arrest from $10 million to $15 million. Wedding, 44, is on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list and is believed to be hiding in Mexico. Wedding was indicted in 2024 on charges including conspiracy to distribute and export cocaine and conspiracy to commit murder. FBI agent Akil Davis described Wedding as extremely violent and extremely wealthy. Attorney General Pam Bondi identified Wedding as Canada’s largest cocaine distributor, linked to about $1 billion in annual trafficking and coordination with Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel. Canadian authorities arrested seven individuals linked to the fugitive.
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