"Authorities allege that after his snowboarding career, Wedding turned to a life of crime as a narcotics trafficker and led an organization that moved cocaine from South America to the US and Canada. He is also accused of directing the drug-related murders of two members of a family in Ontario in 2023, the 2024 murder of another victim in Canada over a drug debt and the January 2025 murder of an associate, and FBI witness, in Colombia."
"Wedding allegedly worked with the Sinaloa cartel and oversaw an illegal drug operation that generated more than $1bn a year. At a press conference on Friday, Kash Patel, the FBI director, compared Wedding with Joaquin El Chapo Guzman and Pablo Escobar, describing him as the largest narco-trafficker in modern times. This individual and his organization and the Sinaloa Cartel poured narcotics into the streets of North"
Ryan Wedding, a 44-year-old former Canadian Olympic snowboarder, pleaded not guilty to 17 felony charges including drug trafficking, conspiracy to murder, witness tampering and money laundering during an arraignment in Santa Ana. Authorities allege he led an organization that moved cocaine from South America to the United States and Canada and generated more than $1 billion annually. He is accused of directing multiple drug-related murders in Ontario in 2023, a 2024 killing in Canada over a drug debt, and the January 2025 murder of an associate and FBI witness in Colombia. Wedding was taken into custody after reports of surrendering at the U.S. embassy in Mexico and will remain jailed without bond. A reward of up to $15 million was offered for information leading to his arrest. FBI officials compared him to notorious traffickers and linked him to the Sinaloa Cartel.
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