"WASHINGTON -- Ryan Wedding, a former Olympic snowboarder for Canada who was among the FBI's top fugitives and faces charges related to multi-national drug trafficking and the killing of a federal witness, was arrested Friday, two people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. Wedding, 44, is accused of running a drug trafficking operation and officials say he orchestrated several killings to further the drug crimes."
"He was on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted list and authorities had offered a $15 million reward for information leading to his arrest and conviction. Wedding's arrest was confirmed by two people familiar with matter who were not authorized to discuss details of the investigation and spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity. The arrest is expected to be announced later Friday morning at a news conference with FBI Director Kash Patel in California."
"He was charged in 2024 with running a drug ring that 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." In November, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that Wedding had also been indicted on charges of orchestrating the killing of a witness in Colombia to help him avoid extradition to the U.S."
Ryan Wedding, 44, was arrested in Mexico after being listed among the FBI's Ten Most Wanted with a $15 million reward for information leading to arrest and conviction. He is accused of operating a multinational drug trafficking network that used semitrucks to move cocaine between Colombia, Mexico, Southern California and Canada. Authorities allege he orchestrated several killings to advance the drug enterprise and to avoid extradition. Wedding competed for Canada in snowboarding at the 2002 Winter Olympics. U.S. officials charged him in 2024 and announced an additional indictment in November alleging he arranged the killing of a witness in Colombia.
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