FBI seizes $13 million car connected to former Olympian turned alleged drug kingpin

"The FBI has seized a rare $13 million car connected to one of the fugitives on its 10 Most Wanted list, Ryan Wedding. He's accused of running a criminal enterprise that has smuggled six metric tons of cocaine a year into Los Angeles via semitrucks from Mexico. The seizure of the rare 2002 Mercedes CLK-GTR Roadster is part of the ongoing manhunt for 44-year-old Wedding, the alleged drug kingpin and former Canadian Olympic snowboarder."

"Top law enforcement officials in the U.S. have put a $15 million bounty on Wedding's head, saying he has also orchestrated murders. They say Wedding and his crew are responsible for moving billions of dollars worth of cocaine and other narcotics from Mexico to Southern California. SEE ALSO: Former Olympian turned alleged drug kingpin accused of ordering killing of witness In a press conference earlier this month, FBI Director Kash Patel described Wedding as a "modern-day iteration of Pablo Escobar" or "El Chapo" Guzman."

""Ryan Wedding has orchestrated murders against his rivals, against cooperating witnesses, against anybody that crosses his path," said Akil Davis, the assistant director in charge of the FBI in Los Angeles. The charges allege Wedding ordered the killing of a witness who was set to testify against him in a federal drug trafficking case. ABC News contributed to this report."

The FBI seized a rare $13 million 2002 Mercedes CLK-GTR Roadster connected to fugitive Ryan Wedding. Wedding is accused of running a criminal enterprise that smuggled six metric tons of cocaine annually into Los Angeles via semitrucks from Mexico. Authorities identify Wedding as a 44-year-old former Canadian Olympic snowboarder and an alleged drug kingpin. U.S. law enforcement officials have placed a $15 million bounty on his head. Investigators allege he orchestrated murders, including ordering the killing of a witness set to testify in a federal drug trafficking case. Officials say his organization moved billions of dollars worth of narcotics into Southern California.

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