Overview
- Mexican authorities executed search warrants at four properties in Mexico City and the State of Mexico, recovering 62 high-end motorcycles plus vehicles, artwork, drugs, ammunition and two Olympic medals whose ownership remains unclear.
- FBI Los Angeles published images of the haul, with motorsport outlets reporting the collection appears to include MotoGP and Moto2 racebikes associated with stars such as Valentino Rossi, Jorge Lorenzo and Marc Márquez.
- The multi-agency operation involved Mexican security officials working with the FBI, the Los Angeles Police Department and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
- The seizures add to prior asset actions that included a rare 2002 Mercedes-Benz CLK-GTR Roadster valued at about $13 million.
- Wedding remains at large and is believed to be in Mexico under Sinaloa cartel protection, while U.S. prosecutors pursue charges including a continuing criminal enterprise and an alleged witness killing added in November; a reward up to $15 million is offered for information.