Overview
- Agents took custody of a 2002 Mercedes‑Benz CLK‑GTR Roadster—one of only six built—valued at about $13 million during Operation Giant Slalom.
- U.S. officials say Wedding’s organization moved more than 60 metric tons of cocaine per year and generated over $1 billion in illicit proceeds.
- Justice Department officials announced 10 recent arrests across the United States, Canada and Colombia tied to the investigation.
- Newly unsealed indictments accuse Wedding of directing the murder of a cooperating witness, with Canadian attorney Deepak Paradkar among those arrested.
- Wedding remains at large with a $15 million reward for information to locate him, and investigators believe he is in Mexico under Sinaloa Cartel protection.