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FBI Shares Photos of $40 Million Motorcycle Trove Seized in Hunt for Fugitive Ex‑Olympian Ryan Wedding

The release underscores coordinated U.S.–MexicoCanada efforts targeting the alleged Sinaloa‑protected cocaine enterprise.

Overview

  • Mexican authorities executed search warrants at four properties in Mexico City and the State of Mexico, seizing 62 high‑end motorcycles, two vehicles, artwork, two Olympic medals, drugs and documents tied to the investigation.
  • FBI Los Angeles posted images on Dec. 29 of the seized collection, which officials estimate is worth about $40 million, crediting a joint operation with the LAPD, RCMP and Mexican agencies.
  • Wedding, a former Canadian Olympic snowboarder, is on the FBI Ten Most Wanted list with a State Department reward of up to $15 million for information leading to his arrest and/or conviction.
  • U.S. prosecutors say Wedding was indicted in Los Angeles on charges including running a continuing criminal enterprise and murder in connection with that enterprise, with new counts alleging he ordered a January 2025 witness killing in Medellín, Colombia.
  • Authorities allege he directed a cocaine pipeline moving shipments from Colombia through Mexico and Southern California to Canada, and they believe he is in Mexico under protection from the Sinaloa cartel.