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FBI Values 62 Seized Motorcycles Tied to Ryan Wedding at $40 Million in Mexico Raids

The agency highlighted the cache’s estimated worth to emphasize a financial‑disruption push in the cross‑border effort to find the fugitive ex‑Olympian.

Overview

  • The FBI’s Los Angeles office said 62 high‑end motorcycles seized in Mexico linked to Ryan James Wedding are worth about $40 million.
  • Mexican authorities carried out multiple search warrants at properties in the State of Mexico and Mexico City in coordination with the FBI, RCMP and LAPD.
  • Searches also yielded documents, artworks, doses of methamphetamine and marijuana, and ammunition components as investigators catalog assets tied to the network.
  • Wedding remains a fugitive; the U.S. Justice Department accuses him of working with the Sinaloa Cartel and charges include drug trafficking, homicide conspiracy, witness tampering and money laundering.
  • Weeks earlier, authorities announced the seizure of a Mercedes‑Benz CLK‑GTR Roadster valued at up to $13 million, released photos showing bikes resembling Ducati Desmosedici RR, Suter MMXII and Suzuki GSX‑R models, and urged tips as reports cite conflicting reward amounts.