Former Canadian Olympian Ryan Wedding Added to FBI’s Most Wanted List
The ex-snowboarder is accused of leading a transnational drug trafficking ring and orchestrating multiple murders.
- Ryan James Wedding, a 43-year-old former Canadian Olympic snowboarder, is now on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list.
- Wedding is accused of leading a drug trafficking network that transported large cocaine shipments from Colombia through Mexico and California to Canada and the U.S.
- He faces eight felony charges, including conspiracy to export cocaine, three counts of murder, and one count of attempted murder, though these allegations remain unproven in court.
- The U.S. State Department has announced a $10 million reward for information leading to his arrest or conviction, with the FBI offering an additional $50,000.
- Wedding's alleged criminal activities included violent acts such as murders tied to drug debts and thefts, with one co-conspirator already apprehended and extradited to the U.S.