Overview
- U.S. officials announced up to $15 million for information leading to the arrest or conviction of Ryan James Wedding, listed among the FBI’s ten most wanted fugitives.
- Authorities allege Wedding directs a violent transnational cocaine operation with activity in Mexico in partnership with the Sinaloa Cartel.
- People in Mexico were urged to call the U.S. Embassy at 55 25 79 20 00, press 0, and ask to speak with FBI personnel to share verifiable tips.
- On November 28, the FBI seized a rare Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR convertible in Los Angeles linked to Wedding and valued at more than $13 million.
- Officials say the network is tied to multiple killings and moves about 60 tonnes of cocaine annually in the U.S. and Canada, and records show Wedding is a 2002 Canadian Olympian later sentenced in 2010 in a U.S. cocaine case.