Overview
- Hossain, 32, was arrested in Vancouver on Friday, according to NBC News, after the FBI had listed him as wanted in the case.
- He is charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine, conspiracy to export cocaine, and conspiracy to launder monetary instruments, the FBI says.
- The arrest follows a nine-count federal grand jury indictment and a coordinated sweep that took 10 suspects into custody earlier in the week, seven of them Canadian.
- Ryan Wedding remains a fugitive believed to be in Mexico and is on the FBI Ten Most Wanted list with a reward of up to $15 million for information leading to his capture.
- U.S. authorities allege the network used violent intimidation, including a January killing of a witness in Medellín and a mistaken-identity double homicide in Ontario in 2023, though none of the allegations have been proven in court.