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Ex-Olympic Snowboarder Ryan Wedding Arrested in Mexico, Extradited to U.S.

U.S. officials accuse the 44-year-old of running a transnational cocaine network that ordered killings.

Fahndungsplakat für Ryan Wedding
Der frühere kanadische Snowboarder und Olympiateilnehmer Ryan Wedding ist nach US-Angaben in Mexiko festgenommen worden. Die Vereinigten Staaten werfen ihm Drogenhandel und die Anstiftung zu mehreren Morden vor.
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Ex-Olympionike Ryan Wedding als Drogenboss festgenommen, führte Kartell in Nordamerika.

Overview

  • Pamela Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel announced the arrest and transfer, saying Wedding will now face federal charges in U.S. court.
  • Wedding was on the FBI Ten Most Wanted list, with a reward of up to $15 million for information leading to his arrest and conviction.
  • Patel said Wedding had been living in hiding in Mexico for more than a decade.
  • Investigators trace the case to a 2024 intercepted shipment in California and the subsequent killing in Colombia of an informant who identified Wedding as “El Jefe.”
  • Authorities have cited previous seizures of high-value assets, including racing motorcycles, artworks, a Mercedes CLK GTR Roadster, and two Olympic medals whose ownership remains unclear.