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FBI Releases New Photo, Sets $15 Million Reward for Fugitive Ex‑Olympian Ryan Wedding

U.S. investigators portray the Canadian snowboarder as the architect of a cartel-linked cocaine network who ordered lethal attacks.

Overview

  • The FBI’s Los Angeles office published a recently obtained image believed to have been taken in Mexico in summer 2025, showing Wedding with altered appearance and visible tattoos.
  • Wedding is now on the FBI Ten Most Wanted list, with a reward of up to $15 million for information leading to his capture.
  • Prosecutors allege he ran a transnational cocaine operation and ordered multiple killings, including a federal witness shot in Medellín after he allegedly offered a $10,000 bounty.
  • Investigators believe he is hiding in Mexico under protection from a Sinaloa Cartel faction while using aliases and frequently changing locations.
  • Tips can be submitted at tips.fbi.gov or via encrypted apps to +1-424-495-0614, with the FBI’s Los Angeles field office leading the case.