Summary
The FBI arrested Ryan James Wedding, a former Canadian Olympic snowboarder, in Mexico. Wedding faces charges related to drug trafficking and involvement in murders. He had been wanted for allegedly running a cocaine trafficking network from Colombia to North America and faces additional charges in Canada.
Key Facts
- Ryan James Wedding is a former Canadian Olympic snowboarder.
- He was wanted by the FBI for drug trafficking and involvement in murders.
- Wedding allegedly ran a cocaine operation from Colombia, through Mexico and Southern California, to Canada and the U.S.
- Attorney General Pam Bondi announced his arrest, attributing it to President Trump's leadership.
- The FBI believed Wedding had been hiding in Mexico for over 10 years and had ties to the Sinaloa Cartel.
- Wedding was charged in 2024 with using semitrucks to transport cocaine.
- He also faces allegations of orchestrating the murder of a witness in Colombia.
- Wedding was arrested in Mexico and taken to the U.S. to face charges.
