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Ryan Wedding, a former Olympic snowboarder on the FBI’s ‘Most Wanted’ list, has been arrested

Associated Press (AP)CenterEN 2 min read 100% complete by By  ERIC TUCKER, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MIKE BALSAMOJanuary 23, 2026 at 04:23 PM
Ryan Wedding, a former Olympic snowboarder on the FBI’s ‘Most Wanted’ list, has been arrested
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Ryan Wedding, a former Olympic snowboarder for Canada, has been arrested by the FBI. He was among the agency's top fugitives and faced charges related to multinational drug trafficking and the killing of a federal witness. Wedding, 44, is accused of running a drug trafficking operation and orchestrating several killings to further his crimes. Authorities had offered a $15 million reward for information leading to his arrest and conviction. Wedding was apprehended in Mexico and faces separate drug trafficking charges in Canada that date back to 2015. He previously served prison time in the US for conspiracy to distribute cocaine, with a previous conviction in 2010.

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Canada

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