Ryan Wedding arrested: ex-Olympian fugitive on FBI’s ‘most wanted’ list caught in Mexico

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Former Canadian Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding, an FBI top fugitive, was arrested in Mexico on Friday. Wedding, 44, was wanted on charges related to multinational drug trafficking and the murder of a federal witness. He was accused of running a drug operation and orchestrating killings to further his criminal activities. The FBI had placed Wedding on their 10 Most Wanted list and offered a US$15 million reward for information leading to his capture. The arrest is expected to be announced at a news conference in California with FBI Director Kash Patel.

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Wedding was apprehended in Mexico.

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Authorities had offered a US$15 million reward for information leading to his arrest and conviction.

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Wedding was on the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted list.

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Wedding faces charges related to multinational drug trafficking and the killing of a federal witness.

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Ryan Wedding, a former Olympic snowboarder, was arrested on Friday.

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Ryan Wedding, a former Olympic snowboarder for Canada who was among the FBI’s top fugitives and faces charges related to multinational drug trafficking and the killing of a federal witness, was arrested on Friday, two people familiar with the matter told Associated Press.Wedding, 44, is accused of running a drug trafficking operation and officials say he orchestrated several killings to further the drug crimes. He was on the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted list and authorities had offered a US$15 million reward for information leading to his arrest and conviction.Wedding’s arrest was confirmed by two people familiar with the matter who were not authorised to discuss details of the investigation and spoke on condition of anonymity.The arrest is expected to be announced later on Friday at a news conference with FBI Director Kash Patel in California. Wedding was apprehended in Mexico, one official said.An image released in 2024 by the FBI shows former Olympian Ryan Wedding. Photo: FBI/AFPThe US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released a new photo of Wedding last month and said it was believed to have been taken over the summer in Mexico.

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