Ryan Wedding

Ryan Wedding, a 44-year-old former Canadian Olympic snowboarder who competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics, is now facing serious charges related to drug trafficking and murder. He was recently arrested in Mexico after being on the run and on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. Wedding is accused of running a multibillion-dollar transnational drug trafficking operation, orchestrating multiple killings, and witness tampering. He has been extradited to the US and appeared in a California court, where he pleaded not guilty to all 17 felony charges against him, including drug trafficking, conspiracy to commit murder, and money laundering. US authorities allege that Wedding became a drug kingpin after his snowboarding career, overseeing a violent and prolific drug-trafficking organization. His arrest and arraignment are significant due to the high-profile nature of the case and the severity of the accusations.