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FBI officials in Los Angeles said $40 million worth of motorcycles were believed to be owned by former canadian olympic Snowboarder and FBI fugitive Ryan Wedding was detained by Mexican authorities in several raids in December.
Officials revealed the seizures in a social media post Wednesday, more than a month after Wedding was hit with additional charges, and increased the reward for his capture to $15 million.
Ryan Wedding of Canada performs a practice run for the men’s parallel giant slalom at the Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Park City on February 13, 2002. (Reuters/Jeff J. Mitchell)
Wedding is on the FBI’s ten most wanted fugitives list.
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“This month, Mexican authorities executed multiple search warrants and seized a large number of motorcycles with an estimated value of approximately $40 million dollars believed to be owned by the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitive, Ryan James Wedding,” the announcement said.
“Wedding is wanted for allegedly directing and participating in a transnational drug trafficking operation and for his alleged involvement in orchestrating multiple murders in furtherance of drug-related crimes. The United States is offering a reward of up to $15 million for information leading to his arrest and/or conviction.”
Officials revealed the seizures in a social media post Wednesday, more than a month after Wedding was hit with additional charges, and increased the reward for his capture to $15 million. (FBI)
Wedding, 44, and 14 other alleged associates were accused of orchestrating the January 2025 murder of a witness who was shot to death at a restaurant in Colombia. Authorities said Wedding placed a reward on the victim’s head thinking her death would lead to the dismissal of charges against him and the drug trafficking ring he allegedly heads.
The FBI has described Wedding as an “extremely violent criminal who is believed responsible for the murder of numerous people overseas.”
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“You can’t become a drug lord and evade the law,” FBI Director Kash Patel said during a news conference last month. “Make no mistake about it. Ryan Wedding is a modern version of Pablo Escobar. He is a modern version of ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán. This Department of Justice and this FBI will work with our Canadian counterparts and government officials around the world to bring him to justice.”
Wedding is allegedly responsible for trafficking tons of cocaine through Colombia and Mexico for distribution in the United States and Canada and uses cryptocurrencies to hide his wealth. The FBI has said Wedding has ordered dozens of murders in North and Latin America.
Officials revealed the seizures in a social media post Wednesday, more than a month after Wedding was hit with additional charges, and increased the reward for his capture to $15 million. (FBI)
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He participated in the 2002 Olympic Games in Salt Lake City after missing the 1998 Games. They were the only Olympic Games in which he competed.
