FBI Captures Former Olympic Snowboarder Ryan 'Ilphid' Wedding in Mexico

Capture of Fugitive Ryan Wedding

• 🎯 Ryan Wedding, also known as 'Ilphid' or 'Public Enemy', has been captured by the FBI in Mexico.
• ✈️ He arrived at Ontario International Airport on a US government plane, escorted by FBI Director Cash Patel and other law enforcement officials.
• 👮 Wedding is now in the custody of the Los Angeles Police Department and is expected in federal court on Monday.

From Olympian to Drug Lord

• 🇨🇦 Originally from Canada, Wedding was a former Olympic snowboarder who competed in the 2002 Olympics.
• 💊 Authorities allege he transitioned from sports to lead a major transnational drug trafficking network.
• 🌎 His network is accused of shipping tons of cocaine from Colombia through Mexico into Los Angeles and then onward to Canada.

Allegations and Seizures

• 🔪 Wedding is also accused of ordering multiple murders, including the retaliatory killings of two family members in Ontario, Canada, in 2023.
• 💰 The investigation led to the seizure of over 2300 kg of cocaine, 44 kg of methamphetamine, 44 kg of fentanyl, eight firearms, and over $55 million in illicit assets.
• 🏍️ Last month, his collection of 62 motorcycles, valued at $40 million, and a Mercedes-Benz worth $14 million were seized in Mexico.

Ongoing Investigation and Rewards

• 🕵️ The FBI and LAPD are continuing their investigation into Wedding's global drug trafficking organization.
• 💵 While details of the takedown in Valle del Bravo, Mexico, remain undisclosed, a $15 million reward was previously offered for Wedding's capture.
• 🤝 A $2 million reward is still being offered for information leading to the arrest of his associates, believed to be numerous.