FBI Intensifies Search for Ryan James Wedding, Accused Drug Kingpin, with $15 Million Reward

International Manhunt for Ryan Wedding

• 🎯 The FBI has intensified the search for Canadian drug kingpin Ryan James Wedding, with the reward for his capture now raised to $15 million.
• 🇨🇦 Wedding is wanted in Canada and the US for multiple federal charges, including conspiracy to distribute cocaine and money laundering.
• 🤝 Authorities from the US State Department, FBI, and Royal Canadian Mounted Police are coordinating the international effort to track him down.

South Florida Connections and Criminal Activities

• 📍 Federal investigators state that Wedding ran a deadly international drug trafficking ring with ties to South Florida, specifically Miami-Dade County and Aventura.
• 💰 He is accused of sending kilos of cocaine to a local music executive and threatening his family over unpaid debts.
• 🏠 Authorities have linked him to a multi-million dollar mansion in the area.

Allegations of Violence and International Scope

• ⚖️ In new indictments, seven people were arrested in Canada, including Wedding's attorney, who allegedly advised him to have a witness killed.
• ⚠️ Wedding is accused of ordering the murder of a federal witness in Medellín, Colombia, before they could testify.
• 🇲🇽 He is believed to be hiding in Mexico, where cartel associates are reportedly protecting him.
• 🌟 US officials compare Wedding to notorious drug lords like El Chapo and Pablo Escobar, calling him Canada's largest cocaine distributor.