Former Olympian Ryan Wedding Added to FBI's Most Wanted List for Drug Trafficking

From Olympian to Fugitive

• 🏅 Ryan Wedding, a former elite athlete who represented Canada in the Winter Olympics, has been added to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list.
• ⚠️ Authorities believe Wedding, 43, is hiding in Mexico and may resort to violence to protect his criminal empire.

Sophisticated Drug Trafficking Network

• 🌐 Wedding allegedly led a transnational cocaine trafficking network, smuggling drugs from Colombia through Mexico and the US into Canada.
• 📦 Los Angeles served as the primary hub, with an estimated 60 metric tons of cocaine and 5 metric tons of fentanyl moving through the city annually.
• 🎭 He operated under aliases such as "El He Giant" and "Public Enemy."

Violence and Retaliation

• 🔪 Authorities claim Wedding ordered multiple murders to protect his operation.
• 🩸 In November 2023, he allegedly ordered two killings in Ontario, Canada, in retaliation for a stolen drug shipment.
• 💸 Another murder in May 2024 was allegedly linked to a drug debt.

Major Law Enforcement Operation

• 🚨 A significant operation against Wedding's network resulted in the seizure of over 1.8 tons of cocaine, $3.2 million in cryptocurrency, $4 million in cash, and multiple firearms.
• 💰 The U.S. State Department is offering a $10 million reward for information leading to his arrest and conviction.
• 🤝 Canadian and Mexican law enforcement are collaborating with the FBI in the manhunt.
• ⚠️ Investigators continue to emphasize that Wedding is armed and dangerous.