Former Olympic Snowboarder Ryan Wedding Charged as Alleged Drug Trafficker

Charges Against Ryan Wedding

• 🎯 Ryan Wedding, a former Olympic snowboarder from Canada, has been identified as the leader of a massive drug and crime ring.
• ⚖️ Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel announced new charges against Wedding, who is described as a modern-day iteration of Pablo Escobar.
• 🇨🇦 Wedding is allegedly the largest distributor of cocaine in Canada and collaborates closely with the Sinaloa cartel.

International Investigation and Sanctions

• 🌍 The investigation is international, involving multiple agencies including the FBI, Department of Justice, and the Treasury Board.
• 💸 Treasury sanctions aim to cut Wedding and his partners off from the US financial system to dismantle their network and prevent them from profiting from drug trafficking.
• 💰 The reward for information leading to Wedding's arrest has been increased from $10 million to $15 million US.

Fugitive Status and Suspected Location

• 🏃‍♂️ Ryan Wedding has been on the FBI's 10 most wanted fugitive list since last March and is currently a fugitive.
• 🇲🇽 Officials believe Wedding is in Mexico and may be protected by the Sinaloa cartel.

Additional Indictments

• 🔪 New indictments have been unsealed against Wedding and 12 other individuals allegedly involved in his criminal enterprise.
• ⚠️ These individuals are also accused of being involved in the killing of a critical FBI witness in the case.