Canadian former Olympic snowboarder accused of ordering killings added to FBI's Most Wanted list

A Canadian erstwhile Olympic snowboarder who allegedly became the caput of a transnational cause enactment and ordered galore killings was added to the FBI's "Ten Most Wanted Fugitives" database Thursday.

Federal investigators announced astatine a quality league successful Los Angeles that Ryan Wedding, who participated successful the 2002 Winter Olympics successful Salt Lake City successful parallel elephantine slalom, was inactive astatine large, perchance successful Mexico and that they are offering a $10-million reward for accusation starring to his capture.

The 43-year-old Wedding — who besides goes by "El Jefe" and "Public Enemy" — was accused successful a September indictment successful the Central District of California of moving a web that transported hundreds of kilograms of cocaine from Colombia, done Mexico and into California.

He allegedly orchestrated 3 murders and an attempted execution arsenic portion of the enterprise, which helium ran from 2011 to 2024, according to the indictment. His 2nd successful command, Andrew Clark, was arrested successful Mexico successful October.

Clark was held successful Mexico, past transferred to the United States, wherever helium was arraigned connected the indictment successful Phoenix connected Monday, prosecutors said.

The duo allegedly would prosecute declaration killers and instrumentality retired hits connected radical who they believed got successful the mode of their business.

In November 2023, they allegedly ordered the killings of an Indian mates visiting Canada who they believed had stolen a cocaine shipment. It was a lawsuit of mistaken identity. The mates was changeable to decease successful beforehand of their girl — who was besides changeable but survived.

In April 2024, Clark and different co-defendant, Malik Damion, allegedly ordered the sidesplitting of different antheral successful Ontario who was changeable to decease successful his driveway. One period later, Wedding and Clark allegedly had different antheral killed implicit a cause indebtedness arsenic helium sat successful his car successful the driveway of his home.

In photos taken of Wedding successful 2024, helium sported a bedazzled Los Angeles Dodgers chapeau and a heavy mustache.

Federal authorities said they judge Wedding is presently successful Mexico and whitethorn beryllium getting extortion from the Sinaloa Cartel.

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