He FBIa United States federal agency, has issued a search and arrest warrant for Ryan James Weddinga 43-year-old Canadian snowboarder, who is accused of drug trafficking and the murder of four people. The security agency has offered a reward of $50,000 to any citizen who can provide information on the whereabouts of the American.
The athlete, who participated in the 2002 Winter Olympicsheld in Utah, United States, would have organized a cocaine trafficking network from Mexico to the United States, specifically to the state of California, where the prohibited substances would have been distributed.
The #FBI offers a reward of up to $50,000 for info leading to the apprehension, arrest & extradition of Ryan James Wedding, wanted for alleged involvement in a transnational drug trafficking operation & multiple murders in furtherance of these drug crimes: https://t.co/RFdFwKgSaf pic.twitter.com/YY6s8pmPqx
— FBI Most Wanted (@FBIMostWanted) October 17, 2024
Following a raid, US security forces have confirmed that they seized cocaine, weapons, cartridges, cash and more than $3 million in cryptocurrency in connection with their investigation. Wedding, would also have killed four people in Canada in retaliation for a stolen drug shipment.
Furthermore, the athlete had already been sentenced to several years in prison for drug trafficking in 2010. But, after escaping justice, he would have returned to the business. “He chose to become a major drug trafficker and he chose to become a murderer,” he said this Thursday. Martin Estrada, United States attorney in the city of Los Angeles.
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