A former Canadian Olympic snowboarder, Ryan Wedding, who is currently on the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted list, is now facing additional charges related to the murder of a federal witness. Authorities allege that Wedding orchestrated the January killing in Colombia to evade extradition to the U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the charges on Wednesday, revealing that ten other defendants have already been arrested in connection with the case. Wedding is accused of running a multi-national drug trafficking network, moving approximately 60 tons of cocaine annually between Colombia, Mexico, Southern California, and Canada. He is believed to be hiding in Mexico under the protection of the Sinaloa cartel, with whom he is said to collaborate closely. The U.S. government is offering a $15 million reward for information leading to his arrest. Wedding and his co-conspirators allegedly used a Canadian website, “the Dirty News,” to post a photograph of the witness, leading to his identification and subsequent execution in Medellín. Bill Essayli, the top federal prosecutor for the Central District of California, stated that Wedding’s belief that the witness’s death would dismiss charges against him was misguided. The U.S. government is also offering up to $2 million for information on others involved in the killing.
Canadian former Olympic snowboarder wanted by US is charged with orchestrating murder of witness
