January 23, 2026
Wanted ex-Olympian Ryan Wedding captured in Mexico, FBI Director Kash Patel flies him back to US
Ryan Wedding, the ex-Olympic athlete accused of being a member of the Sinaloa cartel cocaine ring, has been captured, federal authorities confirmed.
TL;DR
- Ryan Wedding, a former Canadian Olympic snowboarder, was captured in Mexico.
- He is wanted by the FBI as one of its Top Ten Most Wanted fugitives.
- Wedding is accused of running a transnational cocaine trafficking network.
- He is also charged with orchestrating multiple murders and attempted murders.
- This included the murder of a witness in Colombia in January 2025.
- Mexican authorities recently seized $40 million in motorcycles believed to be owned by Wedding.
- Wedding competed in the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City.
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