The FBI has officially apprehended Ryan James Wedding, a former Olympic snowboarder and Canadian national, who was added to the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list in March 2025. Wedding is the sixth Ten Most Wanted Fugitive to be captured within the last year, and the 500th capture of an FBI Most Wanted Fugitive since the inception of the list 75 years ago.
“This is a huge day for a safer North America, and the world, and a message that those who break our laws and harm our citizens will be brought to justice,” said FBI Director Kash Patel in a post on social media.
Wedding was charged for allegedly running and participating in a transnational drug-trafficking operation that routinely shipped hundreds of kilograms of cocaine from Colombia, through Mexico and Southern California to the U.S. and Canada. Wedding was also wanted for allegedly orchestrating multiple murders of rivals and innocent victims, including a government witness.
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