FBI Adds Ex-Olympic Snowboarder Ryan Wedding to Most Wanted List for Drug Trafficking, Murder

Ryan James Wedding, a former Canadian Olympic snowboarder, has been added to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list for allegedly running a transnational drug trafficking operation that shipped hundreds of kilograms of cocaine from Colombia to the U.S. and Canada, and for orchestrating multiple murders. The FBI describes Wedding as armed and dangerous, warning that he may be residing in Mexico, possibly under the protection of the Sinaloa drug cartel. The U.S. Department of State has announced a $10 million reward for information leading to his arrest, in addition to a $50,000 reward from the FBI. Authorities believe Wedding and his associates, including Andrew Clark, conspired to transport cocaine through Southern California to Canada, with indictments filed against them in June 2024. Wedding's dramatic fall from Olympic athlete to fugitive exemplifies a significant criminal transformation, prompting urgent calls for public assistance in locating him. FBI officials emphasize that Wedding is a serious threat due to his alleged involvement in multiple murders related to drug trafficking activities.