Canadian Ex-Olympian suspected of drug empire and murder orders: FBI offers $10 million for information

The FBI has added former Canadian Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding to its Top 10 Most Wanted Fugitives list. Wedding, now 43, is wanted for several serious criminal charges, including conspiracy to export cocaine, operating a criminal enterprise, and multiple counts of murder.

According to, the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs is offering a $10 million reward for information that leads to his arrest, alongside the FBI’s $50,000 reward for additional tips.

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FBI is suspecting against Canadian Ex-Olympian Ryan Wedding

The FBI revealed on Thursday that Canadian ex-Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding has been added to its Top 10 Most Wanted Fugitives list. Wedding faces multiple U.S. charges, including cocaine trafficking, running a criminal enterprise, and murder.

The U.S. State Department’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs has announced a $10 million reward for information that could lead to his arrest, in addition to the FBI’s $50,000 reward for any details regarding Wedding’s whereabouts.

Wedding is accused of overseeing a drug trafficking network that regularly moved hundreds of kilograms of cocaine from Colombia, through Mexico and Southern California, into Canada and other U.S. locations. He is also suspected of ordering several murders as part of his drug operations. Wedding is known to use several aliases, including "El Jefe," "Public Enemy," and "Giant."

During a press conference in Los Angeles, officials stated that they believe Wedding is currently hiding in Mexico, possibly under the protection of the Sinaloa Cartel.

Cart Weiland, a senior State Department official, commented that after his successful snowboarding career, Wedding “went downhill—in a different kind of way” by transitioning from snow to "another kind of powder," referring to the drug trade.

Toronto prosecutors recently stated that they believe Wedding has been on the run since October, when he was identified as the head of a significant criminal organization working with Mexican cartels and ordering several murders in Ontario.

Andrew Clark, Wedding's alleged second-in-command, was arrested in October by Mexico's Navy. Clark, 34, was one of 29 suspected cartel members who were later extradited to the U.S. earlier this year in a mass handover coordinated by Attorney General Pam Bondi.

Along with the trafficking charges, Wedding and Clark are accused of orchestrating the murders of four individuals in Ontario in November 2023 over a stolen drug shipment. Two of these deaths were reportedly the result of a “mistaken identity shooting.”