Former Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding, center, was brought to the U.S. after being apprehended in Mexico. Ryan Wedding, a former Canadian Olympic snowboarder who allegedly became the head of an organization that trafficked large quantities of drugs through L.A., was apprehended recently in Mexico, U.S. officials announced Friday. Advertisement“Just to tell you how bad of a guy Ryan Wedding is, he went from an Olympic snowboarder to the largest narco trafficker in modern times,” Patel said. “This is a significant blow to a criminal network that has endangered communities across borders.”VIDEO | 00:32 Feds arrest fugitive former Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding Former Canadian Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding faces federal charges that accuse him of running a drug trafficking organization and ordering the killing of a witness against him. “Ryan Wedding tormented several people and several families that will never be the same,” Davis said.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 24, 2026 00:54 UTC