Ex-Olympian Turned Alleged Drug Trafficker Ryan Wedding Arrested

FBI Director Kash Patel said Wedding was taken into custody on the night of Jan. 22 and was transported from Mexico to the United States by the FBI.

Former Canadian Olympic snowboarder Ryan James Wedding is shown in this undated FBI handout photo. FBI handout photo

Former Canadian Olympian and alleged drug boss Ryan James Wedding is now in police custody after being arrested in Mexico City.

Wedding, a former Olympic snowboarder who represented Canada at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, is suspected of heading a transnational drug-trafficking operation and has been linked to several murders in North America, including at least four in Ontario.