Former Olympic snowboarder arrested for allegedly being cocaine cartel kingpin

The FBI announced the arrest of former Canadian Olympic snowboarder Ryan James Wedding on on an array of criminal charges on Friday including conspiracy to export cocaine, and murder in connection with a continuing criminal enterprise.

Wedding was apprehended in Mexico, with FBI director Kash Patel comparing Wedding to the arrest of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, former head of the Sinaloa cartel who is now in prison at ADX Florence, the most secure prison in the nation.

Its unclear what led agents to finally catching Wedding after a manhunt lasting almost two years with a $15M reward for information on his whereabouts. However, a significant blow has been done to one

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